| Solange d'Herbez de la Tour | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1924-09-08) 8 September 1924 (age 100) Bucharest, Romania |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest Polytechnical School of Bucharest. |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Ordre national du Mérite Legion of Honour |
Solange Pauline Eugénie d'Herbez de la Tour (born 8 September 1924) is a Romanian-born French architect.
Life
She was born in 1924 to Albert and Juliette d'Herbez de la Tour in Bucharest, Romania. She received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Bucharest and then earned a degree in urban planning from the Polytechnical School of Bucharest. Herbez de la Tour moved to Paris, and opened her own architecture firm there. In Paris, she designed over 5,000 apartment units, public and cultural buildings, sports buildings, day nurseries, hospitals, elementary schools, and planning for new towns. She is the founder of the Union internationale des femmes architectes (English: International Union of Women Architects). She lives in Paris.
Notable awards
- Chevalier, National Order of Merit, 1965
- Officer, Legion of Honour, 1981
- American Institute of Architects Honorary Fellowship, 1986
References
- ^ Elizabeth Sleeman (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Psychology Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Women in Architecture". France. ARVHA. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- 1924 births
- Living people
- 20th-century French architects
- Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
- French urban planners
- Women urban planners
- Officers of the Legion of Honour
- Architects from Bucharest
- Politehnica University of Bucharest alumni
- University of Bucharest alumni
- French women architects
- Romanian emigrants to France
- 20th-century French women