Astra Zarina Explained

Astra Zarina (August 25, 1929 – August 31, 2008) was an architect and professor at the University of Washington. She was born in Riga, in Latvia. She received the Rome Prize of the American Academy in Rome in 1963.^[1]

Awards

• Rome Prize, 1963
• Fulbright fellowship

External links

• MIT thesis on DSpace

Notes and References

1. Web site: Astra Zarina (1929–2008), FAAR'63, was first woman to win Rome Prize in Architecture. 4 September 2008. Society of Fellows of the American Academy in Rome news.