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Lucy Greenish
Lucy Adelaide Greenish (9 November 1888 – 4 September 1976), also known as Lucy Adelaide Symes, was a New Zealand architect who became the first woman to become a registered architect in New Zealand. Early lifeLucy Greenish was born in Brisbane, Australia, on 9 November in 1888.[2] Her father was George William Greenish, an insurance manager, and her mother's maiden name was Margaret Emily Eggar.[3]: 181 She had two younger siblings: a brother Frank, and sister Dorothy. The family moved from Australia to New Zealand in 1908, but their father George Greenish died shortly after they arrived.[4] Margaret Greenish established a high school and kindergarten in Karori, based on the teachings of Friedrich Fröbel, the international pioneer of kindergarten concepts.[5] CareerIn 1909, at the age of 20, Greenish was employed as an apprentice draughtswoman by the Wellington architectural practice Atkins and Bacon.[6] In 1912, Greenish prepared the illustrations for an illuminated address presented by the New Zealand Institute of Architects to John Dickson-Poynder, Lord Islington the departing Governor of New Zealand, in recognition of his service as patron.[7] She was elected as an associate of the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 1913. Following the passing of the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Act in 1913,[8] Greenish was the only woman to apply for registration,[4] and was registered as an architect in 1914, becoming the first woman to be a registered architect in New Zealand.[3]: 327 [9] It was unusual at that time for a woman to be a registered architect, and the second woman was not registered for a further 20 years. Greenish subsequently moved to Dunedin, and began working for a local firm.[9] Greenish was the first woman in New Zealand to establish her own architectural practice. She announced the opening of her practice in Lower Hutt in August 1927.[4][10] The 2022 publication by Wellington-based historian Elizabeth Cox, Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture, is dedicated to Lucy Greenish (Symes).[4] Personal lifeAfter the death of George Greenish, Lucy, Frank and Dorothy lived together with their mother in Karori until the outbreak of World War I.[4] Her brother Frank was also a Wellington architect. He assisted with the development of the NZIA Act in 1913 that enabled the registration of architects, including his sister Lucy, in the following year.[3]: 181 Their mother Margaret died in 1917.[11] Greenish was a capable artist. A news item from December 1911 records that Greenish had painted the scenery for a play as part of the end-of-year break-up function for the school run by her mother.[5] Her watercolour artwork was included in an art exhibition in 1923 and reviewed in a Dunedin newspaper.[12][13] At age 37 she became pregnant, and moved to Australia to have the baby.[9] Her daughter was adopted in Australia, and Greenish eventually returned to New Zealand in 1926 or early 1927.[4] Greenish lived in Taitā for around 20 years,[4] and remained single until 1945 when she married Henry Symes.[3]: 327 Symes died at their home in Marton, in November 1949.[1][14] Greenish died on 4 September 1976, and her memorial is located at Mount View Cemetery, Marton, New Zealand.[1] References
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