Judi Keith-Brown
Judi Keith-Brown | |
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| Born | Judith Mary Keith 1962 (age 61–62) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | Ewan Brown |
| Relatives | Kenneth Keith (father) |
| Practice | JKBA — Judi Keith-Brown Architects |
Judith Mary Keith-Brown (née Keith; born 1962) is a New Zealand architect.[1] She served as president of the New Zealand Institute of Architects from 2020 to 2022.
Biography
[edit]Keith-Brown was born Judith Mary Keith in Wellington in 1962, the daughter of Jocelyn Keith (née Buckett), a nurse and midwife, and Kenneth Keith, a lawyer and judge.[2][3] As a child, she lived in the United States with her family for two periods: in Boston from 1964 to 1965 while her father studied law at Harvard University; and in New York City between 1968 and 1970 when her father was a member of the United Nations Secretariat.[2][3]
She studied architecture at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1991.[2][4] While at university, she met and married her husband, Ewan Brown, also an architect. Keith-Brown worked in a small firm on graduating, before moving to Scotland and working in Glasgow on public housing projects. On returning to New Zealand, she tutored in design at Victoria University and continued to practise as an architect.[2][5]
Keith-Brown served as president of the New Zealand Institute of Architects for a two-year term, from 2020 to 2022, and was succeeded in the roll by Judith Taylor.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "An 1887 Wellington cottage is given a sensitive & sustainably minded update". The New Zealand Herald. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Meet NZIA president Judi Keith-Brown". New Zealand Institute of Architects. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 211. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ Victoria University of Wellington Calendar 1991. 1991. p. 519. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "An 1887 Wellington cottage is given a sensitive & sustainably minded update". The New Zealand Herald. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Melbourne-Hayward, Amelia (19 April 2016). "Women in architecture #2". Architecture Now. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Architect Judi Keith-Brown: the future of NZ homes". RNZ. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "New president-elect for the NZIA". Architecture Now. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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