Enamored with place
Subtitle: as woman + as architect
By: Wendy Bertrand
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Eyeonplace Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9780983783466
Subjects: Women architects; Working mothers; Biography; Women travelers
Other titles: As woman + as architect; As woman plus as architect
Description: Bertrand's memoir chronicles the experiences of a working single mother on a mission to thrive in her chosen field, both personally and professionally, despite the odds. She was Raised in the 1950s by a free-thinking single mother who designed airplane wings for a living and collected folk art from around the world .A licensed architect, Bertrand received her degrees from UC Berkeley in 1971 and in 1972, a time when only 3 percent of architects were female. She retired in 1994 and spends her time weaving rugs and writing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-381).

Bertrand's memoir chronicles the experiences of a working single mother on a mission to thrive in her chosen field, both personally and professionally, despite the odds. She was raised in the 1950s by a free-thinking single mother who designed airplane wings for a living and collected folk art from around the world. A licensed architect, Bertrand received her degrees from UC Berkeley in 1971 and in 1972, a time when only three percent of architects were female. She retired in 1994 and spends her time weaving rugs and writing.