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Glenn Murcutt
Architect

Glenn Murcutt

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Designing Australian buildings in close response to their landscape and climate.

Magney House · Marika–Alderton House

Born
25 July 1936
Birthplace
London

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Glenn Murcutt

Glenn Murcutt is an Australian architect awarded the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize for a practice centred on carefully considered, often modest buildings.

Early life

Education

Born in London to Australian parents, spent early childhood in New Guinea, then studied architecture at Sydney Technical College, graduating in 1961.

Career

  1. 1969

    Independent practice

    Established his own architectural practice in Sydney.

  2. 2002

    Pritzker Prize

    Received architecture’s international award.

  3. 2009

    AIA Gold Medal

    Honoured by the American Institute of Architects.

Selected buildings

Magney House

A house on the New South Wales coast.

Marika–Alderton House

A house in Arnhem Land adapted to its setting.

Cobar Sound Chapel

A space for music developed with composer Georges Lentz.

Beyond architecture

Family

His son Nicholas also became an architect.

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