Sarah "Sally" Pillsbury Harkness
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Sarah "Sally" Pillsbury Harkness
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Profile and biography of Sarah "Sally" Pillsbury
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Marquard, B. (2013, July 6). Sally Harkness, 98; cofounder of The Architects Collaborative. The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 29, 2022, from https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/07/06/sally-harkness-cofounder-the-architects-collaborative-was-inspirational-figure-profession/GR8bVdJFc68U5Nhv5TnZvJ/story.html.
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Birth Date
1914
Birthplace
Swampscott, MA
Death Date
2013
Occupation
Architect
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Largely forgotten today, Sarah Pillsbury Harkness was an American architect. 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 (TAC). She co-edited The Architects Collaborative Inc., 1945-1965 with Walter Gropius of the Bauhaus movement.
An inspirational figure for women in architecture during her long career as an architect, Harkness was an early advocate for universal design and sustainable practices in architecture. As President of the Boston Society of Architects, she gave voice to these practices in 1985. In 1976, she wrote the book, Building Without Barriers for the Disabled along with James N. Groom.
An inspirational figure for women in architecture during her long career as an architect, Harkness was an early advocate for universal design and sustainable practices in architecture. As President of the Boston Society of Architects, she gave voice to these practices in 1985. In 1976, she wrote the book, Building Without Barriers for the Disabled along with James N. Groom.
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“Sarah "Sally" Pillsbury Harkness,” Disability Inclusivity in Medicine: Representations, Policies, Environment, and Technologies, accessed April 5, 2025, https://mail.dhd752groupproject.digital.uic.edu/items/show/17.