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Marion Mahony Griffin

1871–1961 · 20th century

Marion Mahony Griffin was an American architect and artist, among the first women licensed as architects in the United States and an early member of Frank Lloyd Wright's studio. Her striking drawings presented the plan for Canberra with which her husband and partner Walter Burley Griffin won the international competition in 1912. She worked with him in Australia and India.

Marion Mahony Griffin
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Marion Mahony Griffin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marion-mahony-griffin
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