Gillian Harrison

Gillian Harrison
Born 1898
Died 1974
Nationality British
Occupation Architect
Spouse(s) Henry St John Harrison
Awards Fellow RIBA
Practice Associated architectural firm[s]

Edith Gillian Harrison (1898–1974), née Cooke, was a British architect.[1] After Roedean School, she trained at the Architectural Association School of Architecture from 1917-1922, where she was one of the first four female students.[2]

In 1931 Harrison became the first woman Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[3] She designed a house in Kent, England, called 'Red Willows' in 1933. The exact location of Red Willows is unknown.[4] In 1923, she married Henry St John Harrison, also an architect.[5] Together they formed a joint practice called Cooke & Harrison.[6] They had one child, a son.

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Lynne. "Golden Age or False Dawn? Women Architects in the Early 20th century" (PDF). Historic England. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Women as architects". Architectural Association Journal. March 1918.
  3. ↑ "Obituary". RIBAJournal. April 1975.
  4. ↑ Walker, Lynne (1984). Women architects: their work. Sorella Press. p. 21. ISBN 0950975400.
  5. ↑ The lady's who's who. Pallas. 1938. p. 191.
  6. ↑ The R.I.B.A. kalendar 1933-1934. The Royal Institute of British Architects. 1933. p. 94.
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