Marjorie Constance (White) Simpson was an Australian architect, the first female Life Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects in South Australia, awarded in 1993 for her extensive contribution to architecture.
Early life
Born Marjorie Constance White in New South Wales on 17 June 1924, she was daughter to an architect Charles Arthur Mortimer White, and younger sister to architect, A.G.M. White (b.1914). == Career ==
Career
Marjorie White became a registered architect in New South Wales in 1949. The same year she married fellow architect Peter Simpson (1924–1992) changing her surname to Simpson. She began working as an architect for the Commonwealth Department of Works in Sydney in 1950. In 1954 the Simpsons travelled overseas, touring Europe by car. They briefly settled in London where Marjorie worked for Sir Thomas Bennett & Son's office from 1955 to 1956. putting great effort into resurrecting the Small Homes Service which had been predicted to fail not long before she was elected as Director. The service was intended to promote better design in South Australian housing. She gave regular talks on ABC radio, and wrote articles. In 1969 Simpson and Simpson architectural firm was formed and she remained there as a partner till her retirement in 1989. == Recognition ==
Recognition
The Marjorie Simpson Award for Small Project Architecture is awarded as part of the Australian Institute of Architects’ SA Architecture Awards. The Peter and Marjorie Simpson Collection is held at the Architecture Museum, University of South Australia. == References ==