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Marilyn (Nee Hart) Reynolds
Marilyn Reynolds was born in Christchurch on 29th August 1927 and died on the 31st August 2015 just after her 88th birthday.

Education
Marilyn Reynolds attended Architecture School at the University of Auckland, where she entered first year architecture in 1945, straight from secondary school.

The Group
Marilyn Reynolds was one of four women in the group of about thirty members. Reynolds signed the constitution of the group on the 3rd of April 1946.

Family
Marilyn and Ian Reynolds returned to New Zealand in 1953, where they had six children, five boys and one girl.

Career
Despite not finishing her degree Marilyn Reynolds worked for an architect in London and then for the city Architects in Coventry where she worked on projects towards the rebuild of the Post War City.

During Marilyn's career in London she was employed at Crichton, McKay and Haughton, a prominent UK Architectural Firm.

In the 1970's Marilyn became re-involved with the Architectural community in a series of committees concerned with building and environment, as well as co-producing a study of how people lived in low cost housing.

Key Texts
Marilyn Reynolds, along with Stephanie Bonny, authored a number of key texts between 1970-1990.


 * Woman's World: Houses and Suburbs, 1976
 * Living with 50 Architects: A New Zealand Perspective, 1980
 * Housing choices for the elderly, 1981
 * Practical planning for retirement, 1984
 * New Zealand houses today, 1988
 * Looking ahead: Housing choices for retirement, 1991
 * Looking ahead: Housing choices for retirement, 1991