Edith Hughes | |
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![]() Glasgow Mercat Cross (left), designed by Edith Hughes in 1930 | |
Born | Edith Mary Burnet 7 July 1888 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 28 August 1971 | (aged 83)
Nationality | Scottish |
Other names | Edith Mary Wardlaw Burnet Hughes |
Alma mater | Gray's School of Art |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Thomas Harold Hughes |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | George Wardlaw Burnet, May Crudelius |
Awards | the first woman nominated for membership of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), elected an Honorary Fellow of the RIAS in 1968, |
Buildings | Glasgow Mercat Cross and Mercat Building |
Edith Mary Wardlaw Burnet Hughes HonFRIAS (7 July 1888 – 28 August 1971) was a Scottish architect, and is considered Britain's first practising female architect, having established her own architecture firm in 1920.[1][a]
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