Susana Torre - American Architect
born 1944 in Puan, Argentina

Fire Station #5, Columbus, Indiana
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Susana Torre is best known for her many renovations and remodelings. Her works include:

• 1979 - The Editor's and Graphic Designer's lounges in the Old Pension Building in Washington, D.C.
• 1980 - The interior of the Consulate for the Ivory Coast in New York City
• 1981 - A master plan for the restoration of Ellis Island in New York Harbor
• 1982 - A turn-of-the-century carriage house in Southhampton, New York (This received an Award of Excellence of Design from Architectural Record)
• 1985 - Schermerhorn Hall at Columbia University
• 1987 - Fire Station Five in Columbus, Indiana

Born in Argentina, Torre received her architectural diploma from the University of Buenos Aires. She also studied urban planning in Buenos Aires and and at Columbia University in New York. She has lived in the United States since 1968.

Torre describes herself as a feminist. In 1994-1995, she briefly served as director for the graduate art program at Cranbrook Art Academy, a leading private school where top positions were once held exclusively by men. Previously, Torre headed the architecture and environmental design department at the Parsons School of Design in New York. She has also served director of the Barnard College Architecture Program and an associate professor of architecture at Columbia University.