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Helen TIPPET
Also known as: née O'Donnell
Born: 23/03/1933
Died: 11/02/2004
Special Achievements:1994 - Australia's first woman professor of Architecture, Deakin University, Victoria.
Additional Information:1959 - Had Architecture practice in Alice Springs and designed Solar houses and also buildings for Churches and Aboriginal settlements.
1975 - First woman fellow of the Australian Institute of Building.
1979-1999 - Chair of architecture of Victoria University, New Zealand.
1989 - First woman president of the National Institute of Architects in New Zealand.
1994 - Awarded an O.B.E.
Resources
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References
O’Neill, Hugh. Trailblazer for women and interdisciplinary work. The Age. April 17, 2004:25.
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Document - OBITUARY - Managing Change
Document provided by Lynda Simmons, Co-Chair A+W NZ.
John Gray
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Document - Architect Has Some Harsh Words for Works of Mediocrity, August, year unknown & Helen Tippett: first woman professor of architecture in Australasia
Document provided by Lynda Simmons, Co-Chair A+W NZ.
Copyright unknown
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Image - Helen Tippett
Photo used with permission of John Walsh, Communications Director, New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated.
