Eve Laron Explained

Eve Mirjam Laron OAM (1931 – 6 July 2009)[1] was a Hungarian-born Australia architectural writer based in Sydney.[2]

Laron was born in Hungary in 1931. In 1949, she left Hungary on foot with her future husband, George Gavriel Laron, walking through neighbouring Czechoslovakia to refugee camps in Vienna. She lived in Israel from 1949 to 1955 before emigrating to Sydney in 1955.[3] In 1983, she founded an organisation called Constructive Women Inc., an association for female architects, landscape architects, and planners, as well as other women involved in the building industry.[4] In 2001, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in recognition of her contribution to architectural discipline.[5]

She died in 2009. Laron Lane is named after her in Australian Capital Territory.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: A Woman's Perspective . 26 November 2019 . The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 1993 . Sydney, New South Wales, Australia . 138 . subscription.
  2. Web site: Eve Laron . Design & Art Australian Online . 28 October 2018.
  3. Book: Lorenz . Clare . Women in architecture: a contemporary perspective . 1990 . Rizzoli . 978-0-8478-1277-6 . 76 . 26 November 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: Herstory Archives . The National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame . 28 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Headlines . Architecture Australia . 28 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Public Place Names (Taylor) Determination 2018 (No 1) . Government of Australian Capital Territory . 26 November 2019.

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