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Denise Scott Brown (born October 3, 1931 in Zambia) is an American architect in Seattle. Denise Scott Brown and her husband and partner, Robert Venturi, are regarded among the most influential architects of the twentieth century, both through their architecture and planning, and theoretical writing and teaching.

Biography
Sue N. Alden is an architect who graduated with B.A. in Architecture from University of Washington, Seattle in 1951.

Alden specialized in the development and incorporation of building codes into design at a time when few were knowledgeable about codes. Her experience as a project architect and manager with NBBJ, Seattle for live performance theaters, high technology research centers, and prototype designs for Trident missile servicing facilities facilitated this work. She headed an AIA/DCLU committee to find ways to improve the permitting process by clarifying the procedures and shortening the process time. As a member of American Institute of Architects (AIA) Washington State Council and Architects and Engineers Legislative Council/AELC Committees, she guided the monitoring and prioritization of AIA lobbying efforts for proposed legislation at the state level affecting the profession and environment.

Alden influenced code development in both state and national jurisdictions (Amended Uniform Codes). Through her work with students and faculty at the University of Washington (with her husband Richard Alden, who served on the UW Architecture faculty), Sue Alden emphasized the need to understand and incorporate code regulations early in the design process to avoid re-design issues later on.

As a managing associate in one of the largest architectural firms in the nation at NBBJ, she served as a positive role model to aspiring women architecture students. Her experience as a project architect for varied and complex building types is broader than that which has been available to the small women-owned firms of her colleagues.

Selected Works

 * University of Washington, Washington Technology Center, WA 1990
 * Two Union Square, 6th & Union Seattle, WA 1989
 * Bagley Wright Theatre at Seattle Center, WA 1983
 * Jefferson Terrace Seattle, WA 1967
 * Central United Protestant Church Richland, WA 1965
 * Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit Vashon, WA 1964
 * First Methodist Church Mt. Vernon, WA 1961
 * Central Methodist Church Sedro Wooley, WA 1959

Awards

 * Alden received the “Women of Achievement Award” from Seattle area organization of Past Presidents.

Category:Architects Category:Women Architects