Gillian Harrison
British architect
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Edith Gillian Harrison (1898–1974), née Cooke, was a British architect.[1]
Born1898
Died1974 (aged 75–76)
OccupationArchitect
SpouseHarry St John Harrison
Gillian Harrison | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 1974 (aged 75–76) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Harry St John Harrison |
| Children | Richard |
| Parent(s) | Henry and Rose Cooke |
| Awards | Fellow RIBA |
| Practice | Associated architectural firm[s] |
Early life and education
After Roedean School, she trained at the Architectural Association School of Architecture from 1917 to 1922, where she was one of the first four female students.[2]
Career
In 1931 Harrison became the first woman Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[3] The second woman elected FRIBA was Gertrude Leverkus.[4]
Harrison designed a house in Kent, England, called 'Red Willows' in 1933. The exact location of Red Willows is in Littlestone, Kent where Cooke and Harrison (architects) designed three other houses for clients: Oberlander, Glukstein, and Paton[5]
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