Q&A: Carolyn McLean

Marion Mahony Griffin (1871-1961)
Celebrated architect and one of the world’s first licensed female architects. Original member of the Prairie School and colleague and behind-the-scenes lifeline of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Norma Merrick Sklarek (1928- )
The first African American woman to: a) be licensed as an architect in the US; b) be elected AIA Fellow; c) start her own architecture firm; d) become director of architecture at the renowned Gruen Associates in Los Angeles (USA).

Denise Scott Brown (1931- )
Architect, planner, writer, educator, and principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates. She is commonly regarded as one of the most influential architects of the 20th century.

Zaha Hadid (1950- )
Controversial figure and brilliant designer, founder of Zaha Hadid Architects and first female recipient of the Pritzker Prize. Honorary AIA Fellow and member of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Maya Lin (1959- )
Renowned sculptor and landscape artist. Designer of Washington DC’s Vietnam’s War Memorial and niece of Lin Huiyin, China’s first female architect.

Farshid Moussavi (1965- )
Co-founder of Foreign Office Architects (FOA) and Professor in Practice of Architecture at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.

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As a key leader in Woods Bagot’s Global Sustainability Leadership Team…Carolyn helps direct internal policy and acts as an external face of Woods Bagot on sustainability issues. She is also an inspirational leader of the Middle East Woods Bagot Green Team, which acts as a grass roots local outreach and awareness program both internally at the studio level and externally within the local community.

Nicholas Holt, Woods Bagot, North America

Being a design professional brings with it a responsibility to contribute to society beyond the everyday circumstances of the jobs we do. Carolyn is a stellar example of someone who takes this responsibility very seriously and her efforts influence a large spectrum of initiatives that go far beyond the firm. Carolyn represents the best of Woods Bagot.

Richard Marshall, Director, Woods Bagot