Glenn Murcutt: Works and Projects by Fromonot, Francoise - 2001

London: Thames and Hudson, 2001. Soft cover. As New. Large 8vo. 161 pages. Translated from the French by Translated from the French by Alexandra Campbell. "Glenn Murcutt is Australia's most internationally recognised architect. In 1992 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Australian Institute of Architects; in 1996 he was awarded the national honour Order of Australia; in 2002 he received the Pritzker Prize, considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for architecture; and in 2009 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects. He has carried out his work predominantly alone, as a sole-practitioner, without staff but using creative collaborations on a project-by-project basis. He pursues an architecture that is rooted in Australia's culture and its diverse climate and topography, while being active internationally, teaching and lecturing as a professor at universities throughout the world. Glenn Murcutt has received numerous Australian Institute of Architects awards for his built projects, honorary doctorates and many international honours. International architecture wards include the Alvar Aalto Medal Finland (1992); Richard Neutra Award USA (1998); the 'Green Pin' International Award for Architecture and Ecology Denmark (1999); the Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award (2001) and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts International Award (2002). He has been, until recently, chair of the jury for the Pritzker Prize. He is a Professor at the University of New South Wales, and is the principle 'master' on the Architecture Foundation Australia annual International Architecture Master Classes." (oz.e tecture) "First published in France, an English translation of this study of a well-known Australian architect was published in the UK in 1995. Discusses his career from his early modernist houses to larger commissions. Examines his early training and architectural influences, and attempts to identify recurring themes in his work. Gives an analysis of a selection of his buildings, and provides 300 illustrations including 50 colour photographs. Includes biographical notes, a list of buildings and projects and a bibliography. The author is a practising architect and editor of 'L'architecture d'Aujourd'hui'." (Publisher's blurb)