Winsome Hall Andrew

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Winsome Hall Andrew
Born
Winsome Alice Hall

1905
Woollahra, New South Wales
Died1997
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationArchitect

Winsome Hall Andrew (1905–1997) was an Australian architect.

Background and career[]

Andrew was born in Woollahra, New South Wales in 1905. She was the fifth child born of ten to Arthur Hall and Susy Foy. Being raised in a middle-class family, Andrew and her siblings had a tough upbringing due to their mother coming from a wealthy family and their father working for the New South Wales public service as a surveyor on a clerical wage. Arthur Hall had a strict eye for perfection and only expected the highest of standards from his sons and daughters. Winsome attended Sydney Girls High School where she was an outstanding student both academically and athletically.[1] This ensured her a scholarship to study architecture at the University of Sydney from 1922 to graduate in 1928, where she was the sole woman in her year and the only woman graduate to proceed to find employment.[2]

Andrew’s life at university were some of her best as she attended theatres and balls, settled down to a long term boyfriend (potential fiancé) and started to cement herself within the confines of a looming architectural profession.[citation needed]

Partial list of works[]

The following buildings designed either in part or in full by Andrew:

Buildings designed either in part or in full by Winsome Hall Andrew hide
Building name Image Location Years
built 		Heritage register(s) Notes
St. Ignatius Church Taralga, New South Wales 1933 Blueprints drafted by Andrew under the name of Clement Glancey
Stockleigh Hall Regent's Park Estate, Camden Borough, London 1934 Acted as a senior assistant in the office of Robert Atkinson [3][4]
Police Section House residential block Scotland Yard, London 1936 Acted as job captain at Stanley Livrock’s office
Manly Surf Life Saving Pavilion SLNSW 12069 Interior showing the Surf Life Saving Club Dance Hall Manly surf pavilion for Building Publishing Co.jpg Manly, New South Wales 1939 Partnered with Eric W. Andrew; demolished in 1990[5]
Embassy of the United States US Embassy in Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory.jpg Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1939 Drafted by Andrew under Malcolm Mior and Heather Sutherland
Proposed student hostel and lecture room Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1939 Drafted by Andrew under Malcolm Mior and Heather Sutherland, never built
Anzac House Sydney, New South Wales 1948 Project architect for Eric W. Andrew competition entry, never built
Alterations to Edgworth School Vaucluse, New South Wales 1948 Andrew added a glass room, a flat and verandah
Ryde housing scheme Ryde, New South Wales Late 1950s Designed by Andrew in conjunction with Spencer John Raymond
Australian Institute of Builders Headquarters Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1956 Partnered with Eric W. Andrew

Awards[]

  • 1934 Medal, Stockleigh Hall at Regent Park
  • 1936 Medal, Police Section House residential block
  • 1939 Sulman Award (winner), Manly Surf Pavilion
  • 1948 Anzac House Competition (second place), Anzac House

References[]

  1. ^ Hanna, Bronwyn (24 July 2009). "AN INTERPRETATIVE BIOGRAPHY OF". 6 (1). Taylor & Francis Online. Architectural Theory Review. doi:10.1080/13264820109478415.
  2. ^ Harris, Pamela. "Winsome Hall Andrew 1905-1997". www.womenshistory.net.au. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Plaque: Bronze RIBA Award at Stockleigh Hall". London Remembers. 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Robert Atkinson 1883-1952". St John's Wood Memories. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Manly Surf Life Saving Pavilion". Docomomo Australia. 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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