Glenn Murcutt (born 25 July 1936, London, England) is an Australian Architect. He is also the founding president of the Australian Architecture Association. He won the Alvar Aalto Medal in 1992, and the Pritzker Prize in 2002. Murcutt works as a sole practitioner, producing residential and institutional work all over Australia. Though he does not work outside the country, or run a large firm, his work has a worldwide influence, especially since Murcutt teaches master classes for beginning and established architects. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Australian Architecture Association (AAA) was set up in 2004 as a not for profit organisation to promote the understand of both local and world architecture in Australia. ... The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor a living architect. ...

Murcutt was educated at Manly Boys' High School and the Sydney Technical College where he studied architecture from 1956 to 1961, where he became friends with other soon-to-be-prominent students, including director Jim Sharman, theatre designer Brian Thomson and film producer Matt Carroll. The Sydney Technical College was a name used by Australias oldest technical education institution. ... Jim Sharman was born 12 March 1945 in Sydney, Australia, as James David Sharman. ... Matthew Carroll (born August 28, 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a basketballer for the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA. He is 6 ft 6 in (1. ...

Murcutt is inspired by the Californian architecture of Richard Neutra, Craig Ellwood, and works of Scandinavian architect Alvar Aalto. His motto 'touch the earth lightly' convinces him to design his works to fit into the Australian landscape features. His works are highly economical and multi-functional. Murcutt also pays attention to the environment such as wind direction, water movement, temperature and light surrounding his sits before he designs the building itself. Materials such as glass, stone, timber and corrugated iron are often included in his works. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Kaufman House, Palm Springs, California. ... Craig Ellwood (April 22, 1922–May 30, 1992) was a influential Los Angeles-based modernist architect whose career spanned the early 1950s through the mid-1970s. ... Finlandia Hall. ... Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colors as shown in this sphere from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany. ... The rocky side of a mountain creek near Orosí, Costa Rica. ... Timber in storage for later processing at a sawmill Timber is a term used to describe wood, either standing or that has been processed for use—from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial use—as structural material for construction or wood... Corrugated iron is a building material made by taking sheet iron or steel and pressing it into corrugations to give the flat sheet stiffness without the need for a frame. ...

As a testament to his influence, he was awarded the Pritzker Prize. In the words of the Pritzker Jury: "In an age obsessed with celebrity, the glitz of our 'starchitects', backed by large staffs and copious public relations support, dominate the headlines. As a total contrast, [Murcutt] works in a one-person office on the other side of the world ... yet has a waiting list of clients, so intent is he to give each project his personal best. He is an innovative architectural technician who is capable of turning his sensitivity to the environment and to locality into forthright, totally honest, non-showy works of art." ↑  The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor a living architect. ...

Building Projects

• 1972-74 : Laurie Short House, Sydney (NSW)
• 1974-75 : Marie Short House, Kempsey (NSW)
• 1976-83 : Berowra Waters Inn, Berowra Waters (NSW)
• 1977-80 : Nicholas House, Mount Irvine (NSW)
• 1977-80 : Carruthers House, Mount Irvine (NSW)
• 1980-83 : Ball-Eastaway House, Glenorie, Sydney (NSW)
• 1976-88 : Museum of Local History and Tourist Office, Kempsey (NSW)
• 1981-82 : Fredericks House, Jamberoo (NSW)
• 1982-84 : Magney House, Bingie Bingie (NSW)
• 1986-90 : Magney House, Sydney (NSW)
• 1988-91 : Done House, Sydney (NSW)
• 1988-92 : Meagher House, Bowral (NSW)
• 1989-94 : Simpson-Lee House, Mount Wilson (NSW)
• 1991-94 : Marika-Alderton House, Yirrkala Community, Eastern Arnhern Land (NT)
• 1992 : Murcutt Guest Studio, Kempsey (NSW)
• 1992-94 : Bowali Visitor Information Centre, Kakadu National Park (NT), in collaboration with Troppo Architects
• 1994-96 : Schnaxl House, Newport, Sydney (NSW)
• 1996-98 : Fletcher-Page House, Kangaroo Valley (NSW)
• 1995-96 : Douglas and Ruth Murcutt House, Woodside (SA)
• 1996-99 : Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Art Centre, Riversdale, West Cambewarra (NSW), in collaboration with Reg Lark and Wendy Lewin
• 1997-2001: House in the Southern Highlands (NSW)

Berowra Waters Inn restaurant is located at Berowra Waters on the magnificent Hawkesbury River in Kuringai National Park, Sydney, Australia. ...

Notes

^[1] Additional Comments from Individual Pritzker Prize Jurors

References

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Glenn Murcutt

• 2002 Laureate Announcement, http://www.pritzkerprize.com/2002annc.htm
• Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA40.I45. p111.
• "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.
• Francoise Fromonot. Glenn Murcutt : Buildings and Projects. ISBN 0-8230-2089-4. — Out of print at Amazon.com
• Philip Drew. Leaves of Iron : Glenn Murcutt : Pioneer of an Australian Architectural Form. ISBN 0-207-17327-3. — Out of print at Amazon.com
• Philip Drew. Touch This Earth Lightly: Glenn Murcutt in His Own Words. Duffy & Snellgrove, May 15, 2000. ISBN 1-875989-46-3. — Available at Amazon.com
• Three Houses (Architecture in Detail). Glenn Murcutt, E. M. Farrelly. Phaidon Press Inc. (October 1993). ISBN 0-7148-2875-0. — Listed "publisher out of stock" at Amazon.com
• The Drawings of Glenn Murcutt. Glenn Murcutt. Images, April 2000. ISBN 1-875498-98-2. — Scheduled for publication April 2000