Rosina Mary Edmunds, also known as Rosette Edmunds (31 May 1900 – 23 April 1956), was an Australian architect, town planner and writer. Edmunds practiced in Sydney and Canberra, designing master plans and churches, and also published written works as a historian and government advocate.
Biography edit
Edmunds was born in Sydney and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Sydney before graduating with an architecture degree in 1924, one of the university's first women to do so.[1] From 1929 until 1941, Edmunds worked in the Sydney office of architecture firm Clement Gancey,[2] which had also employed other notable women architects such as Heather Sutherland, and Winsome Hall Andrew. Edmunds contributed to major master plans for Sydney.[3]
In 1955 Edmunds began her term as President of the RAIA's Canberra Branch. She was the first woman told hold such a position in Australia.[4]
Works edit
- Edmunds, R. M 1938, Architecture: An Introductory Survey, Dymocks, Sydney[5]
References edit
- ^ Services, Archives and Records Management. "Faculty of Architecture Women Graduates". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Heritage in Trust - The Journal of the National Trust in Australia (ACT)" (PDF). Autumn 2003.
- ^ Webber, Caroline, "Edmunds, Rosina Mary (Rosette) (1900–1956)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 9 March 2019
- ^ "'Interesting People' The Australian Women's Weekly". 11 March 1950.
- ^ ""Architecture: An Introductory Survey."". The Catholic Press. No. 2199. New South Wales, Australia. 10 March 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
External links edit
- Caroline, Webber (1996). "Edmunds, Rosina Mary (Rosette) (1900–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (14 ed.). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- Rosina Mary Edmunds in the Dictionary of Sydney