Helen Tippett

Helen Margaret Tippett OBE (23 March 1933 – 11 February 2004) was the first woman professor of architecture in Australasia.[1] Her career in academia began in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1969, where she taught 'Design and Practice and Management'.[2] She moved to New Zealand, where she was Dean of Architecture at Victoria University from 1980 to 1983,[3] and later moved into professional practice, co-founding The Architects Collaborative.[1]

Helen Tippett

OBE
Born(1933-03-23)23 March 1933
Died11 February 2004(2004-02-11) (aged 70)
OccupationArchitect

In 1989, Tippett became the first woman to be elected president of the New Zealand Institute of Architects.[2]

Education and early career

Tippet was born on 23 March 1933[4] and studied architecture at Melbourne University in the early 1950s, where her peers' description of her work at this time reveals "a determination to solve problems of careful planning analysis and building production as part of the design process".[4]

Recognition

Tippett received the New Zealand Institute of Building medal in 1989,[1][5] and was awarded a leadership award by the Master Builders Federation in 1990.[1] She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to architecture in the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours.[6]

Personal life

Tippett died on 11 February 2004.[4] The same year, an archive of material collected and produced by Tippett was transferred to Victoria University of Wellington.[3]

Legacy

The National Association of Women in Construction (New Zealand) gives an annual award in her name, to a person or organisation who has "furthered the interests of women in the construction industry".[2]

References
  1. Gray, John. "Helen Tippett Obituary, by John Gray". Architecture + Women NZ. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. "Helen Tippett". discover.stqry.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. "Tippett, Helen". The Community Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. O'Neill, Hugh (17 April 2004). "Trailblazer For Women And Interdisciplinary Work". The Age.
  5. "NZIOB Charitable Trust Award 2017". NZIOB Charitable Trust. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. "No. 53697". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 11 June 1994. p. 34.
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