Diana Lee-Smith Architectural Papers,
Scope and Content Note
Collection consists of Mazingira Institute publications edited by Lee-Smith including: public health magazines for children, SINA (Settlements Information Network Africa) Newsletters, a curriculum vitae, and articles and speeches by and about Lee-Smith.
Dates
- Creation: 1966 - 1991
Creator
- Lee-Smith, Diana, b.1940 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Diana Lee-Smith Architectural Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Diana Lee-Smith is British architect and planner living in Nairobi, Kenya. Born in Reading, England (1940), she received her diploma of the Architectural Association, London, UK in 1964. She has had numerous academic appointments around the world including Kenya, the United States, and Canada. She holds a doctorate in Architecture and Development Studies and has written extensively on urban poverty, gender, development, and environmental issues.
Lee-Smith was one of the founders of the Mazingira Institute, an independent research and development NGO, an institution that carried out the first survey of urban agriculture in Kenya (1985). She has served as a consultant on a number of projects focusing on African housing and shelter concerns.
Full Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
British architect and planner living in Nairobi, Kenya. Projects focus on housing and shelter concerns in Africa. This collection consists of a number of papers, publications, books and magazines that were written or edited by Diana Lee-Smith.
Acquisition Information
The Diana Lee-Smith Architectural Papers were donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture at Virginia Tech by the creator in July 1991.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Diana Lee-Smith Architectural Papers was completed in October 2013.
- Title
- Guide to Diana Lee-Smith Architectural Papers, 1966-1991
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection of Special Collections
- Author
- Elena Herrero, Graduate Student Assistant,
- Date
- © 2013 By Virginia Polythechnic Institute and State University
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu