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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Diana Lee-Smith Architectural Papers, Ms1991-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Diana Lee-Smith Architectural Papers were donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture at Virginia Tech in 1990 and 1991.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Diana Lee-Smith Architectural Papers was completed in October 2013.
Diana Lee-Smith is British architect and planner living in Nairobi, Kenya. Born in Reading, England (1940), she received her diploma of the Architectural Association, London, UK in 1964. She has had numerous academic appointments around the world including Kenya, the United States, and Canada. She holds a doctorate in Architecture and Development Studies and has written extensively on urban poverty, gender, development, and environmental issues.
Lee-Smith was one of the founders of the Mazingira Institute, an independent research and development NGO, an institution that carried out the first survey of urban agriculture in Kenya (1985). She has served as a consultant on a number of projects focusing on African housing and shelter concerns.
Collection consists of Mazingira Institute publications edited by Lee-Smith including: public health magazines for children, SINA (Settlements Information Network Africa) Newsletters, a curriculum vitae, and articles and speeches by and about Lee-Smith.
The guide to the Diana Lee-Smith Architectural Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).