Glenn Murcutt

Glenn Marcus Murcutt AO (born July 25, 1936 in London ) is an Australian architect . In 2002 he received the Pritzker Prize .

Life

Glenn Murcutt was born in London in 1936 when his Australian parents were on a trip to Europe. From 1936–41 he lived in Papua New Guinea , after which he returned to Sydney with his parents. He completed his studies at the "Technical College of the University of New South Wales " from 1956–61. Murcutt has had his own architectural practice in Sydney since 1969 . In 1973 he made extensive trips to Mexico, USA and Europe. Murcutt is an architecture professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney and is in demand as a visiting professor around the world.

In 2002 he received the Hero for the Green Century award from Time magazine (as the founder of the construction of emission-free buildings ). Glenn Murcutt deliberately only designs private houses and cultural buildings, not high-rise buildings. He also only builds in his Australian homeland.

Important buildings

1968: Glenn Murcutt house
1969: House Douglas Murcutt (his brother)
1973: Laurie Short house
1974: Marie Short house
1982-84: Magney House, Bingie Point
1986–90: Magney House, Paddington, Sydney
1983–94: Pratt House
1990: Haus Marika - Alderton, Yirrkala Community, Eastern Arnhern Land ( Northern Territory )
1989–94: Simpson-Lee House
1999: Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Center, Riversdale / Illaroo, NSW
2006–2016: Mosque, Newport (Victoria)

Awards (selection)

12 awards from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Alvar Aalto Medal (1992)
Officer of the Order of Australia
Multiple participation in the Biennale
Pritzker Prize (2002)
TIME magazine named him one of five Heroes for the Green Century in 2002 .
Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2008)

Web links

Commons : Glenn Murcutt - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

↑ It's an Honor. Australian Government, accessed July 23, 2010 .
^ Honorary Members: Glenn Murcutt. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed March 16, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Murcutt, Glenn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Murcutt, Glenn Marcus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian architect
DATE OF BIRTH	July 25, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	London

[1] It's an Honor. Australian Government, accessed July 23, 2010 .

[2] Honorary Members: Glenn Murcutt. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed March 16, 2019 .