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Virginia Louise Cox AO AM (née Gowing) (1939–) is an Australian architect who has made a significant and distinguished contribution 'to architecture as a practitioner, through executive roles with international professional organisations, and to architectural education and heritage conservation'. == Biography == Louise Cox graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1963 and later returned to study town planning, graduating in 1971.〔 After graduating Cox worked for a year in the office of Chamberlin Powell and Bon in London before returning to Australia to work in the office of Peddle Thorp & Walker, Sydney. In 1968 she worked as an architect and associate at McConnell Smith and Johnson before becoming a director from 1980–1997,〔 during which time she made a leading contribution to the advancement of heritage and health care design through the delivery of many significant projects in Australia and Malaysia. Beyond practice in architecture and planning, Cox has dedicated over fifty years of service to the advocacy of the profession through many organisations and government boards. After joining as a student member in the sixties, from 1986 to 1996 Cox became highly involved in the Australian Institute of Architects, serving on numerous local and national committees. Cox was the first woman president of the New South Wales Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (1988–90). As the 56th National President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (1994–1995), she was the first woman to serve in this role. In 1992 Cox was elected to the International Union of Architects (UIA) and was its President from 2008 to 2011. Her work with the UIA has encompassed key roles in the development of the UNESCO-UIA Charter for Architectural Education, the Education Policy Paper, the UNESCO-UIA Validation System and the UN-HABITAT World Urban Campaign. In 2011 Ms Cox was awarded Chevalier d'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, one of the highest honorary distinctions granted by France. In 2014 she was awarded Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia in 2014 for "distinguished service to architecture as a practitioner, through executive roles with international professional organisations, and to architectural education and heritage conservation". Cox is an Adjunct Professor at the University of NSW. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louise Cox (architect)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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