Eve Laron

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 1949-1955 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]

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


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