Zainab O M Gaafar
Zainab O. M. Gaafar is a Sudanese architect and the founder and general manager of Studio Urban, a multidisciplinary research studio in Khartoum that focuses on urban studies research, consultancy, media production, and mapping.
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Dr Victoria Marwa Heilman
Dr. Victoria Marwa Heilman is the founder and managing director of Alama Architecture in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2012), as well as the co-founder and executive director of Tanzanian Women Architects for Humanity (TAWAH, 2010).
Maria José Marques da Silva
Maria José Marques da Silva was the first woman to graduate with an architecture diploma (CODA) from the Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto (Porto Fine Arts School) in Porto, Portugal (1943).
Essi Farida Geraldo
Essi Farida Geraldo is the founder and manager of ARCHID’AR, an architectural firm in Lomé, and CEO of the Youth Architect Community Association (YAC), a program in Lomé that trains youth in becoming green leaders and entrepreneurs.
Mária Krukovská
Mária Krukovská was the first Slovak architect to participate in the International Union of Women Architects (UIFA).
Salma Ben Mansour
Salma Ben Mansour is the founder of Etincelle Architecturale, an architectural and interior design firm in Mahdia, Tunisia (2024).
Assumpta Nnaggenda-Musana
Dr. Assumpta Nnaggenda Musana is the first known Ugandan woman to earn a PhD in architecture.
Mwangala Mwenda Lethbridge
Mwangala Mwenda Lethbridge is the founder of Mwangala Mwenda Architects in Lusaka, Zambia, and the founder of the Mwangala Mwenda Foundation, a non-profit that supports education for girls and empowers women in Zambia.
Jelisaveta Načić
Jelisaveta Načić is considered the first professional woman architect in Serbia.
Irene Masiyanise
Irene Masiyanise is the first woman to hold the position of Chairperson of the Architects Council of Zimbabwe (ACZ, 2018–2019), and is also the first Black woman to serve as President of the Institute of Architects of Zimbabwe (IAZ, 2012–2014).