Glenn Murcutt
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| Glenn Murcutt | |
| Title | Hon. FAIA |
| Born | July 25, 1936; London, England |
| Notes | |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Glenn_Murcutt.html |
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[edit] Works
- Laurie Short House, Sydney, Australia; 1972 to 1974
- Marie Short House, Kempsey, Australia; 1974 to 1975
- Berowra Waters Inn, Berowra Waters, Australia; 1976 to 1983
- Nicholas House, Mount Irvine, Australia; 1977 to 1980
- Carruthers House, Mount Irvine, Australia; 1977 to 1980
- Ball-Eastaway House, at Glenorie, Sydney, Australia, 1980 to 1983. GreatBuildings page
- Museum of Local History and Tourist Office, Kempsey, Australia; 1976 to 1988
- Fredericks House, Jamberoo, Australia; 1981 to 1982
- Magney House, Bingie, Australia; 1982 to 1984
- Magney House, Sydney, Australia; 1986 to 1990
- Done House, Sydney, Australia; 1988 to 1991
- Meagher House, Bowral, Australia; 1988 to 1992
- Simpson-Lee House, Mount Wilson, Australia; 1989 to 1994
- Marika-Alderton House, Yirrkala Community, East Arnhem Land, Australia; 1991 to 1994
- Murcutt Guest Studio, Kempsey, Australia; 1992
- Bowali Visitor Information Centre, Kakadu National Park, Australia, in collaboration with Troppo Architects; 1992 to 1994
- Schnaxl House, Newport, Sydney, Australia; 1994 to 1996
- Fletcher-Page House, Kangaroo Valley, Australia; 1996 to 1998
- Douglas and Ruth Murcutt House, Woodside, Australia; 1995 to 1996
- Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre, Riversdale, Australia, in collaboration with Reg Lark and Wendy Lewin; 1996 to 1999
- House at Kangaloon, Southern Highlands, Australia; 1997 to 2001
- Murcutt-Lewin House and Studio, Mosman, Australia; 2000 to 2003
- Walsh House, Kangaroo Valley, Australia; 2001 to 2005
- Moss Vale Education Centre, Moss Vale, Australia, in collaboration with Wendy Lewin; 2006 to 2007
- Moonlight Head Private Lodge, Wattle Hill, Australia, 2001 to 2007
[edit] Discussion
Glenn Murcutt was born in London in 1936. He grew up in the Morobe district of New Guinea, where he developed a preference for simple, primitive architecture. His father introduced him to the architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and the philosophies of Henry David Thoreau, both of which influenced his architectural style.
Murcutt studied architecture at the University of New South Wales from 1956 to 1961. During this same period, he worked with a series of architects. After graduating, Murcutt traveled for two years, returning in 1964 to work in the office of Ancher, Mortlock, Murray and Woolley. He remained with this firm for five years before he established his own practice in Sydney, Australia in 1970.
In an initial exploratory phase Murcutt established a mastery of the Miesian style. His second phase was more regional in nature. Using a mixture of pragmatism and lyricism, Murcutt creates simple houses that resemble open verandas. He is chiefly admired among his contemporaries for creating an identifiably Australian idiom in domestic architecture.
Glenn Murcutt is primarily a sole practitioner working only in Australia. In recent years, he has undertaken projects together with his wife, Australian architect Wendy Lewin.
Details
- Recipient, AIA Gold Medal Award, 2009.
- Recipient, Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2002.
- RAIA Gold Medal Recipient, 1992
- Recipient, Alvar Aalto Medal, 1992.
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[edit] References
- "New Australian Architecture", by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 547, 2012.0125, p D1.1.
- "Glenn Murcutt Gold Medal" by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 411, 2009.0114, p N1.1.
- "Glenn Murcutt Pritzker Prize" by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 94, 2002.0417, pN1.1.
- "In the Landscape of Murcutt" by Brook Muller, ArchitectureWeek No. 66, 2001.0912, pE1.1.
- Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA40.I45. p111.
- Francoise Fromonot. Glenn Murcutt : Buildings and Projects. ISBN 0823020894. Out of print at Amazon.com
- Françoise Fromonot. Glenn Murcutt : buildings + projects, 1962-2003. NA1605.M87 F7613 2003 . Thames & Hudson; 1 edition (April 3, 2006). ISBN 500285896.
- Philip Drew. Leaves of Iron : Glenn Murcutt : Pioneer of an Australian Architectural Form. ISBN 0207173273. Out of print at Amazon.com
- Philip Drew. Touch This Earth Lightly: Glenn Murcutt in His Own Words. Duffy & Snellgrove, May 15, 2000. ISBN 1875989463. Available at Amazon.com
- Glenn Murcutt, E. M. Farrelly. Three Houses (Architecture in Detail). Phaidon Press Inc. (October 1993). ISBN 0714828750. Listed "publisher out of stock" at Amazon.com
- Glenn Murcutt. The Drawings of Glenn Murcutt. Images, April 2000. ISBN 1875498982. Scheduled for publication April 2000
- Glenn Murcutt, Haig Beck, Jackie Cooper. Glenn Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice. Images Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1876907754, 9781876907754
[edit] External Links
- Murcutt, the heavyweight - The Age, 2006.1205
- Architect pans project 'debacle' - The Australian, 2007.0602
- The Native Builder - New York Times, 2007.0520
- GLENN MURCUTT: PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE LAUREATE 2002 - Architecture Australia
