Howe, Manning & Almy: Boston’s First All-Woman Firm and the Changing Face of Architecture
Howe, Manning & Almy: Boston’s First All-Woman Firm and the Changing Face of Architecture takes place on Mon, Oct 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM (EDT) at Building 14 in Cambridge, MA, and runs until 4:00 PM. Prices are shown on the Calendar listing.
About this event
This exhibit highlights the pioneering all-women architecture firm in Massachusetts, founded in 1900 by Lois Lilley Howe. Visitors explore the firm’s impact on Cambridge's built environment and its eco-friendly renovation practices, alongside the role of MIT’s architecture program in supporting women in the field.
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On view through May 27, 2027 This exhibit celebrates the first-known all-women architecture firm in Massachusetts, founded in 1900 by Lois Lilley Howe, the first woman to graduate with an architecture degree from MIT. Howe, along with architects Eleanor Manning and Mary Almy, completed more than 900 commissions throughout the course of their company’s history. The exhibit will look at the role MIT’s architecture program played in supporting women in the field since the 1890s, as well as Howe, Manning & Almy’s influence on the built environment of Cambridge and the firm’s ecofriendly approaches to renovation. The Maihaugen Gallery (14N-130) is open Monday through Thursday, 10am - 4pm, excluding Institute holidays.
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Details
- When
- Mon, Oct 5, 2026 · 10:00 AM (EDT) · until 4:00 PM
- Where
- Building 14
- Address
- 474-160 Memorial Drive, Building 14, MA, 02139
- Price
- See listing
Questions
- When is Howe, Manning & Almy: Boston’s First All-Woman Firm and the Changing Face of Architecture?
- Mon, Oct 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT.
- How much are tickets for Howe, Manning & Almy: Boston’s First All-Woman Firm and the Changing Face of Architecture?
- Prices are not published in the listing data; they are shown on Calendar.
- Where is Howe, Manning & Almy: Boston’s First All-Woman Firm and the Changing Face of Architecture?
- Building 14, 474-160 Memorial Drive, Building 14, MA, 02139, Cambridge, MA.
- Where can I buy tickets for Howe, Manning & Almy: Boston’s First All-Woman Firm and the Changing Face of Architecture?
- Tickets are sold on Calendar. This page links straight to that listing; no tickets are sold here.
- What time does Howe, Manning & Almy: Boston’s First All-Woman Firm and the Changing Face of Architecture end?
- It runs until 4:00 PM.