[1] Brigitte Schlaich was born in Sulz am Neckar, Germany on 27 August 1928.
Encouraged by Myron Goldsmith, she studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology as a Fulbright fellow (1956-1957) where she received her Master of Architecture in 1962.
[2] In 1957, she married the photographer and former Bauhaus teacher Walter Peterhans, who at that time was teaching at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
She remained at SOM on and off for thirty three years, working with Bruce Graham and Myron Goldsmith on domestic and international projects.
Her career includes contributions to projects including Arab International Bank World Trade Center and Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 1976-1978, 1985-1990; Artigas Foundation, Gallifa, Spain 1985-1989; Baxter Travenol Headquarters and Laboratories, Deerfield, Illinois, 1973-1980; Broadgate Exchange House, London, 1987-1990; Max Eyth Footbridge, Stuttgart, Germany, 1989; Perimeter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, 1981-1986; Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois, 1970-1972, 1980.