Florence Mary Taylor
General Information
Occupation: Architect, Engineer
Date of Birth: January 01, 1879
Date of Death: January 01, 1969
Birth City: Bedminster
Birth Country: England (U.K.)
Resident City: Sydney, Austraila
Notes: First qualified female architect and first woman to train as an engineer in Australia
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Mary_Taylor
Specialties
Jobs
Employer: Francis Ernest Stowe
Title: Clerk
Employer: John Burcham Clamp
Title: Chief Draftsperson
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Floence M. Taylor Medallion
Description: Master Builders Association of Victoria
Name: Florence Taylor Award
Description: Queensland chapter of the Australian Institute of Building
Name: Officer of the Ordeer of the British empire
Date Received: January 01, 1939
Notes: Elevated to a Commander in 1961
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: Sydney Technical College
Department: Architecture
Start Date: January 01, 1904
Notes: First woman to complete final year studies in rchitecture
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Institute of Architects of New South Wales
Role: Member
Start Date: January 01, 1920
Notes: First woman member of the institute.With Clamp's strong support in 1907, Florence applied to become the first women member of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales.] However she was not accepted at this time
Publications By
Title: Publishing company specializing in building industry journals
Co-author: George Augustine Taylor, husband
Publication: "Building" magazine, one of other journals
Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Mary_Taylor
Notes: Kept the publishing business going after Taylor'd death
Publications About
Title: 50 years of town planning with Florence M. Taylor
Author: J. M. Giles
Publication: bok
Publisher: Florence M. Taylor Publshing Co.