[4] Taylor spent much of her working life in Europe, America and Asia, and taught in architectural schools throughout the world.
[4][5] She was awarded the inaugural Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) National Education Prize in 2000.
[3] Taylor credited the Japanese modernist architect, Fumihiko Maki—whom she first met during a Japan Foundation Professional Fellowship in 1975—as playing a major role in her career.
"[6] In 2010, Taylor was awarded the inaugural Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) National President’s Prize for her "lifetime commitment to architecture as a thinker, writer, critic and historian.
"[7] Taylor's father, James Bogle, was a practicing doctor who also had an early career as a cricketer for Australia.