Jean B. Fletcher
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Jean Bodman Fletcher was an American architect who was a founding member of the Architects' Collaborative
. She graduated from Smith College
in 1937, and finished her architectural training at the Cambridge School in 1941, an architecture school for women affilitated with Harvard University
and Smith.
With her husband, Norman C. Fletcher she entered and won many residential architecture competitions. The Fletchers joined forces with another architectural couple, John C. Harkness & Sarah P. Harkness
, also alumni of Harvard and Cambridge. With their mentor Walter Gropius
formed the Architects' Collaborative
after winning a dormitory design competition for Smith College
.
Jean Bodman Fletcher died of breast cancer on September 13, 1965 at age 50.
The Architects' Collaborative
The Architects' Collaborative was an American architectural firm formed by Walter Gropius and seven younger architects in 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The other partners were Norman C. Fletcher , Jean B. Fletcher , John C. Harkness , Sarah P. Harkness , Robert S...
. She graduated from Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
in 1937, and finished her architectural training at the Cambridge School in 1941, an architecture school for women affilitated with Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and Smith.
With her husband, Norman C. Fletcher she entered and won many residential architecture competitions. The Fletchers joined forces with another architectural couple, John C. Harkness & Sarah P. Harkness
Sarah P. Harkness
Sarah Pillsbury Harkness is an American architect. She was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts.She attended the Smith College Graduate School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in 1940. She was a founder, in 1945, and now Principal Emeritus of the Architects' Collaborative...
, also alumni of Harvard and Cambridge. With their mentor Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
formed the Architects' Collaborative
The Architects' Collaborative
The Architects' Collaborative was an American architectural firm formed by Walter Gropius and seven younger architects in 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The other partners were Norman C. Fletcher , Jean B. Fletcher , John C. Harkness , Sarah P. Harkness , Robert S...
after winning a dormitory design competition for Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
.
Jean Bodman Fletcher died of breast cancer on September 13, 1965 at age 50.