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==Early life and education == |
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Findlay was born in [[Forfar]] in Scotland, the daughter of a sheep farmer, and studied fine arts at the [[Edinburgh College of Art]].<ref name= |
Findlay was born in [[Forfar]] in Scotland, the daughter of a sheep farmer, and studied fine arts at the [[Edinburgh College of Art]].<ref name=Stevenson2014>{{cite journal |last1=Stevenson |first1=Fionn |title=Kathryn Findlay: 1953–2014 |journal=arq: Architectural Research Quarterly |date=2014 |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=11–14 |doi=10.1017/S1359135514000244 }}</ref><ref name=Wainwright2014>{{cite news |last1=Wainwright |first1=Oliver |title=Kathryn Findlay obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/jan/15/kathryn-findlay |work=the Guardian |date=15 January 2014 }}</ref> She moved to England at the end of her first year in 1972 to study at the [[Architectural Association School of Architecture|Architectural Association]]. While Findlay was studying at the Architectural Association, she was tutored by [[Peter Cook (architect)|Peter Cook]], Christine Hawley, and Leon Van Schaik. Findlay graduated with an Architectural Association Diploma in 1979.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaschool.ac.uk/PUBLIC/NEWSNOTICES/obituaries.php|title=AA School of Architecture Obituaries|website=www.aaschool.ac.uk|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> |
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== Career in Japan == |
== Career in Japan == |
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In 1979 Findlay went to [[Tokyo]]. While there, Findlay worked in [[Arata Isozaki|Arata Isozaki's]] office where she met her future husband, Eisaku Ushida. Findlay formed the architectural practice, [[Ushida Findlay Architects|Ushida Findlay]], in Tokyo in 1986 with her then husband, Eisaku Ushida.<ref name=":1" /> While in Japan, Findlay spent twenty years teaching and working in Japan. She was appointed as the first female academic in the Department of Architecture at the [[Tokyo University]] and the first foreigner to teach there since the 19th century [[Meiji (era)|Meiji Period]].<ref name= |
In 1979 Findlay went to [[Tokyo]]. While there, Findlay worked in [[Arata Isozaki|Arata Isozaki's]] office where she met her future husband, Eisaku Ushida. Findlay formed the architectural practice, [[Ushida Findlay Architects|Ushida Findlay]], in Tokyo in 1986 with her then husband, Eisaku Ushida.<ref name=":1" /> While in Japan, Findlay spent twenty years teaching and working in Japan. She was appointed as the first female academic in the Department of Architecture at the [[Tokyo University]] and the first foreigner to teach there since the 19th century [[Meiji (era)|Meiji Period]].<ref name=Stevenson2014 /> |
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Ushida Findlay built the Truss Wall House (1993) and Soft and Hairy House (1994) with their practice gaining recognition.<ref name=":1" /> |
Ushida Findlay built the Truss Wall House (1993) and Soft and Hairy House (1994) with their practice gaining recognition.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Later career == |
== Later career == |
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Findlay eventually returned to London and took her practice with her after having split from her husband in 1999.<ref name= |
Findlay eventually returned to London and took her practice with her after having split from her husband in 1999.<ref name=Wainwright2014/> Findlay worked on notable projects such as the RIBA Nominated Grafton New Hall (2002) and Pool House 2 (2009).<ref name=":1" /> The practice also undertook a number of other projects that were not realised, including one for a country house in a radical 'starfish' design in [[Cheshire]], and another for a [[Maggie's Centres|Maggie's cancer centre]] for [[Wishaw]] hospital, Lanarkshire.<ref name=Wainwright2014/> Findlay's practice went into bankruptcy in 2004.<ref name=Stevenson2014/> Findlay eventually became employed by the School of Architecture at the [[University of Dundee]] to eventually become professor of Architecture and Environment in 2006.<ref name=Stevenson2014/> She was elected an Associate Member of the [[Royal Scottish Academy]] in 2007.<ref name="AliceS">{{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/stories/pioneering-women-at-the-royal-scottish-academy|title=Pioneering women at the Royal Scottish Academy|date=26 November 2020|author=Alice Strang|website=[[Art UK]]|accessdate=1 February 2021}}</ref> In 2012 Findlay worked as a delivery architect for [[Anish Kapoor|Anish Kapoor's]] monumental [[ArcelorMittal Orbit]] for the London Olympics. Findlay was also made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland on the 11th of September in 2013.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Just hours before her death on the 10th of January in 2014, Findlay was awarded the 2014 [[Jane Drew Prize]] 'for her outstanding contribution to the status of women in architecture'.<ref name=":1" /> |
Just hours before her death on the 10th of January in 2014, Findlay was awarded the 2014 [[Jane Drew Prize]] 'for her outstanding contribution to the status of women in architecture'.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Further reading == |
== Further reading == |
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* {{cite news |title=A house built on sand |url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/a-house-built-on-sand/5000375.article |work=Building Design |date=27 May 2010 }} |
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* Findlay, Kathryn. "A House Built on Sand." Building Design (Archive 1969-2014), no.1919, 2010, p.20. {{ISSN|0007-3423}} |
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* {{cite journal |last1=Titman |first1=Mark |title='You Can Touch But Do Not Read': The 'Future-Rustic' Work of Kathryn Findlay |journal=Architectural Design |date=2013 |volume=83 |issue=3 |pages=32–39 |doi=10.1002/ad.1587 }} |
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* “Kathryn Findlay:1953-2014.” ''[[Cambridge University Press]],'' vol.18, no.1, 2014, pp.11-14. {{doi|10.1017/S1359135514000244}}. |
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* Titman, Mark. “'You Can Touch But Do Not Read': The 'Future‐Rustic' Work of Kathryn Findlay.” ''Wiley Online Library'', John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 4 Apr. 2013, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ad.1587. |
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* {{cite news |title=Should architects be looking forward to 2012? |url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/should-architects-be-looking-forward-to-2012/5029416.article |work=Building Design |date=16 December 2011 }} |
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* Findlay, Kathryn, and Nobble Francis. “Should Architects Be Looking Forward to 2012?” Building Design, no. 1994, Dec. 2011, p. 7. EBSCOhost,search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=oih&AN=82546806&site=ehost-live&scope=site. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 14:22, 19 April 2021
Kathryn Findlay | |
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| Born | 26 January 1953[1] |
| Died | 10 January 2014 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Ushida Findlay Architects |
Kathryn Findlay (26 January 1953 – 10 January 2014) was a Scottish architect.
Early life and education
Findlay was born in Forfar in Scotland, the daughter of a sheep farmer, and studied fine arts at the Edinburgh College of Art.[3][4] She moved to England at the end of her first year in 1972 to study at the Architectural Association. While Findlay was studying at the Architectural Association, she was tutored by Peter Cook, Christine Hawley, and Leon Van Schaik. Findlay graduated with an Architectural Association Diploma in 1979.[5]
Career in Japan
In 1979 Findlay went to Tokyo. While there, Findlay worked in Arata Isozaki's office where she met her future husband, Eisaku Ushida. Findlay formed the architectural practice, Ushida Findlay, in Tokyo in 1986 with her then husband, Eisaku Ushida.[5] While in Japan, Findlay spent twenty years teaching and working in Japan. She was appointed as the first female academic in the Department of Architecture at the Tokyo University and the first foreigner to teach there since the 19th century Meiji Period.[3]
Ushida Findlay built the Truss Wall House (1993) and Soft and Hairy House (1994) with their practice gaining recognition.[5]
Later career
Findlay eventually returned to London and took her practice with her after having split from her husband in 1999.[4] Findlay worked on notable projects such as the RIBA Nominated Grafton New Hall (2002) and Pool House 2 (2009).[5] The practice also undertook a number of other projects that were not realised, including one for a country house in a radical 'starfish' design in Cheshire, and another for a Maggie's cancer centre for Wishaw hospital, Lanarkshire.[4] Findlay's practice went into bankruptcy in 2004.[3] Findlay eventually became employed by the School of Architecture at the University of Dundee to eventually become professor of Architecture and Environment in 2006.[3] She was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 2007.[6] In 2012 Findlay worked as a delivery architect for Anish Kapoor's monumental ArcelorMittal Orbit for the London Olympics. Findlay was also made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland on the 11th of September in 2013.[5]
Just hours before her death on the 10th of January in 2014, Findlay was awarded the 2014 Jane Drew Prize 'for her outstanding contribution to the status of women in architecture'.[5]
References
- ^ Rattenbury, Kester; Bevan, Robert; Long, Kieran (2004). Architects Today. Laerence King Publishing Ltd. pp. 212–213. ISBN 978-1-85669-492-6.
- ^ Waite, Richard (10 January 2014). "Obituary: Kathryn Findlay (1953-2014)". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ a b c d Stevenson, Fionn (2014). "Kathryn Findlay: 1953–2014". arq: Architectural Research Quarterly. 18 (1): 11–14. doi:10.1017/S1359135514000244.
- ^ a b c Wainwright, Oliver (15 January 2014). "Kathryn Findlay obituary". the Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e f "AA School of Architecture Obituaries". www.aaschool.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ Alice Strang (26 November 2020). "Pioneering women at the Royal Scottish Academy". Art UK. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
Further reading
- "A house built on sand". Building Design. 27 May 2010.
- Titman, Mark (2013). "'You Can Touch But Do Not Read': The 'Future-Rustic' Work of Kathryn Findlay". Architectural Design. 83 (3): 32–39. doi:10.1002/ad.1587.
- Ostwald, Michael J. (1 April 2001). "'Fractal Architecture': Late Twentieth Century Connections Between Architecture and Fractal Geometry". Nexus Network Journal. 3 (1): 73–84. doi:10.1007/s00004-000-0006-1.
- "Should architects be looking forward to 2012?". Building Design. 16 December 2011.
