Lynn Posner Rice 1952-2025

Lynn Posner Rice

Northampton, MA - Lynn Posner Rice, architect, passed away at her home on Kensington Avenue in Northampton on August 29th, surrounded by her two loving sons, David and Robert, and her devoted husband of 52 years, Richard. She maintained her trademark calm and grace throughout her mighty fight against cancer, buoyed by incredible support from her family and community of friends. She is also survived by her sister, Lisa, her daughter-in-law, Ingrid, and her granddaughter, Freya.

Lynn was born in 1952 in Queens, NY, and grew up in nearby Great Neck. She studied history and art at the University of Pennsylvania, where she met her husband, and later obtained her Master of Architecture at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. After some years living in Boston and Italy, where she became an honorary citizen of a village in Tuscany, she settled in Northampton in 1978 where she founded her practice and started her family.

For the majority of her career, she worked in the office she designed at 6 Crafts Ave, overlooking Main Street and City Hall. On her own and with her partner, Mary Yun, she contributed countless beautiful houses and commercial spaces to the landscape of our region, always attentive to the big picture as well as to the small details that added warmth, function, and beauty to her clients' lives. (Images of her work are available at: www.lpr-architect.com.) She leaves an indelible impact as a beloved mother, wife, friend, and practitioner of her craft. She inspired all who knew her to listen closely to their inner voices so as to live with confidence, peace, and clarity of purpose.

A memorial will be held at the Northampton Friends Meeting House, whose interior she designed, on September 27th at 3pm. All are welcome.

Williamsburg Funeral home was entrusted with her cremation.