Alison Norris
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: January 01, 1921
Birth Country: Australia
Resident Country: Australia
Sources: Willis, Julie, and Bronwyn Hanna. Women Architects in Australia: 1900-1950. The Royal Australian Institute of Architects, 2001.
Specialties
Jobs
Employer: Robert B. Hamilton, and Associate Marcus Norris
Title: Architect
Start Date: January 01, 1940
Employer: US Army Corps of Engineers office
Title: Architect
Start Date: January 01, 1941
End Date: January 01, 1944
Notes: invited by Osborn McCutcheon, both Alison Norris and Marcus Norris left Hamilton's office to work for the US Army, being stationed in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane
Employer: Commonwealth Experimental Building Station (CEBS)
Title: Architect
City: Chatswood, NSW
Start Date: January 01, 1943
Notes: worked here with Marcus Norris
Collaborators
Name: Marcus Norris
Project: various
Organization: private practice, US Army Corps of Engineers Office and the Office of Robert B. Hamilton
Notes: her husband, an architect
Apprenticeships
Institution: Roy Grounds
Notes: worked in Grounds' office during vacations from school
Institution: Harry Winbush
Start Date: January 01, 1939
End Date: January 01, 1940
Notes: a practicing architect and lecturer in building construction at Melbourne Technical College
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: Telfer gold-mining township in Western Australia
Description: the largest project completed by Alison and Marcus Norris' private practice
Start Date: January 01, 1974
Education
Institution: Melbourne Technical College
Department: Architecture
Start Date: January 01, 1937
Notes: Norris began her studies at age 16, while she was too young to attend University
Institution: Melbourne University Architectural Atelier
Start Date: January 01, 1940
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
No affiliations on record
Publications By
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Publications About
Title: Women Architects in Australia 1900-1950
Author: Julie Willis and Bronwyn Hanna
Publisher: the Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Date Published: January 01, 2001