Zahava Elenberg

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Zahava Elenberg (b. 1973) is an Australian architect and co-director of Melbourne-based architecture practice Elenberg Fraser. In 2003, Elenberg was awarded the Telstra Young (30 years or under) Business Woman of the Year^[1]. Elenberg established her practice with Callum Fraser, in 1998 at the age of 24 while still a student at RMIT University, with her first project the $50 Million Liberty Tower apartment building^[2] on the corner of Spencer and Collins Streets in Melbourne city centre. Elenberg graduated later that year with first class honours^[3]. Elenberg has diversified her business interests by setting up two additional businesses: Move-In, a company specialising in furnishing new homes and investment properties, and Zacamoco, a property development business^[4]. On 17 December 2003, following her Telstra award, Elenberg gave the keynote address to 5600 graduates and 30,000 students, staff and guests at RMIT's graduation ceremony at Telstra Dome^[5].

Elenberg was photographed by renowned Melbourne photographic artist Bill Henson at the age of 12, and spoke out in support of the artistic value of his work in May 2008 when his work was seized by NSW police after a complaint by a child protection campaigner^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]. Elenberg and Fraser married several years after establishing their architecture practice and have two children.

In 2007, Elenberg-Fraser was awarded the RAIA Regional Architecture Prize for the Huski apartments complex at Falls Creek, Victoria^[10].