Brit Andresen [SEP] sex or gender
Brit Andresen
Brit Andresen is a Norwegian born Australian architect and was the first female recipient of the RAIA Gold Medal, awarded in 2002, for her sustained contribution to architecture through teaching, scholarship and practice.
Biography.
Andresen was born in Norway and moved back and forth to Australia where her father, an engineer, was working on hydroelectric projects between 1951-1963. She studied architecture at Trondheim in Norway, graduating in 1969. In 1971 she moved to Cambridge, where she began teaching architecture part-time
"Trying to Grow" is told through the eyes of the young boy—called Brit because of his brittle bones and also because it reminds his mother of Britain. Brit grows up to prefer the Kama Sutra to Shakespeare. The novel does not allow gender or disability to come in the way a growing boy’s desire for sex and love.
Film adaptations and references.
"Trying to Grow" was made into an EMMA award-winning BBC-BFI film entitled "Sixth Happiness" with author Firdaus Kanga starring