Julia Gatley | |
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Born | New Zealand |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Occupation | Architect |
Julia Gatley is an architect, academic, architectural historian and author from New Zealand. As a historian and author Gatley has contributed knowledge about New Zealand's built landscape. She is the author of the book Athfield Architects about one of New Zealand's most well-known contemporary architects Ian Athfield and is a regular commentator about New Zealand's architectural history.
Gatley studied architecture at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) graduating in the 1980s. [1] She received a Master of Architecture from VUW for her thesis "Labour takes command : a history and analysis of state rental flats in New Zealand 1935–1949". [2] Her PhD was from Melbourne University [3] [4] for her thesis "Sex and the slum : imperialism and gender in nascent town planning, Australia and New Zealand, 1914–1919". [5]
Gatley was a New Zealand Historic Places Trust conservation advisor after study. [1] [6] One building she researched while she was there is the Karitane Products Society Building in Wellington designed in the 1920s by William Gray Young. [1]
In 2012 Gatley curated an exhibition called Athfield Architects at the City Gallery Wellington, and published a book of the same title (also in 2012) described by reviewer Marshall Cook as a 'comprehensive exploration'. Ian Athfield was one of New Zealand's leading architects who practiced from the 1960s through to at least 2012. [7] [8] Gatley met Ian Athfield when she at age 21 while she was studying in Wellington. [1]
As a writer she has written a number of books especially focusing New Zealand's modern and post-modern architectural heritage. [9] Gatley also contributes to the website Architecture Now and the magazine Architecture New Zealand. [7] Gatley has authored entries in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography including on Francis Gordon Wilson. [10] The book Snapshot 500: Architecture + Women New Zealand (2013) co-edited with Sara Lee included documentation of the way women's careers has been covered in 'architectural history and the architectural press' which is a valuable contribution to feminist knowledge. [9] Gately's book Long Live the Modern: New Zealand's New Architecture, 1904-1984 (2008) is said by author Elizabeth Cox to have saved from demolition some of the houses included. [9]
Gatley is the historian of the Architectural Group, (later Group Architects) who formed as students in the 1940s to reform architectural education and outcomes. Gatley edited created a book that was about their practice and ideas called Group Architects: Towards a New Zealand Architecture (2010). [9] [11]
As an academic, Galtey has been a lecturer at the University of Tasmania and in 2006 became an associate professor at the University of Auckland at the School of Architecture and Planning, where was the Head from 2016 to 2018. [6] [4]
Gatley is a member of Architecture + Women NZ and in 2020 was a member of the jury for the triennial Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards. [12] [4] Gatley has also been on a jury for the New Zealand Institute of Architects annual awards including in 2019 and 2020. [4]
Selected publications:
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