Mary McLeod (academic)

Architecture professor

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Mary McLeod

Academic background
Education| Princeton University
Thesis| Urbanism and utopia : Le Corbusier from regional syndicalism to Vichy (2007)

Mary Caroline McLeod is a professor of architectural history and theory at Columbia University known for her examination of modern architecture, especially the work of Le Corbusier. She is a fellow of the Society of Architectural Historians, and has received many fellowships and awards, including a Brunner Award, Fulbright Fellowship, NEH award, and grants from New York Council of the Arts and the Graham Foundation.[1]

## Education and career

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McLeod has a B.S., M.Arch, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University.[2] As of 2021, she is a professor of architecture at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP).[3] She has also previously worked as a professor at Harvard University, the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, University of Miami, and University of Kentucky.[3]

McLeod's essays have been published in journals and anthologies such as Oppositions, Assemblage, Art Journal, Harvard Design Magazine, AA Files, JSAH, Casabella, The Sex of Architecture, Architecture in Fashion, Architecture of the Everyday, Architecture and Feminism, The Pragmatist Imagination, Architecture Theory since 1968, The State of Architecture, Fragments: Architecture and the Unfinished, Le Parole dell'Architettura, and Modern Women: Women Artists at The Museum of Modern Art.[4] Her main focus is on modern architecture specially Le Corbusier[5] and she received the Arnold Brunner grant in 2015 which she used to research Le Corbusier's response to World War II.[6]

In 2019, McLeod was one of three who study architecture and joined to discuss Bauhaus architecture with Architectural Record.[7] McLeod has also published on the English architect Alan Colquhoun[8] and organized the 2021 colloquium celebrating his life.[9] McLeod and Victoria Rosner led an effort to expand knowledge about women in architecture through five years of research in the field.[10] Regarding women in architecture, McLeod has been quoted in the Christian Science Monitor for her work noting that female architects "...don't have as much panache for the big glitter jobs".[11] The website Pioneering Women of American Architecture, launched by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation in 2017, continues to make visible the achievements of women's contributions to American architecture.[12]

## Selected bibliography

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* McLeod, Mary (2014). Colquhonery : Alan Colquhoun from bricolage to myth. London: Architectural Association. ISBN 978-1-907896-52-1.
* Charlotte Perriand : an art of living. Charlotte Perriand, Mary Caroline McLeod, Roger Aujame, Architectural League of New York. New York: H.N. Abrams, in association with the Architectural League of New York. 2003. ISBN 0-8109-4503-7. OCLC 50844042.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)

## Recognition

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In 2020, McLeod was named a fellow of the Society of Architectural Historians.[13]

## References

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1. ^ "Yale School of architecture". YSoA. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
2. ^ "Graham Foundation > Grantees > Mary McLeod". grahamfoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
3. ^ a b "Mary Mc Leod". Columbia GSAPP. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
4. ^ "Mary McLeod: Architecture and Revolution: Le Corbusier's Urbanism and Politics, 1930–42 | Cornell AAP". aap.cornell.edu.
5. ^ "An Interview With Mary McLeod". Architectural Theory Review. 7 (1): 65–78\. 2002-04-01. doi:10.1080/13264820209478445. ISSN 1326-4826. S2CID 218638380.
6. ^ Sareva, Martta (March 25, 2015). "2015 Arnold W. Brunner Grant Winners Announced". AIA New York. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
7. ^ Stephens, Suzanne (June 1, 2019). "Three Historians Discuss the Bauhaus". www.architecturalrecord.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
8. ^ McLeod, Mary (2014). Colquhonery : Alan Colquhoun from bricolage to myth. London: Architectural Association. ISBN 978-1-907896-52-1.
9. ^ "EVENT: Close Readings: Alan Colquhoun 1921–2012. A Centenary Colloquium. Online, 25 June 2021". eahn. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
10. ^ Fixsen, Anna (December 15, 2017). "New Website Spotlights America's Forgotten Female Architects". Metropolis. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
11. ^ Strickland, Carol (2009-08-03). "Mosque modern". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
12. ^ Voon, Claire (2018-01-01). "A New Website Profiles Pioneering Female Architects". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
13. ^ "Society of Architectural Historians Names 2020 Class of Fellows". www.sah.org. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

## External links

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* Pioneering women in architecture

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