Muriel Lamb
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20 February 1911
Muriel Lamb | |
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.jpg) Lamb on site in 1952 | |
| Born | Muriel Emily Sanders 20 February 1911 Stanley Point, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 29 August 2010 (aged 99) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse |
James Alexander Lamb
(m. 1935; died 1975) |
| Children | 2 |
Muriel Emily Lamb (née Sanders; 20 February 1911 – 29 August 2010) was a New Zealand architect. She was one of the first women in New Zealand to set up her own architectural practice.[1]
Lamb was born on 20 February 1911 at Stanley Point on Auckland's North Shore.[2] She was the second of three daughters of Ada Sanders, a dressmaker prior to her marriage, and her husband George, an Auckland accountant.[1][3] She was educated at Diocesan School for Girls, and later in Hawke's Bay at Woodford House, where she studied sculpture, music, art and painting.[4][1] She completed high school in 1929 and although she was interested in becoming an architect, her mother was ill and so Lamb returned home to take care of her.[1] In 1931, Lamb's father purchased 1,000 acres (400 ha) in Pāremoremo, on the North Shore, and Lamb ran the land as a dairy farm.[4]
Lamb married James Alexander Lamb in 1935; the couple had two children.[5][1][4] As Lamb was not able to bear children herself, the couple applied to adopt, but their application was declined due to their age. Lamb successfully appealed this decision in court and the couple adopted their first baby when Lamb was 44 years old and her husband was 50.[1]
