Zelma Wilson, née Gussin (November 23, 1918 – May 10, 1996), was an American architect, practicing mainly in California.

[1] Zelma Gussin was born in New York City, the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants.

She and her older sister were raised in Santa Paula, California, by their mother Rose (a shopkeeper) and their stepfather, Ed Kraus.

[7] She earned her architecture license in 1957, and worked with Richard Neutra,[8] Victor Gruen, Rudolph Schindler, and Raphael Soriano.

Zelma Wilson's professional papers are held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg.

[25][26] There is a plaque in Libbey Park in Ojai, dedicating a nearby tree to "Zelma Gussin Wilson, FAIA, 1918–1996, Pioneering Architect, City Planner, Conservationist, Teacher, Mentor, & Artist.