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Andresen, Brit, 1945-
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1945-
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Brit Andresen was born in Norway in 1945. She completed her early education in England and Sydney before studying architecture at the University of Trondheim in Norway, graduating in 1969. In 1971, she began her practice in Cambridge and taught at the University of Cambridge and the Architectural Association, London (1971-77). In 1976 she accepted an appointment as a lecturer at the University of Queensland which she commenced in 1977. In 1980, Andresen married Peter O’Gorman (1940-2001) and together formed the practice Andresen O’Gorman. In 1981 she took leave from UQ and accepted an appointment as assistant professor at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA (1981-83). In November, 2010 Andresen retired from UQ and was appointed Emeritus Professor of the School of Architecture. -- From Digital archive of Queensland architecture
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Revised, AM, 22-Apr-2020.
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Biography, Brit Andresen, Digital archive of Queensland architecture, accessed online 22-Apr-2020.
Keniger, Michael (2012). 'Anderesen O’Gorman', in The Encylopedia of Australian Architecture, ed. Phillip Goad and Julie Willis. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, p 21.