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Celebrating 40 years of architecture coeducation at Notre Dame

Author: Kara Kelly

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Pioneering alumnae from the University of Notre Dame will gather Friday and Saturday (April 5 and 6) for “Beyond the Drafting Board: 40 Years of Women in Architecture at Notre Dame,” a reunion-symposium celebrating four decades of coeducation at the .

A reception and book signing featuring Marianne Cusato, a 1997 graduate and author of “The Just Right Home,” will be held at 5 p.m. Friday in the Bond Hall gallery. Local architects, alumni and friends are encouraged to attend.

Women in architecture

Martha Lampkin Welborne, a 1975 Notre Dame graduate and executive director of Countywide Planning, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Association, will deliver the keynote address at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the Bond Hall Auditorium. Welborne’s work has ranged from individual building design to large-scale projects such as the Los Angeles surface transit project, which led to the creation of the countywide Metro Rapid bus system.

The , under the guidance of Professor Aimee Buccellato, is sponsoring the symposium.