Jean B. Fletcher

Jean Fletcher (née Bodman; 1915–1965) was an American architect who was a founding member of the legendary design firm known as TAC, the Architects' Collaborative in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Jean Bodman graduated from Smith College in 1937, and finished her architectural training at the Cambridge School in 1941, an architecture school for women affiliated with Harvard University and Smith.

With her husband, Norman Collings Fletcher she entered and won many residential architecture competitions. In 1945, the Fletchers joined forces with their mentor, Walter Gropius, and five other young architects, including Sarah and John C. Harkness, to establish TAC. The prize money from their winning entries in the Smith College Dormitory Competition provided the first office funds.

Death

Jean Bodman Fletcher died of breast cancer on September 13, 1965 at age 50.

References

Gropius, Walter, ed. The Architects Collaborative, 1945-1965. Teufen, AR, Niggli: 1966, p. 12.
New Yorkers Win Mention: Homes in Modern Styles Featured in Architects' Awards, New York Times, May 13, 1945, p. R1.
"Prize Plans in National Contest Stress 'Livability' of New Homes." New York Times, May 13, 1945, p. R1.

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