Background
Chafee, Judith Davidson was born on August 18, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Benson Bloom.
Chafee, Judith Davidson was born on August 18, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Benson Bloom.
Bachelor, Bennington College, 1954; Bachelor of Architecture, Yale University, 1960; Master of Architecture, Yale University, 1960.
Draftsperson, Paul M. Rudolph, Architect, New Haven, 1960-1961;
draftsperson, design, The Architects Collaborative, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962-1963;
job captain, design, Eero Saarinen and Associations, Hamden, Connecticut, 1963-1965;
project architect, Edward Larrabee Barnes, Architect, New Haven, 1965-1969;
principal, Judith Chafee, Architect, Hamden, Connecticut, 1966-1969;
principal, Judith Chafee, Architect, Tucson, since 1969. Visiting critic U. Arizona College Architecture, 1973-1976, Adjunct Professor, since 1977. Guest architect, critic to advanced students University Texas College Architecture, 1976.
Visiting professor distinguished visitor's studio, advanced studio Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department Architecture, fall semesters, 1986, 88, advanced design studio Washington University School Architecture, St. Louis, spring semester, 1988. Member jury We. Home awards Sunset magazine, 1979, Arizona Solar Energy Commission Western Solar Utilization Network, Arizona Passive Solar Design Competition, 1981, Design and Environmental awards program Department of Navy, 1983, Rancho San Miguel Design Competition, Sante Fe, 1987, Arizona Homes of Year Competition, 1992, The Environmental Showcase Home, 1992. Guest speaker Princeton University, 1989, Montana State University, 1990, S.W. Center U. Arizona, 1990.
Member visiting committee Massachusetts Institute of Technology School Architecture and Planning, since 1990.
Fellow American Institute of Architects (First Honor award Housing magazine 1978, committee on design 1986-1989, jury member Honor awards, New Mexico Society Architects, Concrete Masonry Design awards California Council, Concrete Masonry Association California, Nevada 1988, Arizona Homes of Year awards 1989, Orange County Annual Design awards 1989, delegate to International Conference on Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, Finland, 1989), America Academy in Rome. Member Nature Conservancy, National Trust for History Preservation, Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association, El Presidio Neighborhood Association, Tucson Mountain Association.
Daughter of Percy Bernard and Christina (Affeld) D. Adopted d. Benson Bloom. Married Richard Spofford Chafee, 1959 (divorced 1964).