Cornelia Brierly (1913–2012) was an American architect and one of the first five women to study architecture at Carnegie Tech. She was the first female fellow of Frank Lloyd Wright in Taliesin, 1934.
She studied with Wright for 10 years before starting a private practice with her husband Peter Berndtson. In 1956 she returned to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation working as an architectural designer, interior decorator and landscape architect. She served as Honorary Chairman and Trustee of the Foundation.[1]
Brierly, Cornelia. Tales of Taliesin: A Memoir of Fellowship. Petaluma, CA: Pomegranate, 2000.
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^ abcCornelia, Briefly. . bwaf.org/cornelia-brierly/. Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
^ abcdefghijkBrierly, Cornelia. "Cornelia". www.bwaf.org/dna/archive/entry/cornelia-brierly. Beverly Willis Architectural Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
^"The Pearl Palace (Morvarid palace)". Contemporary Architecture of Iran. from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
April 13, 2024
cornelia, brierly, 1913, 2012, american, architect, first, five, women, study, architecture, carnegie, tech, first, female, fellow, frank, lloyd, wright, taliesin, 1934, born, 1913, april, 1913pennsylvania, united, statesdiedaugust, 2012, 2012, aged, nationali. Cornelia Brierly 1913 2012 was an American architect and one of the first five women to study architecture at Carnegie Tech She was the first female fellow of Frank Lloyd Wright in Taliesin 1934 Cornelia BrierlyBorn 1913 04 12 April 12 1913Pennsylvania United StatesDiedAugust 24 2012 2012 08 24 aged 99 NationalityAmericanAlma materCarnegie TechOccupationArchitect Contents 1 Life 2 Major buildings and projects 3 Further reading 4 ReferencesLife editCornelia Brierly was born April 12 1913 in Mifflin County Pennsylvania She studied briefly at Cornell University and the University of Pittsburgh before enrolling in Carnegie Tech becoming one of the first five women to study architecture in the program In 1934 she joined the Taliesin Fellowship under Frank Lloyd Wright She worked on Wright s Broadacre City plan building models in Arizona and traveling to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Washington D C to explain the ideas to a wider audience clarification needed 1 2 She studied with Wright for 10 years before starting a private practice with her husband Peter Berndtson In 1956 she returned to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation working as an architectural designer interior decorator and landscape architect She served as Honorary Chairman and Trustee of the Foundation 1 Brierly died August 24 2012 at age 99 1 Major buildings and projects editModels for Broadacre City project 2 Taliesin West contributor Scottsdale Arizona 2 Hulda and Louise Notz House 1940 West Mifflin Pennsylvania 2 Arthur Jeffrey House with Peter Berndtson 1947 Allison Park Pennsylvania 2 Edward Weinberger House with Peter Berndtson 1948 Squirrel Hill Pennsylvania 2 Joseph Katz McComb House with Peter Berndtson 1950 West Mifflin Pennsylvania 2 Abraam Steinberg House with Peter Berndtson 1951 Squirrel Hill Pennsylvania 2 F Esther Fineman House with Peter Berndtson 1952 Stanton Heights Pennsylvania 2 George Brayman House with Peter Berndtson 1953 Ben Avon Heights Pennsylvania 2 Saul Lipkind House with Peter Berndtson 1954 Swisshelm Park Pennsylvania 2 Pearl Palace interior design and furniture with John deKoven Hill c 1972 Mehrshahr Alborz Province 3 Further reading editBrierly Cornelia Tales of Taliesin A Memoir of Fellowship Petaluma CA Pomegranate 2000 References edit a b c Cornelia Briefly Cornelia Brierly In Memoriam bwaf org cornelia brierly Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 2 March 2015 a b c d e f g h i j k Brierly Cornelia Cornelia www bwaf org dna archive entry cornelia brierly Beverly Willis Architectural Foundation Archived from the original on 7 March 2015 Retrieved 2 March 2015 The Pearl Palace Morvarid palace Contemporary Architecture of Iran Archived from the original on 2020 07 01 Retrieved 2021 04 07 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cornelia Brierly amp oldid 1172184415, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
