Remembering Visionary Architect and Theorist Anne Tyng, PhD'75

Dr. Anne Tyng (PhD'75), a lecturer in GSFA, now known as the School of Design, from 1969 to 1998, passed away December 27 at age 91.

Born in Jiangxi, China to Episcopal missionaries, Dr. Tyng graduated from Radcliffe College in 1942. She graduated from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design in 1944, where she was among one of the first women to be admitted. She received her doctorate from Penn in 1975.

Known for her ties to famed architect and Penn professor Louis I. Kahn, Dr. Tyng joined Stonorov & Kahn in 1945. After Professor Kahn left the firm, she remained on the staff until 1964, where she was influential in the designs for the Yale Art Gallery and Trenton Bath House.

Dr. Tyng's work was on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art early last year. Anne Tyng: Inhabiting Geometry; the book documenting this exhibition is forthcoming this February. In addition, Penn's Architectural Archives holds her collection.

Dr. Tyng is survived by her daughter, Alexandra; two grandchildren; and two brothers, William and Franklin.

Read more about Dr. Tyng's life and work in the following publications:

Memorial service on May 5, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Saint Peter's Church
313 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Reception to follow.

For information call or contact:

William Whitaker
The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania
(215) 898-8323 voice

Contributions, in Anne's memory, can be made to the "Friends of the Architectural Archives" and sent to:

William Whitaker
The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania
102 Meyerson Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6311