Eva Buhrich

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Eva Buhrich (* 1915 in Nuremberg ; † 1976 ) was a German architect and author who fled Germany from the Nazi regime in the 1930s . She emigrated to Australia , where she became a famous columnist in the field of architecture.

Life

Eva Buhrich was born in Nuremberg in 1915. Her parents were both Jewish. She began to study architecture at the University of Munich in 1933. Difficulties with the Nazi regime forced them to move to Berlin. There she continued her studies under Hans Poelzig . Then she went on to Zurich , where she graduated from ETH in 1937 under Otto Salvisberg . Although she had received a scholarship to do research on modern architecture at the university, she fled to Australia in 1938. She fled with her husband Hugh Buhrich . They met in Munich while they were both studying architecture and married in 1938.

Although Buhrich had studied in budding European universities, their qualifications were not recognized in Australia. University of Sydney Professor Alfred Hook helped Buhrich and her husband find work in an office run by Heather Sutherland and Malcom Moir in Canberra . In 1940 Buhrich became a mother of two with twins Neil and Clive. During this period, women experienced subtle or direct discrimination in the workplace, such as low wages.

After Eva Buhrich worked for some time as an architect at the Commonwealth Experimental Building Station with her husband, she established herself as a writer and editor in the 1950s. Her articles have appeared in The Australian Women's Weekly , Woman , Walkabout and House and Garden , sometimes under masculine synonyms. Noteworthy is Buhrich's column in the Sydney Morning Herald from 1957 to the late 1960s. She also published a book in 1973 called Patios and Outdoor Living Areas . Together with her husband, she campaigned against the demolition of the Willoughby Incinerator designed by Walter Burley Griffin in 1975 . The meeting for the establishment of the Burley Griffin Trust Fund took place at the Buhrich house. They were the key figures in the campaign, which successfully creates support to prevent the incinerator from being demolished for good.

Eva Buhrich died of cancer in March 1976.

Publications

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Bronwyn Hanna: Dictionary of Sydney Entry: Buhrich, Eva . Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Rebecca Hawcroft: MIGRANT ARCHITECTS PRACTICING MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN SYDNEY, 1930-1960 . Australia ICOMOS. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Bronwyn Hanna, Julie Willis: Women Architects in Australia: 1900-1950 . The Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Victoria 2001, ISBN 1 86318 032 X , pp. 95-104 (accessed March 7, 2015).
  4. ^ A Dream House You'd Actually Live In , Fairfax. June 22, 2004. Retrieved March 7, 2015. 
  5. ↑ BUHRICH, Hugh (1911-2004) and Eva (1915-1976), Willoughby District Historical Society . Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 7, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.willoughbydhs.org.au
  6. ^ Bronwyn Hanna: Dictionary of Sydney Entry: Buhrich, Eva . Retrieved March 7, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Buhrich, Eva
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Australian architect and construction journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg , Bavaria , Germany
DATE OF DEATH 1976
Place of death Australia