Series 1: Allan Jago (6 September 2013)
SR32148-1
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1
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Allan Jago
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6 September 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Allan Jago. He talks about his architectural education, career and influences.
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Jago, Allan
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Allan Jago is a Queensland architect who studied architecture at the Brisbane Central Technical College and the University of Queensland. He worked for the Brisbane practice, Bligh Jessup Bretnall (1958-66), where he worked on projects including the Primitif Coffee Lounge in the Piccadilly Arcade, Brisbane (1957) and the Toombul Shopping Town (1959-60). Jago moved to Townsville in 1966 to accept a partnership with the firm, Macks and Robinson. He established his own Townsville practice the following year. His work in private practice included the Tully Fire Station (c. 1967) and the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Garbutt (c.1971). Jago also lectured at the Townsville Technical College (1966-75).
Jago’s practice closed in 1974 when he accepted an appointment as the Senior Architect of North Queensland for the Commonwealth Government. He worked on telephone exchanges, upgrades to the Lavarack Barracks, Townsville (1980-1992) and a new power station for the Cape Cleveland Lighthouse (1980s). He also worked as a consultant for the Aboriginal Development Commission assisting the Aboriginal Housing committee with development proposals and the School’s Commission where he assisted various catholic and private schools with new developments.
Jago’s practice closed in 1974 when he accepted an appointment as the Senior Architect of North Queensland for the Commonwealth Government. He worked on telephone exchanges, upgrades to the Lavarack Barracks, Townsville (1980-1992) and a new power station for the Cape Cleveland Lighthouse (1980s). He also worked as a consultant for the Aboriginal Development Commission assisting the Aboriginal Housing committee with development proposals and the School’s Commission where he assisted various catholic and private schools with new developments.
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IT32148-1-1
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32148/1
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Interview
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Interview with Allan Jago. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Deborah van der Plaat.
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Series 2: Professor Balwant Saini (9 September 2013)
SR32148-2
Series number
2
Series title
Professor Balwant Saini
Date
9 September 2013
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Oral history with Emeritus Professor Balwant Saini. He talks about his architectural education, career and influences.
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Saini, Balwant
Gosseye, Janina
Macarthur, John
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Professor Balwant Saini is Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the University of Queensland. A Life Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Professor Saini has worked extensively as a teacher, researcher and in his professional capacity as an architect in Australia and several countries of South East Asia and the Pacific regions. He has actively promoted architecture as chairperson of the architectural panel of the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR) and by serving several juries of local and International architectural competitions.
In addition, Professor Saini has achieved international recognition for his work on low cost housing and as an expert on management, planning, design and construction of primary, secondary and tertiary educational facilities. He has acted as consultant to architectural and construction industries, United Nations and its agencies specially UNESCO, South Pacific Commission and governments of Australia, India and Papua New Guinea. He has helped in establishing faculties of architecture, building and planning in universities in Sumatra, Indonesia and in Lae Papua New Guinea.
At the University of Queensland where he occupied the Chair of Architecture for well over two decades, Professor Saini has played a major role in promoting the study of tropical architecture at the graduate and postgraduate levels. Through excellence in design and innovative architecture, a whole generation of talented young architects have made immense contribution to the development of the State of Queensland and neighbouring countries in Asia and the Pacific regions.
In addition, Professor Saini has achieved international recognition for his work on low cost housing and as an expert on management, planning, design and construction of primary, secondary and tertiary educational facilities. He has acted as consultant to architectural and construction industries, United Nations and its agencies specially UNESCO, South Pacific Commission and governments of Australia, India and Papua New Guinea. He has helped in establishing faculties of architecture, building and planning in universities in Sumatra, Indonesia and in Lae Papua New Guinea.
At the University of Queensland where he occupied the Chair of Architecture for well over two decades, Professor Saini has played a major role in promoting the study of tropical architecture at the graduate and postgraduate levels. Through excellence in design and innovative architecture, a whole generation of talented young architects have made immense contribution to the development of the State of Queensland and neighbouring countries in Asia and the Pacific regions.
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32148/2
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Transcript of an interview with Professor Balwant Saini. The interviewers are John Macarthur and Janina Gosseye.
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Series 3: Barry Walduck (23 January 2013)
SR32148-3
Series number
3
Series title
Barry Walduck
Date
23 January 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Barry Walduck. He talks about his architectural education, influences and early work.
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Walduck, Barry John, 1931-2013
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
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Barry Walduck was hired to work in the office of architect Karl Langer in 1950, the same year he began study for the Diploma in Architecture at the Central Technical College in Brisbane. He stayed at Langer’s office until 1955. He worked for the architecture firm Donoghue, Cusick and Edwards and later founded a practice with Eddie McMahon in 1960. In 1967 he married Mary Kruger and built a home in Samford. In 1968, he worked with architect John Uscinski and designed several large Queensland State Government hospitals, while simultaneously working as a consultant for the University of Queensland.
A decade later, Walduck accepted a job at the University of Queensland as a Construction Manager, which led him to advisory work in Brunei (1988-91) and Indonesia (1995), on the construction and renovation of university campuses. During his time in private practice, he designed the Saint Andrew’s Uniting Church (1976) in Brisbane with John Uscinski, three other churches and an assortment of houses including the Eisenmenger House (1961) in Carina. In 1996 Barry Walduck retired from his position at the University of Queensland and passed away on July 13, 2013.
A decade later, Walduck accepted a job at the University of Queensland as a Construction Manager, which led him to advisory work in Brunei (1988-91) and Indonesia (1995), on the construction and renovation of university campuses. During his time in private practice, he designed the Saint Andrew’s Uniting Church (1976) in Brisbane with John Uscinski, three other churches and an assortment of houses including the Eisenmenger House (1961) in Carina. In 1996 Barry Walduck retired from his position at the University of Queensland and passed away on July 13, 2013.
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32148/3
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Interview with Barry Walduck. The interviewers are Robert Riddel and Janina Gosseye.
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Series 4: Basil Veal (5 September 2013)
SR32148-4
Series number
4
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Basil Veal
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5 September 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Basil Veal. He talks about his architectural education, career and early influences.
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Veal, Basil
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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32148/4
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Interview with Basil Veal. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Deborah van der Plaat.
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Series 5: Blair Wilson (1st interview) (10 October 2012)
SR32148-5
Series number
5
Series title
Blair Wilson (1st interview)
Date
10 October 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Blair Wilson. He talks about his architectural education, influences and career.
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Wilson, Blair Mansfield, 1930-2014
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
Wilson, Andrew
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Blair Mansfield Wilson (1930-2014) commenced the Degree in Architecture in 1949 at the Central Technical College and later at the University of Queensland while he worked in the practice Fulton, Job and Collin. Following his graduation in 1959 he moved to London where he worked with the firm Clifford Tee and Gale. He married Elizabeth Ann (Beth) Moxon (1934-) in 1958 before returning to Australia. Upon returning to Brisbane, Wilson was made a partner in his father’s practice, forming R.M. Wilson and Son and their work in Brisbane focused primarily on industrial construction.
Blair took over the firm after his father’s death in 1967 and the firm was known as just Blair M. Wilson until it was incorporated in 1976 as Blair M. Wilson and Associates. In 1973 Blair won awards for his design of the La Boite Theatre in Kelvin Grove and the Kindler Memorial Theatre at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now QUT). Wilson was President of the Alumni Association at the University of Queensland (1980-86) and a member of the University of Queensland Senate (1981-87). Blair Wilson retired as head of the family practice in 1995 and passed away in 2014.
Blair took over the firm after his father’s death in 1967 and the firm was known as just Blair M. Wilson until it was incorporated in 1976 as Blair M. Wilson and Associates. In 1973 Blair won awards for his design of the La Boite Theatre in Kelvin Grove and the Kindler Memorial Theatre at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now QUT). Wilson was President of the Alumni Association at the University of Queensland (1980-86) and a member of the University of Queensland Senate (1981-87). Blair Wilson retired as head of the family practice in 1995 and passed away in 2014.
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32148/5
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Series 6: Beth Wilson (10 October 2012)
SR32148-6
Series number
6
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Beth Wilson
Date
10 October 2012
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Oral history with Queensland landscape architect Beth Wilson, nee Moxon. She talks about her architectural education, influences and work.
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Wilson, Beth (Elizabeth Ann), 1934-
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
Wilson, Blair Mansfield, 1930-2014
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Elizabeth Ann (Beth) Wilson (born 1934) graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Science degree (majoring in Botany) in 1956. After graduation she worked for the Queensland State Government Department of Agriculture and Stock in the Plant Pathology division. She married architect Blair Wilson (1930-2014) in 1958 and resigned from her work in 1959 to raise her children. A decade later, inspired by her husband’s architectural work, she built on her botanical experience to undertake the newly offered Graduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture at the Queensland Institute of Technology.
Beth Wilson graduated from the QIT course in 1971 and worked part-time for her husband’s firm, Wilson Architects. Beth initially worked on residential gardens in Goondiwindi which led to larger projects in Brisbane including the Brisbane CBD Supreme Court, Cathedral Square and the Powerlink Headquarters project. She was President of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects in 1980 and a Fellow since 1991. Wilson also lectured in landscape architectural history at QUT in the 1980s and ‘90s. Beth Wilson continues as a Director at Wilson Architects and has had major input on projects including the University of Queensland’s Lakeside Boardwalk, Ipswich campus Cybrary, Suncorp Stadium and Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Beth Wilson graduated from the QIT course in 1971 and worked part-time for her husband’s firm, Wilson Architects. Beth initially worked on residential gardens in Goondiwindi which led to larger projects in Brisbane including the Brisbane CBD Supreme Court, Cathedral Square and the Powerlink Headquarters project. She was President of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects in 1980 and a Fellow since 1991. Wilson also lectured in landscape architectural history at QUT in the 1980s and ‘90s. Beth Wilson continues as a Director at Wilson Architects and has had major input on projects including the University of Queensland’s Lakeside Boardwalk, Ipswich campus Cybrary, Suncorp Stadium and Princess Alexandra Hospital.
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32148/6
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Interview
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Interview with Beth Wilson. Her husband and fellow architect Blair Wilson is also present. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Deborah van der Plaat.
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Series 7: Bob Cleland (4 September 2013)
SR32148-7
Series number
7
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Bob Cleland
Date
4 September 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Bob Cleland. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Cleland, Bob
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Bob Cleland began his architectural education in 1956, when he undertook an apprenticeship with S.G. Barnes & Oribin where he remained until the early 1960s whilst also studying architecture through distance education at the Nangle Institue of Technology, Sydney. During this time, he gained experience working on a range of projects including hospitals and government buildings, duplexes, private residences and commercial extensions. Cleland briefly moved to Townsville where he worked for architect Leonard Freer. In 1962 he was offered a job at Conrad Gargett in Brisbane and during this time he completed his registration exams and became a registered Queensland architect in 1962.
Shortly after his registration, Cleland returned to Cairns where he was employed by B.T. Lynn. He remained at this practice until 1965 when he moved to Macks Robinson Architects. In 1975 Reyn Robinson and Bob Cleland formed the firm Cleland Robinson. They remained in partnership together until Robinson retired in the late 1990’s. Cleland then became managing director of the Cairns office of Peddle Thorp. Over his career, Cleland was involved in the design and construction of an extensive list of buildings throughout the Far North Queensland region.
Shortly after his registration, Cleland returned to Cairns where he was employed by B.T. Lynn. He remained at this practice until 1965 when he moved to Macks Robinson Architects. In 1975 Reyn Robinson and Bob Cleland formed the firm Cleland Robinson. They remained in partnership together until Robinson retired in the late 1990’s. Cleland then became managing director of the Cairns office of Peddle Thorp. Over his career, Cleland was involved in the design and construction of an extensive list of buildings throughout the Far North Queensland region.
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Series 8: Robyn Hesse (23 April 2013)
SR32148-8
Series number
8
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Robyn Hesse
Date
23 April 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect and planner Robyn Hesse. She talks about her architectural education and career.
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Hesse, Robyn
Van der Plaat, Deborah
Dowling, Patricia
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Robyn Hesse chose a career in architecture as a ‘natural progression’ of her interests in art, maths and science. She undertook work experience at Cook & Kerrison in 1962 and enrolled in the Bachelor of Architecture program at the University of Queensland in 1963. A very active student, Hesse also undertook employment with Karl Langer (1903-1969) from 1965 to 1969, where she worked on projects such as the Woolloongabba Railway Yards, Roma Street Gardens Design Competition (c1968), Wolston House, West Chapel at Mt Thompson Crematorium. She graduated in 1969 and after the death of Karl Langer, commenced study in Regional Town Planning. In 1970 she joined the Co-ordinator General’s Office at the State Government as a Planner. It was from here that Robyn Hesse’s position turned from architect to planner, working on numerous legislative documents including the ‘Environmental Co-ordination Legislation’ of 1971, the establishment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, as well as various other iterations of coastal, regional and city plans. Robyn retired in 2011.
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Series 9: Bruce Paulsen (26 September 2012)
SR32148-9
Series number
9
Series title
Bruce Paulsen
Date
26 September 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Bruce Paulsen. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Paulsen, Bruce, 1926-
Watson, Donald, 1945-
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Bruce Paulsen was born in 1926. He studied architecture at the Central Technical College (now the Queensland University of Technology) and later worked at the Queensland State Government in the Department of Public Works on wartime projects. The diploma course was followed by a further three years at the University of Queensland. In 1947 Paulsen began working for the Brisbane architecture firm Addison McDonald and in 1950 he worked for six months at the architecture practice Conrad Gargett before travelling to England to work for architect Verner O. Rees and later T.P. Bennett and Son. In 1952 he returned to Brisbane and worked for Conrad Gargett on several Brisbane hospital projects. He married his wife Bette in 1953. For six months he worked for the architect Horace “Peter” George Driver (1902-1982) but soon joined the firm Ford, Hutton and Newell as a Director, making it Lund Hutton Newell Black and Paulsen where he worked on projects in North Queensland from 1956-1960.
In 1966, he became Chief Architect and Chairman of Directors for Consultant’s International. After setting up a Sydney office in 1971, Paulsen retired early to pursue farming but eventually moved back to Brisbane and began to work in the architectural industry again. Paulsen co-managed work on the Paradise Centre Development (1984). He continued to work as a consultant for Silver Goldberg and Hamilton Hayes and Henderson on fit-out jobs in the retirement sector and retail. Bruce Paulsen lectured in architectural specifications at the University of Queensland and retired in 2007.
In 1966, he became Chief Architect and Chairman of Directors for Consultant’s International. After setting up a Sydney office in 1971, Paulsen retired early to pursue farming but eventually moved back to Brisbane and began to work in the architectural industry again. Paulsen co-managed work on the Paradise Centre Development (1984). He continued to work as a consultant for Silver Goldberg and Hamilton Hayes and Henderson on fit-out jobs in the retirement sector and retail. Bruce Paulsen lectured in architectural specifications at the University of Queensland and retired in 2007.
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32148/9
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Interview with Bruce Paulsen. The interviewer is Don Watson.
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Series 10: Bruce Wolfe (26 September 2013)
SR32148-10
Series number
10
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Bruce Wolfe
Date
26 September 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Bruce Wolfe. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Wolfe, Bruce
Gosseye, Janina
Macarthur, John
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Bruce Wolfe was the managing director of Conrad Gargett and a past president of the Australian Institute of Architects Queensland chapter. Bruce Wolfe worked on a number of innovative projects in Queensland including the internationally awarded Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane. He was also a professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland and an Australian representative on the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
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32148/10
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Series 11: David Derbyshire (7 September 2013)
SR32148-11
Series number
11
Series title
David Derbyshire
Date
7 September 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect David Derbyshire. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Derbyshire, David
Gosseye, Janina
Watson, Donald, 1945-
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David Derbyshire began his architectural education in 1967 at the Townsville Technical College. In conjunction to his studies, he worked for the Townsville architectural office Lund Hutton Newell and Paulson. There, he worked on projects including the Northern Electric Authority Building, Townsville (1969) and the Townsville City Council Administration Building (1976). He moved to Brisbane in 1971 to complete the final three years of his degree at the Queensland Institute of Technology. He also found work in the Brisbane office of Lund Hutton Newell and Paulson and Pedal Thorpe and Harvey in 1971 before accepting a position in James Birrell’s office in 1972 where he contributed to the design for the Maroochy Shire Chambers, Nambour (1978). From 1973-1974, Derbyshire worked for Robin Gibson (1930-2014) before returning to Townsville in 1974 to work in the office of Barney Lynn and complete his final year of study.
Derbyshire graduated with a Diploma of Architecture in 1974 and returned to Brisbane where he resumed his appointment in Gibson’s office. There, he worked on the Southern Electricity Authority Controls Centre, Belmont (1977) and the Griffith University Administration Building and Library, Nathan (1975). In late 1975, Derbyshire moved to England where he initially worked for John R. Harris on the Kuwait Naval Base before moving to the office of Michael Manser (1928-2016). There, he worked on residential projects and also contributed to larger commissions including, the Greenpark Station Refurbishment (1979) and a laboratory in Surrey. Derbyshire returned to Townsville in 1980 and commenced work at the practice of Ian Black and Company. In 1982, Derbyshire formed a partnership with Ralph Power, Ralph Power Associates, Townsville where he remains as Director.
Derbyshire graduated with a Diploma of Architecture in 1974 and returned to Brisbane where he resumed his appointment in Gibson’s office. There, he worked on the Southern Electricity Authority Controls Centre, Belmont (1977) and the Griffith University Administration Building and Library, Nathan (1975). In late 1975, Derbyshire moved to England where he initially worked for John R. Harris on the Kuwait Naval Base before moving to the office of Michael Manser (1928-2016). There, he worked on residential projects and also contributed to larger commissions including, the Greenpark Station Refurbishment (1979) and a laboratory in Surrey. Derbyshire returned to Townsville in 1980 and commenced work at the practice of Ian Black and Company. In 1982, Derbyshire formed a partnership with Ralph Power, Ralph Power Associates, Townsville where he remains as Director.
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32148/11
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Series 12: David Hunter (5 October 2013)
SR32148-12
Series number
12
Series title
David Hunter
Date
5 October 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect David Hunter. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Hunter, David
Gosseye, Janina
Macarthur, John
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32148/12
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Interview with David Hunter. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and John Macarthur.
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Series 13: David Mercer (21 March 2012)
SR32148-13
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13
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David Mercer
Date
21 March 2012
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Oral history with David Mercer. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Mercer, David, 1929-
Gosseye, Janina
Watson, Donald, 1945-
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David Mercer worked as an architect in the Queensland Works Department after the Second World War.
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Audio interview with David Mercer. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Don Watson.
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Series 14: Dick and Dell Paten (11 October 2013)
SR32148-14
Series number
14
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Dick and Dell Paten
Date
11 October 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Richard (Dick) Paten and his wife Dell Paten. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Paten, Richard
Paten, Dell
Gosseye, Janina
Riddel, Robert
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32148/14
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Interview with Dick and Dell Paten. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Robert Riddel.
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Series 15: Don Watson (1st interview) (22 August 2012)
SR32148-15
Series number
15
Series title
Don Watson (1st interview)
Date
22 August 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Don Watson. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Watson, Donald, 1945-
Gosseye, Janina
Macarthur, John
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Don Watson (born 1945) studied art part-time at the Central Technical College in Brisbane from 1960-62 and in 1964 he began studying a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland. He studied the final three years of the course part-time while he worked in the office of architect James Birrell on projects in Papua New Guinea. After becoming accredited in 1970, Watson briefly worked for Hayes and Scott but left to travel overseas where he worked for the London architecture firm A.B. Waters and Sons. On his return to Australia in late 1972 he commenced work in Brisbane for architect Geoffrey Pie. In 1975 Watson spent three months working for the Commonwealth Works Department and later at the Queensland National Trust. In 1979 Watson began teaching part-time at the University of Queensland whilst completing his research for the 1984 publication A Directory of Queensland Architects to 1940 which was co-authored with historian Judith McKay.
In 1989 he found full-time employment with the Queensland State Government Department of Public Works, Project Services division. At Project Works he designed a series of award-winning TAFE buildings while continuing to research Queensland’s architectural history. With McKay, Watson was responsible for the Fryer Library’s acquisition of architectural archives consisting of more than 15,000 drawings. Watson was also a John Oxley Library Fellow at the State Library of Queensland where he is worked on an update to the earlier publication A Directory of Queensland Architects to 1940 extending the era to 1950.
In 1989 he found full-time employment with the Queensland State Government Department of Public Works, Project Services division. At Project Works he designed a series of award-winning TAFE buildings while continuing to research Queensland’s architectural history. With McKay, Watson was responsible for the Fryer Library’s acquisition of architectural archives consisting of more than 15,000 drawings. Watson was also a John Oxley Library Fellow at the State Library of Queensland where he is worked on an update to the earlier publication A Directory of Queensland Architects to 1940 extending the era to 1950.
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Series 16: Don Watson (2nd interview) (11 June 2013)
SR32148-16
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16
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Don Watson (2nd interview)
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11 June 2013
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Second oral history with Queensland architect Don Watson. He talks about various development projects in Brisbane.
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Watson, Donald, 1945-
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Don Watson (born 1945) studied art part-time at the Central Technical College in Brisbane from 1960-62 and in 1964 he began studying a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland. He studied the final three years of the course part-time while he worked in the office of architect James Birrell on projects in Papua New Guinea. After becoming accredited in 1970, Watson briefly worked for Hayes and Scott but left to travel overseas where he worked for the London architecture firm A.B. Waters and Sons. On his return to Australia in late 1972 he commenced work in Brisbane for architect Geoffrey Pie. In 1975 Watson spent three months working for the Commonwealth Works Department and later at the Queensland National Trust. In 1979 Watson began teaching part-time at the University of Queensland whilst completing his research for the 1984 publication A Directory of Queensland Architects to 1940 which was co-authored with historian Judith McKay.
In 1989 he found full-time employment with the Queensland State Government Department of Public Works, Project Services division. At Project Works he designed a series of award-winning TAFE buildings while continuing to research Queensland’s architectural history. With McKay, Watson was responsible for the Fryer Library’s acquisition of architectural archives consisting of more than 15,000 drawings. Watson was also a John Oxley Library Fellow at the State Library of Queensland where he is worked on an update to the earlier publication A Directory of Queensland Architects to 1940 extending the era to 1950.
In 1989 he found full-time employment with the Queensland State Government Department of Public Works, Project Services division. At Project Works he designed a series of award-winning TAFE buildings while continuing to research Queensland’s architectural history. With McKay, Watson was responsible for the Fryer Library’s acquisition of architectural archives consisting of more than 15,000 drawings. Watson was also a John Oxley Library Fellow at the State Library of Queensland where he is worked on an update to the earlier publication A Directory of Queensland Architects to 1940 extending the era to 1950.
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Second interview with Don Watson. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Deborah van der Plaat.
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Series 17: Don Winsen (20 June 2013)
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17
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Don Winsen
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20 June 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Don Winsen. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Winsen, Don
Gosseye, Janina
Riddel, Robert
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Don Winsen studied architecture at the Central Technical College and University of Queensland, graduating with the Diploma of Architecture in 1952. His first job was at the Architects Group. This was followed by work for Brisbane architect Frank L. Cullen and later at the Queensland State Government Department of Public Works. Winsen then began working at the firm Hitch and Thynne.
In 1956 he married wife Pam and started building his family home. In 1961, Winsen started his own practice and worked from the AMP Building (now Macarthur Chambers) with a focus on residential projects. When the building industry hit an economic low, he began work at the Brisbane architecture practice Conrad Gargett as a restoration architect where he worked on numerous civic projects including Queensland Parliament House. Don Winsen continues to work in Brisbane where he has a residential architecture practice.
In 1956 he married wife Pam and started building his family home. In 1961, Winsen started his own practice and worked from the AMP Building (now Macarthur Chambers) with a focus on residential projects. When the building industry hit an economic low, he began work at the Brisbane architecture practice Conrad Gargett as a restoration architect where he worked on numerous civic projects including Queensland Parliament House. Don Winsen continues to work in Brisbane where he has a residential architecture practice.
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Interview with Don Winsen. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Robbert Riddel.
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Series 18: Duncan McPhee (1st interview) (7 September 2012)
SR32148-18
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18
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Duncan McPhee (1st interview)
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7 September 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Duncan McPhee. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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McPhee, Duncan
Gosseye, Janina
Macarthur, John
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Duncan McPhee (born 1936) studying a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland after graduating high school in 1953. In 1957, he won a competition to design a chapel at Alexandra Headlands and earned a job at the Brisbane architecture firm Goodsir and Carlyle. In 1957 during his final year at UQ, McPhee began working for the firm Job and Froud that had just begun work on the Torbreck Apartments (1957-1960) in Highgate Hill and after graduating he stayed there a further four years designing houses in far Western and Central Queensland.
In 1962, he took a job at the Brisbane firm Conrad Gargett where he would work for the following forty years. At Conrad Gargett his major projects included the SGIO Building (1971) in the Brisbane CBD, and a number of schools in the Brisbane region including the Church of England Grammar School, The Southport School and Brisbane Boys College as well as hospitals in the regional towns of Monto and Boonah. During his career he designed two homes for his family, one in Brookfield and the other on the Stradbroke Island. He retired as director at Conrad and Gargett in 2001.
In 1962, he took a job at the Brisbane firm Conrad Gargett where he would work for the following forty years. At Conrad Gargett his major projects included the SGIO Building (1971) in the Brisbane CBD, and a number of schools in the Brisbane region including the Church of England Grammar School, The Southport School and Brisbane Boys College as well as hospitals in the regional towns of Monto and Boonah. During his career he designed two homes for his family, one in Brookfield and the other on the Stradbroke Island. He retired as director at Conrad and Gargett in 2001.
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Interview with Duncan McPhee. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and John Macarthur.
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Series 19: Duncan McPhee (2nd interview) (17 October 2012)
SR32148-19
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19
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Duncan McPhee (2nd interview)
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17 October 2012
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Second oral history with Queensland architect Duncan McPhee. He talks about his projects.
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McPhee, Duncan
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Duncan McPhee (born 1936) studying a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland after graduating high school in 1953. In 1957, he won a competition to design a chapel at Alexandra Headlands and earned a job at the Brisbane architecture firm Goodsir and Carlyle. In 1957 during his final year at UQ, McPhee began working for the firm Job and Froud that had just begun work on the Torbreck Apartments (1957-1960) in Highgate Hill and after graduating he stayed there a further four years designing houses in far Western and Central Queensland.
In 1962, he took a job at the Brisbane firm Conrad Gargett where he would work for the following forty years. At Conrad Gargett his major projects included the SGIO Building (1971) in the Brisbane CBD, and a number of schools in the Brisbane region including the Church of England Grammar School, The Southport School and Brisbane Boys College as well as hospitals in the regional towns of Monto and Boonah. During his career he designed two homes for his family, one in Brookfield and the other on the Stradbroke Island. He retired as director at Conrad and Gargett in 2001.
In 1962, he took a job at the Brisbane firm Conrad Gargett where he would work for the following forty years. At Conrad Gargett his major projects included the SGIO Building (1971) in the Brisbane CBD, and a number of schools in the Brisbane region including the Church of England Grammar School, The Southport School and Brisbane Boys College as well as hospitals in the regional towns of Monto and Boonah. During his career he designed two homes for his family, one in Brookfield and the other on the Stradbroke Island. He retired as director at Conrad and Gargett in 2001.
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Series 20: Edwin Codd (2 July 2013)
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20
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Edwin Codd
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2 July 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Edwin (Eddie) Codd. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Codd, Edwin T.
Gosseye, Janina
Riddel, Robert
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Edwin ‘Eddie’ Codd began his studies in architecture at the University of Queensland in 1958. From 1960, he worked for the Queensland State Government Public Works department. After graduating in 1963 he partnered with Robert Hopgood and began designing and manufacturing furniture. They founded the successful furniture manufacture and design firm, Codd Hopgood.
Codd pioneered the use of steel construction in Brisbane with the design of his own house in Toowong (1964) which led to an innovative steel structural system he would later develop and manufacture. His firm began work on a vast school building program for the Department of Public Works. For a number of years, Codd worked as a sole practitioner until 1997 when he was joined by architect Andris Stenders and the firm was renamed Codd Stenders.
Codd was President of the Queensland Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (1973) and is a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia. He restructured the architecture discipline at the Queensland Institute of Technology and in 1975 became the inaugural Head of its new School of Built Environment.
Codd pioneered the use of steel construction in Brisbane with the design of his own house in Toowong (1964) which led to an innovative steel structural system he would later develop and manufacture. His firm began work on a vast school building program for the Department of Public Works. For a number of years, Codd worked as a sole practitioner until 1997 when he was joined by architect Andris Stenders and the firm was renamed Codd Stenders.
Codd was President of the Queensland Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (1973) and is a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia. He restructured the architecture discipline at the Queensland Institute of Technology and in 1975 became the inaugural Head of its new School of Built Environment.
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Series 21: Enrico Taglietti (30 July 2013)
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21
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Enrico Taglietti
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30 July 2013
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Oral history with architect Enrico Taglietti. He talks about his architectural education, career and influences.
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Taglietti, Enrico, 1926-2019
Gosseye, Janina
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Enrico Taglietti AO (16 April 1926 – 3 May 2019) was an Italian-born Australian architect, known for designing a number of acclaimed buildings in Australia. He was born in Milan in 1926 and graduated in 1954 from the Milan Polytechnic University. In 1955, he was sent to Australia by the Italian government to find a site in Canberra for the Italian embassy (which he ended up designing). Taglietti ended up settling in Canberra from the early 1960s and designed many iconic buildings, mainly in Canberra, but also in Sydney and Melbourne. He died on 3 May 2019, at the age of 93. Taglietti was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2020 for “distinguished service to architecture, particularly in the Australian Capital Territory, to education, and to professional organisations.”
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Series 22: Espie Dods (17 April 2013)
SR32148-22
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22
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Espie Dods
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17 April 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Espie Dods. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Dods, Espie
Gosseye, Janina
Riddel, Robert
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Espie Dods began his architectural studies at the University of Queensland in 1964 but after his second year switched to the Central Technical College before leaving study entirely to work for a year on an oil-rig. When he returned to Brisbane he worked for the local architect John Railton for six months on the Wilson House (c1967) at Dicky Beach. In 1967 he moved to Sydney to complete his architectural studies at the Sydney University. He started work at the Sydney architecture firm McConnel Smith and Johnson.
He obtained a scholarship to study abroad at the Bartlett School of the London University to complete a two years Masters Degree focussing on anthropological architecture. Returning in 1976, he recommenced work with McConnel Smith and Johnson while he prepared to start his private practice. In 1984 Espie Dods’ practice won the Royal Australian Institute of Architect’s House of the Year award for the Ashton House (1983) and he continues to practice in Sydney.
He obtained a scholarship to study abroad at the Bartlett School of the London University to complete a two years Masters Degree focussing on anthropological architecture. Returning in 1976, he recommenced work with McConnel Smith and Johnson while he prepared to start his private practice. In 1984 Espie Dods’ practice won the Royal Australian Institute of Architect’s House of the Year award for the Ashton House (1983) and he continues to practice in Sydney.
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Series 23: Fedor Medek (22 May 2013)
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23
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Fedor Medek
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22 May 2013
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Oral history with architect Fedor Medek. He talks about his architectural education, influences and career.
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Medek, Fedor
Gosseye, Janina
Riddel, Robert
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Fedor Medek studied architecture at the University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia until his graduation in 1966 and was then employed by the Slovakian government. In 1968 he was offered a job in Australia with the Sydney firm Clark Gazzard and Associates where he worked on major town planning schemes for the Gold Coast. In 1972, he moved to London to work with the architecture firm Shankland Cox before moving back to Australia in 1975.
In 1976 he worked briefly as Clerk of Works for the North Brisbane College of Advanced Education. He joined the Brisbane-based firm Goodsir Baker Wild in 1978 and began working on projects in Queensland’s regional centres. In 1981, Medek took time off to supervise the construction of his own home and shortly after moved back to Sydney where he worked at the architecture firm Hall Barr where he assisted with the renovation of the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. Medek also kept connected with the Brisbane architectural profession, working with local architect Rex Addison on the Tuggeranong Community Centre (1992) and the Hill House (1990).
When he returned to live in Brisbane in the 1990s he joined the Brisbane City Council Water Supply and Sewage Department, in their architectural design section. Medek’s projects included contributing to the renovation of the Brisbane Powerhouse (2000) in New Farm. He has contributed to a number of projects including C-House (1998), the Queensland State Library (2007), General Purpose North Building 4 at the University of Queensland (2009), Santos Place (2012), the ABC Headquarters in South Brisbane (2012), Supreme and District Courts in the Brisbane CBD (2013) and the Advanced Engineering Building at UQ (2013). Fedor Medek continues to practice in Brisbane where he also tutors in architectural design at the University of Queensland.
In 1976 he worked briefly as Clerk of Works for the North Brisbane College of Advanced Education. He joined the Brisbane-based firm Goodsir Baker Wild in 1978 and began working on projects in Queensland’s regional centres. In 1981, Medek took time off to supervise the construction of his own home and shortly after moved back to Sydney where he worked at the architecture firm Hall Barr where he assisted with the renovation of the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. Medek also kept connected with the Brisbane architectural profession, working with local architect Rex Addison on the Tuggeranong Community Centre (1992) and the Hill House (1990).
When he returned to live in Brisbane in the 1990s he joined the Brisbane City Council Water Supply and Sewage Department, in their architectural design section. Medek’s projects included contributing to the renovation of the Brisbane Powerhouse (2000) in New Farm. He has contributed to a number of projects including C-House (1998), the Queensland State Library (2007), General Purpose North Building 4 at the University of Queensland (2009), Santos Place (2012), the ABC Headquarters in South Brisbane (2012), Supreme and District Courts in the Brisbane CBD (2013) and the Advanced Engineering Building at UQ (2013). Fedor Medek continues to practice in Brisbane where he also tutors in architectural design at the University of Queensland.
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Series 24: Fiona Gardiner (1 March 2013)
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24
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Fiona Gardiner
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1 March 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Fiona Gardiner. She talks about his architectural education and career.
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Gardiner, Fiona
Gosseye, Janina
Riddel, Robert
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Fiona Gardiner studied architecture at the University of Queensland starting in 1972 and graduating in 1978 after completing a Bachelor of Design program and a Bachelor of Architecture program. Gardiner was one of just seven women in the first intake of forty-two students. Gardiner worked in her first year for Brisbane architect James Birrell and in her second year at the Queensland State Government Public Works Department. Gardiner found work with local architect Alexander (Ian) Ferrier but after two years moved to work at the firm Bligh Jessup Bretnall and then Conrad Gargett where she was involved with the restoration of the Queensland Parliament House.
The heritage work encouraged Gardiner to pursue conservation and she left Brisbane to study in the United Kingdom at the University of York. She returned to Australia in 1981, and worked with Richard Allom ,a strong proponent of heritage conservation. Gardiner worked with Allom, alongside Peter Marquis-Kyle on the conservation plan for Brisbane’s Old Museum Building (1891) in Bowen Hills and with University of Queensland architect and educator Ian Sinnamon on the conservation of the Glengallan Homestead (1864).
In 1990, Gardiner returned to work again for the Public Works Department in the Historic Building section where she develops heritage legislation and consults on the management of significant heritage sites including the Boggo Road Jail (1903). She is now the Principal Heritage Research Officer in the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency.
The heritage work encouraged Gardiner to pursue conservation and she left Brisbane to study in the United Kingdom at the University of York. She returned to Australia in 1981, and worked with Richard Allom ,a strong proponent of heritage conservation. Gardiner worked with Allom, alongside Peter Marquis-Kyle on the conservation plan for Brisbane’s Old Museum Building (1891) in Bowen Hills and with University of Queensland architect and educator Ian Sinnamon on the conservation of the Glengallan Homestead (1864).
In 1990, Gardiner returned to work again for the Public Works Department in the Historic Building section where she develops heritage legislation and consults on the management of significant heritage sites including the Boggo Road Jail (1903). She is now the Principal Heritage Research Officer in the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency.
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Series 25: Geoffrey Pie (3 May 2012)
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25
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Geoffrey Pie
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3 May 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Geoffrey Pie. He talks about his architectural education, influences and career.
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Pie, Geoffrey, 1938-
Macarthur, John
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Geoffrey Pie (1938-2018) studied his Diploma of Architecture part-time at the Central Technical College between 1957-59 and the University of Queensland from 1960-62. While studying at the CTC, Pie worked with Brisbane architect Herbert Stanley ‘Stan’ McDonald. When he moved to the University of Queensland in 1960, Pie also shifted to the offices of Robin Gibson. With the support of Gibson, Pie designed his brother’s home in Samford (1960). Pie graduated and registered as an architect in 1962. Later that year, he travelled overseas and secured work at the London firm Gollins Melvin Ward for two years.
Pie returned to Australia to design his mother’s beach house Ravenscraig II (1964) in Surfer’s Paradise. The success of this project led to him opening his own practice. In 1967 he returned to the Queensland Institute Technology to study town planning and he graduated in 1970. Pie worked on the multi-storey TAB Building, Brisbane (1982) and the Heritage Hotel, Brisbane (1990) and won awards for his residential work including his family beach house, Quagmungie in Peregian Beach.
Pie returned to Australia to design his mother’s beach house Ravenscraig II (1964) in Surfer’s Paradise. The success of this project led to him opening his own practice. In 1967 he returned to the Queensland Institute Technology to study town planning and he graduated in 1970. Pie worked on the multi-storey TAB Building, Brisbane (1982) and the Heritage Hotel, Brisbane (1990) and won awards for his residential work including his family beach house, Quagmungie in Peregian Beach.
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Series 26: Graham Thiedeke (4 February 2013)
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26
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Graham Thiedeke
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4 February 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Graham Thiedeke. He talks about his architectural education, influences and career.
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Thiedeke, Graham
Gosseye, Janina
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Graham Thiedeke started his study towards the Diploma of Architecture in 1960 at the Central Technical College in Brisbane. He studied part-time and worked at the local architecture firm Conrad Gargett on projects including the Little Chapel in Albion Heights and the SGIO Building (1971) in Brisbane. In 1966 he graduated and moved to Canada where he worked for the architect Arthur Charles Erickson and then moved to Mexico in 1968.
Thiedeke studied art in the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende and stayed to start an architectural practice where he designed many houses in the local area and in locations in the south of the United States of America. While in Mexico, Thiedeke wrote the script for an unrealized film and started a ceramics factory, which used kiln technology he had developed himself. Thiedeke used his architectural work in Mexico as a vehicle to re-invigorate local vaulted brick construction techniques and to showcase the products of his ceramics factory.
He returned to Australia in 1975 and recommenced work with Conrad Gargett and began lecturing part-time at the CTC until 1977. In 1978, he joined the Davis Heather Group based at Tweed Heads in northern NSW and would go on to form a separate company with Bill Heather, The Heather Thiedeke Group. Working with Heather, he designed the post-modernist influenced Loretto Hall (1986) at All Hallows School in Brisbane. In 2000 Thiedeke began working in Malaysia for architectural firm McKerrell Lynch, where he worked on urban planning and residential projects.
Thiedeke studied art in the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende and stayed to start an architectural practice where he designed many houses in the local area and in locations in the south of the United States of America. While in Mexico, Thiedeke wrote the script for an unrealized film and started a ceramics factory, which used kiln technology he had developed himself. Thiedeke used his architectural work in Mexico as a vehicle to re-invigorate local vaulted brick construction techniques and to showcase the products of his ceramics factory.
He returned to Australia in 1975 and recommenced work with Conrad Gargett and began lecturing part-time at the CTC until 1977. In 1978, he joined the Davis Heather Group based at Tweed Heads in northern NSW and would go on to form a separate company with Bill Heather, The Heather Thiedeke Group. Working with Heather, he designed the post-modernist influenced Loretto Hall (1986) at All Hallows School in Brisbane. In 2000 Thiedeke began working in Malaysia for architectural firm McKerrell Lynch, where he worked on urban planning and residential projects.
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Interview with Graham Thiedeke. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Robert Riddel.
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Series 27: Graham Bligh (1st interview) (20 August 2012)
SR32148-27
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27
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Graham Bligh (1st interview)
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20 August 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Graham Bligh. He talks about his architectural education, influences and career.
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Bligh, Graham
Gosseye, Janina
Riddel, Robert
Macarthur, John
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Graham W. Bligh (born 1933) obtained a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Queensland in 1958. During his final three years at university, Graham Bligh worked part time at Conrad Gargett, on projects including the Women's College, St. Lucia (1958) and numerous residential commissions. After graduating, Bligh spent a year working for his father, Arthur Bligh (1905-1998) in his firm, Bligh, Jessup, Bretnall and Partners, before moving to England in 1959 with his wife Sylvia Pearl Bennett. In London, Bligh worked in the office of Fry, Drew and Partners (1946-1973), and was involved in the design of the Pilkington Head Office, Lancashire (1960).
In 1960 Bligh returned to Australia and recommenced work in his father’s practice where he became a partner in 1965. Projects Bligh contributed to include, the Amoco Service Stations, Brisbane (1960-63), the Queensland Agricultural College Gatton (1964); the Supreme Court Building, Brisbane (1967-68) and the Bligh residence, Kenmore (1968). Graham Bligh retired from the profession in 1999.
In 1960 Bligh returned to Australia and recommenced work in his father’s practice where he became a partner in 1965. Projects Bligh contributed to include, the Amoco Service Stations, Brisbane (1960-63), the Queensland Agricultural College Gatton (1964); the Supreme Court Building, Brisbane (1967-68) and the Bligh residence, Kenmore (1968). Graham Bligh retired from the profession in 1999.
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IT32148-27-27
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32148/27
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Interview
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First audio interview with Graham Bligh. The interviewers are John MacArthur, Janina Gosseye and Robert Riddel.
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Series 28: Graham Bligh (2nd interview) (15 October 2012)
SR32148-28
Series number
28
Series title
Graham Bligh (2nd interview)
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15 October 2012
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Second oral history with Queensland architect Graham Bligh. He talks about his projects.
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Bligh, Graham
Gosseye, Janina
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Graham W. Bligh (born 1933) obtained a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Queensland in 1958. During his final three years at university, Graham Bligh worked part time at Conrad Gargett, on projects including the Women's College, St. Lucia (1958) and numerous residential commissions. After graduating, Bligh spent a year working for his father, Arthur Bligh (1905-1998) in his firm, Bligh, Jessup, Bretnall and Partners, before moving to England in 1959 with his wife Sylvia Pearl Bennett. In London, Bligh worked in the office of Fry, Drew and Partners (1946-1973), and was involved in the design of the Pilkington Head Office, Lancashire (1960).
In 1960 Bligh returned to Australia and recommenced work in his father’s practice where he became a partner in 1965. Projects Bligh contributed to include, the Amoco Service Stations, Brisbane (1960-63), the Queensland Agricultural College Gatton (1964); the Supreme Court Building, Brisbane (1967-68) and the Bligh residence, Kenmore (1968). Graham Bligh retired from the profession in 1999.
In 1960 Bligh returned to Australia and recommenced work in his father’s practice where he became a partner in 1965. Projects Bligh contributed to include, the Amoco Service Stations, Brisbane (1960-63), the Queensland Agricultural College Gatton (1964); the Supreme Court Building, Brisbane (1967-68) and the Bligh residence, Kenmore (1968). Graham Bligh retired from the profession in 1999.
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IT32148-28-28
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32148/28
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Interview
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Second interview with Graham Bligh. The interviewer is Janina Gosseye.
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Series 29: Graham de Gruchy (11 December 2012)
SR32148-29
Series number
29
Series title
Graham de Gruchy
Date
11 December 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Graham de Gruchy. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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De Gruchy, Graham Francis
Macarthur, John
Gosseye, Janina
Musgrave, Elizabeth
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Graham Francis de Gruchy was born in South Africa and started his architectural studies at the University of Witwatersrand in 1942 but stopped when he enlisted in the South African Air Force. After the war he continued his studies while abroad for three months in Florence. On his return to South Africa he entered study and graduated in 1947. After graduating, de Gruchy worked in the United Kingdom for the London Country Council’s architectural division where his work focused on housing estates.
In 1962 he moved to Australia, where he started work for the Queensland State Government Public Works Department in Brisbane. De Gruchy taught architecture at the University of Queensland where he was appointed Lecturer in Architecture in 1963 and Reader in Architecture in 1968. At UQ he has also continued to study, receiving a Master of Architecture degree (1968), a diploma in Regional and Town Planning and Doctor of Philosophy (1977). Graham de Gruchy has a number of published works including Architecture in Brisbane (1988) and he recently published a second volume in 2012. Graham lives in Brisbane and continues to write and publish architectural history.
In 1962 he moved to Australia, where he started work for the Queensland State Government Public Works Department in Brisbane. De Gruchy taught architecture at the University of Queensland where he was appointed Lecturer in Architecture in 1963 and Reader in Architecture in 1968. At UQ he has also continued to study, receiving a Master of Architecture degree (1968), a diploma in Regional and Town Planning and Doctor of Philosophy (1977). Graham de Gruchy has a number of published works including Architecture in Brisbane (1988) and he recently published a second volume in 2012. Graham lives in Brisbane and continues to write and publish architectural history.
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IT32148-29-29
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32148/29
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Interview with Graham de Gruchy. The interviewers are John Macarthur, Janina Gosseye and Elizabeth Musgrave.
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Series 30: Haig Beck (11 January 2013)
SR32148-30
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30
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Haig Beck
Date
11 January 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architectural editor Haig Beck. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Beck, Haig, 1944-
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
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Haig Beck was born in Brisbane in 1944 and studied architecture at the Central Technical College (now Queensland University of Technology) part-time from 1963. At the CTC, Beck worked for Brisbane architect John Dalton (1927-2007) and from 1965 for Donald and Robin Spencer. But in his fourth year Beck halted his studies to undertake work for the Rockhampton architecture firm McKendry and Cheney and later, back in Brisbane with the firm Douglas and Barnes and architect James Birrell (1928-).
In 1969 he went to London and applied for the Architectural Association and Peter Cook (1936-) offered him a place in the Diploma School to complete his final two years in architecture. But Beck first took an opportunity to work as Assistant-Editor of The Architect’s Journal (1970-71), commencing the course at the AA in 1972. He graduated in 1973 but did not receive his accreditation until 1981 when he had completed his thesis in architectural history. In London, Beck worked for the firm Turner Lansdown Holt on public housing projects before being appointed Joint-Editor of Architectural Design in 1976 with Martin Spring; and Editor from 1977-79. He started the journal International Architect with Jackie Cooper in 1979.
In 1986 Beck returned to Australia and in 1993 was appointed Professor and Head of School at the University of Melbourne’s School of Architecture where he remained until launching UME magazine with Cooper in (1996). Beck continues to live in Brisbane and edits and publishes architectural criticism extensively.
In 1969 he went to London and applied for the Architectural Association and Peter Cook (1936-) offered him a place in the Diploma School to complete his final two years in architecture. But Beck first took an opportunity to work as Assistant-Editor of The Architect’s Journal (1970-71), commencing the course at the AA in 1972. He graduated in 1973 but did not receive his accreditation until 1981 when he had completed his thesis in architectural history. In London, Beck worked for the firm Turner Lansdown Holt on public housing projects before being appointed Joint-Editor of Architectural Design in 1976 with Martin Spring; and Editor from 1977-79. He started the journal International Architect with Jackie Cooper in 1979.
In 1986 Beck returned to Australia and in 1993 was appointed Professor and Head of School at the University of Melbourne’s School of Architecture where he remained until launching UME magazine with Cooper in (1996). Beck continues to live in Brisbane and edits and publishes architectural criticism extensively.
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Interview with Haig Beck. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Robert Riddel.
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Series 31: Jackie Cooper and Haig Beck (22 April 2013)
SR32148-31
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31
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Jackie Cooper and Haig Beck
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22 April 2013
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Oral history with Jackie Cooper and Haig Beck, architectural editors, critics, writers and publishers. They started the journal International Architect in 1979.
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Beck, Haig, 1944-
Cooper, Jackie, 1950-
Gosseye, Janina
Riddel, Robert
Steen, Andrew
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Jackie Cooper was born in London in 1950 and raised in Australia. She studied communications at the Polytechnic of Central London and worked in the Architectural Association School of Architecture communications unit, led by Dennis Crompton, until 1979.
Haig Beck was born in Brisbane in 1944. He studied architecture at Queensland Institute of Technology and at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London. He was assistant technical editor on the Architects’ Journal from 1970–71, before becoming joint editor and subsequently sole editor of Architectural Design in 1976 and 1977–79 respectively. He launched International Architect with Cooper in 1979, promoting discourse on regionalism, national identity and cultural continuity in architecture, before returning to Australia in 1986. He was a professor and head of school at the University of Melbourne from 1993–96.
Haig Beck was born in Brisbane in 1944. He studied architecture at Queensland Institute of Technology and at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London. He was assistant technical editor on the Architects’ Journal from 1970–71, before becoming joint editor and subsequently sole editor of Architectural Design in 1976 and 1977–79 respectively. He launched International Architect with Cooper in 1979, promoting discourse on regionalism, national identity and cultural continuity in architecture, before returning to Australia in 1986. He was a professor and head of school at the University of Melbourne from 1993–96.
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32148/31
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Interview with Jackie Cooper and Haig Beck. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye, Robert Riddel and Andrew Steen.
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Series 32: Harold Paulsen (10 December 2012)
SR32148-32
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32
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Harold Paulsen
Date
10 December 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Harold Paulsen. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Paulsen, Harold
Watson, Donald, 1945-
Gosseye, Janina
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Harold Paulsen was born January 5, 1929. He studied at the Brisbane Grammar School and completed a technical drawing subject at the Central Technical College (now Queensland University of Technology) during his final year of high school in 1946. When he graduated, his older brother Bruce Paulsen (1926-) was already studying architecture and they would both go on to work in many of the same firms, in Brisbane and overseas. Harold commenced his part-time architectural studies in 1947 at the CTC and worked for local architect Horace “Peter” George Driver (1902-1982). He completed his second three years at the University of Queensland in 1953 and won the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Chapter’s Bronze Medallion prize for outstanding achievement. He became accredited later in 1953 and moved to London with architect Henry Jardine (Jack) Parkinson (1924-1999); in London he worked for architect and educator Verner O. Rees (1886-1966) on education projects. In 1955 Paulsen moved to Oslo, Norway to work with architect Odd Nansen (1901-1973). He moved to Canada in 1957 where he worked at the Government Works Department.
Paulsen returned to Australia in 1958 after meeting and marrying his Norwegian wife in New York. In Brisbane he joined older brother Bruce, working at the architecture firm Lund Hutton in Brisbane and lectured at the CTC. He worked briefly in Townsville, north Queensland for Lund Hutton Newell Black and Paulsen but frustrated by the lack of work being constructed, moved back to Brisbane and worked again with Driver for two years. In 1963, he joined the Commonwealth Government as Senior Architect in the Civil Section of the Project Management Division in the hope of seeing more projects go to construction. His projects in Townsville included post offices and a rehabilitation centre (1975) and in Brisbane, the new wing to the Greenslopes Hospital and Woolloongabba Telephone Exchange (1974). He retired from the department in 1990.
Paulsen returned to Australia in 1958 after meeting and marrying his Norwegian wife in New York. In Brisbane he joined older brother Bruce, working at the architecture firm Lund Hutton in Brisbane and lectured at the CTC. He worked briefly in Townsville, north Queensland for Lund Hutton Newell Black and Paulsen but frustrated by the lack of work being constructed, moved back to Brisbane and worked again with Driver for two years. In 1963, he joined the Commonwealth Government as Senior Architect in the Civil Section of the Project Management Division in the hope of seeing more projects go to construction. His projects in Townsville included post offices and a rehabilitation centre (1975) and in Brisbane, the new wing to the Greenslopes Hospital and Woolloongabba Telephone Exchange (1974). He retired from the department in 1990.
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IT32148-32-32
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32148/32
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Interview
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Interview with Harold Paulsen. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Don Watson.
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Series 33: Helen Mills (1 October 2012)
SR32148-33
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33
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Helen Mills
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1 October 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Helen Mills. She talks about her architectural education and career.
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Mills, Helen
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
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Helen Mills was born on April 20, 1937. Pursuing her interest in drafting and architecture, Mills undertook studies at the Central Technical College, (now the Queensland University of Technology) and after three years, obtained a Certificate of Architecture. She completed her studies at the University of Queensland, receiving her Diploma in Architecture. Mills’ first job was as a draftsman for the Shell oil company where she worked for approximately eighteen months before leaving to work for the Brisbane architecture firm Bligh Jessup Bretnall and Partners in 1960. Between 1960 and 1966, Mills worked for Bligh Jessup Bretnall and Partners, Goodsir and Carlyle and Ronald Purssey. In 1966, Mills travelled to the United Kingdom where she worked for Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew, The Owen Luder Partnership and Ralph Tubbs. Her work in the UK involved the design and contract administration for group housing and community buildings in the New Town, Hatfield in Hertfordshire and the documentation for Charing Cross Regional Hospital.
In 1966, Mills moved to the United States of America, where she worked for noted modernist firm Skidmore Owens and Merrill on the documentation and contract administration for their high-rise office building at 919 Third Avenue, New York City. In 1970, Mills returned to Australia and returned to her job at Bligh Jessup Bretnall. At Bligh Jessup Bretnall, Mills was involved in the documentation of the Supreme Court Building (1981) and leading the Runaway Bay Shopping Centre, the MLC Centre Place and buildings at the University of Queensland Gatton campus. In 1975, Mills gave up her architectural career to become a minister with the Uniting Church. In 2002 Helen Mills retired form parish duties and has since then practised and taught art as a painter on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
In 1966, Mills moved to the United States of America, where she worked for noted modernist firm Skidmore Owens and Merrill on the documentation and contract administration for their high-rise office building at 919 Third Avenue, New York City. In 1970, Mills returned to Australia and returned to her job at Bligh Jessup Bretnall. At Bligh Jessup Bretnall, Mills was involved in the documentation of the Supreme Court Building (1981) and leading the Runaway Bay Shopping Centre, the MLC Centre Place and buildings at the University of Queensland Gatton campus. In 1975, Mills gave up her architectural career to become a minister with the Uniting Church. In 2002 Helen Mills retired form parish duties and has since then practised and taught art as a painter on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
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Interview
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Interview with Helen Mills. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Robbert Riddel.
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Series 34: Ian Charlton (23 August 2012)
SR32148-34
Series number
34
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Ian Charlton
Date
23 August 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Ian Charlton. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Charlton, Ian
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
Wilson, Andrew
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Ian Charlton was born in Bundaberg and moved to Brisbane in 1950 to study for a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland. From 1953 the UQ course was part-time and Charlton began working at the Brisbane architecture practice Thynne and Hitch before moving to the firm Hayes and Scott in 1954 and Conrad Gargett in 1955. Later in 1955, Charlton married his wife Penny and moved to London where he worked for the architecture firm James Cubitt and Partners on a post-war school reconstruction project in Hertfordshire and travelled extensively. In London, he later worked for the influential architectural firm Chamberlin Powell and Bon on their design for the Barbican Centre (1982) before moving to Canada. At the time, Canada was in an economic downturn and after six months they decided to return to Australia.
In 1958, Charlton returned to the Brisbane practice Hayes and Scott, where he worked on suburban residential projects, including a house for Sir George Green in Hamilton, but he soon became restless and in 1961 formed the practice Curro, Nutter and Charlton with John Curro and Dan Nutter, friends from the UQ architecture course. Their first project was the Gleneagles Apartments (1964) in New Farm, Brisbane and it won the Royal Australian Institute of Architects award for Building of the Year in 1965. In 1971, Charlton won a travel grant to take a tour to Europe, and on his return in 1972 Charlton left the practice to work again for Conrad Gargett where he stayed for fifteen years. At Conrad and Gargett he worked on various commercial projects in Brisbane including the National Mutual Centre (1981) with architect Graham Thiedeke. His last job was heading the architectural team for the Commonwealth Bank’s Head Office in the Brisbane CBD (1989) with design by Sipen Rojnavibul. Ian Charlton is now retired but continues to pursue his design interests through sketching and painting the Australian landscape.
In 1958, Charlton returned to the Brisbane practice Hayes and Scott, where he worked on suburban residential projects, including a house for Sir George Green in Hamilton, but he soon became restless and in 1961 formed the practice Curro, Nutter and Charlton with John Curro and Dan Nutter, friends from the UQ architecture course. Their first project was the Gleneagles Apartments (1964) in New Farm, Brisbane and it won the Royal Australian Institute of Architects award for Building of the Year in 1965. In 1971, Charlton won a travel grant to take a tour to Europe, and on his return in 1972 Charlton left the practice to work again for Conrad Gargett where he stayed for fifteen years. At Conrad and Gargett he worked on various commercial projects in Brisbane including the National Mutual Centre (1981) with architect Graham Thiedeke. His last job was heading the architectural team for the Commonwealth Bank’s Head Office in the Brisbane CBD (1989) with design by Sipen Rojnavibul. Ian Charlton is now retired but continues to pursue his design interests through sketching and painting the Australian landscape.
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32148/34
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Interview transcript
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Transcript of an interview with Ian Charlton. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Robert Riddel.
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Series 35: Ian Sinnamon (1st interview) (6 June 2012)
SR32148-35
Series number
35
Series title
Ian Sinnamon (1st interview)
Date
6 June 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect, academic and heritage conservator, Ian Sinnamon. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Sinnamon, Ian Trevor, 1935-2017
Macarthur, John
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Ian Sinnamon attended Ironsides State School before completing his education at the Brisbane Grammar School (1948–51). He joined the Australian Labor Party, of which he remained a life-long member, and decided to study architecture. In 1952, Ian enrolled in a six-year architecture degree course at the University of Queensland, working part-time in his final years for architects including Prangley & Crofts. Upon graduating in late 1958, Ian won the Architecture Department’s thesis prize for his dissertation ‘Colour in architecture’ and also an Italian Government scholarship for postgraduate study at the University of Rome. After working briefly in Rome and London, he returned to Brisbane in 1960 and later entered partnership with the English-trained architect John Hitch. His best known work of this time was the refined Victorian Government Tourist Bureau in Queen St (1962), but the Hitch & Sinnamon practice was short-lived with Hitch soon moving to Melbourne. At this time Ian and his growing family settled in a worker’s cottage (built in 1891) situated above a well-forested gully at Red Hill.
Following Hitch’s example, Ian began part-time teaching in the University of Queensland’s Architecture Department before becoming a full-time lecturer in 1963. He completed a B. Arch. Honours thesis on ‘The social context of architecture’ in 1966, and in 1970 a BA degree, studies that would lead to the incorporation of social sciences into the Department’s curriculum. Ian was also its social conscience. Discretely supportive of student protest at a time of political unrest in Queensland, he encouraged and protected those with more varied interests than just architecture. While producing better-informed architects, he nurtured the careers of some who became successful practitioners in the fields of theatre, photography, graphics, film, art, even politics. He strongly supported the Department’s involvement in Indigenous studies, being closely associated with Paul Memmott of the Aboriginal Data Archive. He served as the Department’s Head from 1981 to 1985. Beyond the University he was closely associated with the Brisbane Independent School from its inception.
By then, Ian was already committed to heritage conservation. He served on the National Trust of Queensland’s Listings Committee in 1972–84 and in 1979 established the Trust’s Conservation and Restoration Committee. He became an inaugural member of the Brisbane City Council’s heritage advisory committee established in 1981, and of a similar group formed in Ipswich eight years later. From 1988, he served on the Heritage Advisory Committee of the Ahern and later Goss Governments; he was also a member of the Green Paper Committee for Heritage Legislation which led to the establishment of the Queensland Heritage Council in 1992. Ian served for many years on the Council’s Heritage Register Assessment Committee. His final heritage projects included the conservation of St Mary’s Catholic Church, South Brisbane and being instrumental in the Heritage Council’s response to development proposals such as Queens Wharf Brisbane and the Herston Quarter development.
Ian also taught architectural history and sponsored pioneering local research while undertaking many heritage studies himself and providing advice on heritage matters. His four-volume Ipswich Heritage Study (with Satterthwaite et al, 1992) is a model for such work in Queensland and continues to guide the city’s planning. Besides teaching history, Ian became the Architecture Department’s in-house historian, compiling its history and discussing the challenges of architectural education for its fiftieth anniversary in 1987.
Following Hitch’s example, Ian began part-time teaching in the University of Queensland’s Architecture Department before becoming a full-time lecturer in 1963. He completed a B. Arch. Honours thesis on ‘The social context of architecture’ in 1966, and in 1970 a BA degree, studies that would lead to the incorporation of social sciences into the Department’s curriculum. Ian was also its social conscience. Discretely supportive of student protest at a time of political unrest in Queensland, he encouraged and protected those with more varied interests than just architecture. While producing better-informed architects, he nurtured the careers of some who became successful practitioners in the fields of theatre, photography, graphics, film, art, even politics. He strongly supported the Department’s involvement in Indigenous studies, being closely associated with Paul Memmott of the Aboriginal Data Archive. He served as the Department’s Head from 1981 to 1985. Beyond the University he was closely associated with the Brisbane Independent School from its inception.
By then, Ian was already committed to heritage conservation. He served on the National Trust of Queensland’s Listings Committee in 1972–84 and in 1979 established the Trust’s Conservation and Restoration Committee. He became an inaugural member of the Brisbane City Council’s heritage advisory committee established in 1981, and of a similar group formed in Ipswich eight years later. From 1988, he served on the Heritage Advisory Committee of the Ahern and later Goss Governments; he was also a member of the Green Paper Committee for Heritage Legislation which led to the establishment of the Queensland Heritage Council in 1992. Ian served for many years on the Council’s Heritage Register Assessment Committee. His final heritage projects included the conservation of St Mary’s Catholic Church, South Brisbane and being instrumental in the Heritage Council’s response to development proposals such as Queens Wharf Brisbane and the Herston Quarter development.
Ian also taught architectural history and sponsored pioneering local research while undertaking many heritage studies himself and providing advice on heritage matters. His four-volume Ipswich Heritage Study (with Satterthwaite et al, 1992) is a model for such work in Queensland and continues to guide the city’s planning. Besides teaching history, Ian became the Architecture Department’s in-house historian, compiling its history and discussing the challenges of architectural education for its fiftieth anniversary in 1987.
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IT32148-35-35
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32148/35
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Audio interview with Ian Sinnamon. The interviewers are John Macarthur and Deborah van der Plaat.
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Series 36: Russell Hall (20 September 2013)
SR32148-36
Series number
36
Series title
Russell Hall
Date
20 September 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Russell Hall. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Hall, Russell James Ogilvie, 1947-
Watson, Donald, 1945-
Gosseye, Janina
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Russell James Ogilvie Hall was born in 1947 and raised on a farm in Harrisvale, Queensland, before commencing his architectural training at the University of Queensland. After a rough start at the university, he continued at the Queensland Institute of Technology, graduating in 1974. While studying he completed an extension to the family home in Harrisvale (1969) using materials scavenged from a demolished house nearby. Working briefly in James Birrell’s Brisbane office, Hall relocated to Papua New Guinea in 1976 where he joined the Papua New Guinea Housing Commission (PNGHC). There, he designed low cost standardized housing with single skin timber walls, similar in construction to traditional Queensland homes. Other projects he contributed to while with the PNGHC include: Air Niugini Staff Housing (1977-78) designed with Desmond Collins and the Boroko Office and Shops (1978, demolished) designed with Graham Davis.
Hall returned to Australia in 1979 and in 1980 he established the practice, Russell Hall Architects in Buderim. Significant projects include, Hall House, Mons (1982), the Carpenter-Hall House, Wilston, (1986) and the Judge Residence, Camp Island (1988) which was awarded house of the year by the RAIA. Hall moved the practice to Brisbane in 1986. Projects completed in Brisbane include: the Rialto Theatre redevelopment (1995) and the Varitimos Buildings, West End (1996-8) which won the John Herbert Award for Heritage Conservation Works. In 1991, he founded a successful sheet metal manufacturing business, Ripple Iron Curving Company, which reconstructed historical windmills erected as public art in Toowoomba (2007) and won the Memento Award for most innovative product for the Ripple Iron Stubbie Cooler in 2001. Russell Hall is still practicing architecture from his firm, Russell Hall Architects in Moorooka.
Hall returned to Australia in 1979 and in 1980 he established the practice, Russell Hall Architects in Buderim. Significant projects include, Hall House, Mons (1982), the Carpenter-Hall House, Wilston, (1986) and the Judge Residence, Camp Island (1988) which was awarded house of the year by the RAIA. Hall moved the practice to Brisbane in 1986. Projects completed in Brisbane include: the Rialto Theatre redevelopment (1995) and the Varitimos Buildings, West End (1996-8) which won the John Herbert Award for Heritage Conservation Works. In 1991, he founded a successful sheet metal manufacturing business, Ripple Iron Curving Company, which reconstructed historical windmills erected as public art in Toowoomba (2007) and won the Memento Award for most innovative product for the Ripple Iron Stubbie Cooler in 2001. Russell Hall is still practicing architecture from his firm, Russell Hall Architects in Moorooka.
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Interview with Russell Hall. The interviewers are Don Watson and Janina Gosseye.
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Series 37: Jack Kershaw (29 July 2013)
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37
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Jack Kershaw
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29 July 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Jack Kershaw. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Kershaw, Jack
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Jack Kershaw was born in 1942 while his father was in New Guinea as an engineer in WWII. His father had trained as an architect and started his own firm with Roderick Walter Voller (1909-) in the 1950s and this encouraged Jack to study architecture at the University of Queensland in 1960. After the first three years of full-time study the course at UQ was undertaken part-time in the evenings and Kershaw worked for a number of notable Brisbane architecture firms including: Prangley and Crofts, Trude and Webster (1963), Curro Nutter and Charlton (1965) and Conrad Gargett (1966). Kershaw also worked in the practice James Birrell (1928-) in 1964, when Birrell was the University of Queensland Staff Architect. He was heavily involved with the University Dramatic Society in set design and became the Stage Director of the Intervarsity Drama Festival from 1965-66. After graduating, he returned to work in Birrell’s private practice, where he worked on university projects such as the master-plans for Griffith University’s Mt Gravatt campus (1969) and a university in Papua New Guinea.
In 1972, Kershaw moved to England with his wife to live with her family in London and found a job with Sir Basil Spence Bonnington and Collins working on Sussex University and other universities in Northern England and the Middle East. He returned to Brisbane in 1976 and joined his father’s practice, John Kershaw Architects based in Springhill and worked on government projects. Jack Kershaw was instrumental in the organisation of the Save the Regent campaign in 1978, to prevent the demolition of the Regent Theatre in the Brisbane CBD. Kershaw later moved to Sydney and worked on architectural projects in The Rocks area and on Parliament House in Canberra. He became president of the Canberra Community Action on Acton group and a member of the Save City Hill group. Jack Kershaw continues working in his own practice in Canberra and actively participates in the protection and future development of Canberra.
In 1972, Kershaw moved to England with his wife to live with her family in London and found a job with Sir Basil Spence Bonnington and Collins working on Sussex University and other universities in Northern England and the Middle East. He returned to Brisbane in 1976 and joined his father’s practice, John Kershaw Architects based in Springhill and worked on government projects. Jack Kershaw was instrumental in the organisation of the Save the Regent campaign in 1978, to prevent the demolition of the Regent Theatre in the Brisbane CBD. Kershaw later moved to Sydney and worked on architectural projects in The Rocks area and on Parliament House in Canberra. He became president of the Canberra Community Action on Acton group and a member of the Save City Hill group. Jack Kershaw continues working in his own practice in Canberra and actively participates in the protection and future development of Canberra.
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Series 38: James Birrell (13 July 2012)
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38
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James Birrell
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13 July 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect James Birrell. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Birrell, James, 1928-
Wilson, Andrew
Macarthur, John
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James Birrell was born in Melbourne in 1928. He studied at the Melbourne Technical College between 1945 and 1950 and completed his architectural degree at the Melbourne University in 1951. During his studies, Birrell worked for the Victorian State Works Department. After graduation, while working for the Commonwealth Works Department, Birrell moved with his family, first to Canberra and later to Darwin in the Northern Territory. In Darwin he worked on a restoration project for the Katherine operating theatre. In 1965, Birrell resigned from the Commonwealth Works Department and moved to Brisbane to accept the appointment of Chief-Architect to the Brisbane City Council. While with the BCC, Birrell designed several prominent public buildings, including Brisbane’s Centenary Pool (1959), Wickham Terrace Car Park (1960) and the Toowong Municipal Library (1961).
Between 1961 and 1966, Birrell was employed as the University of Queensland Staff-Architect and designed several major campus buildings including: The JD Story Administration Building (1965); the Staff House Building (1966); the Agriculture and Entomology Building (1966); and Union College (1972). Birrell established a private practice in 1967 and undertook a substantial amount of work in Papua New Guinea in the 1970s. Talented architects who learnt their craft in Birrell’s offices include Rex Addison (1947-), Bruce Goodsir (1943-), Russell Hall (1947-) and Don Watson (1945-). James Birrell later relocated north to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, where he was a Maroochy Shire Councillor and much of his later work is situated in this region.
Between 1961 and 1966, Birrell was employed as the University of Queensland Staff-Architect and designed several major campus buildings including: The JD Story Administration Building (1965); the Staff House Building (1966); the Agriculture and Entomology Building (1966); and Union College (1972). Birrell established a private practice in 1967 and undertook a substantial amount of work in Papua New Guinea in the 1970s. Talented architects who learnt their craft in Birrell’s offices include Rex Addison (1947-), Bruce Goodsir (1943-), Russell Hall (1947-) and Don Watson (1945-). James Birrell later relocated north to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, where he was a Maroochy Shire Councillor and much of his later work is situated in this region.
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Series 39: Steve Szokolay (23 September 2013)
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39
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Steve Szokolay
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23 September 2013
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Oral history with architect and academic Steve Szokolay. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Szokolay, Steven Vajk, 1927-
Macarthur, John
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Steven Vajk Szokolay was born on November 22, 1927 in Budapest and emigrated to Australia in 1957. He graduated in Architecture at the University New South Wales in 1961; Master of Architecture, University of Liverpool in 1968 and Doctor of Philosophy, University Queensland in 1978. Szokolay worked as an architect for Sydney and London, 1961-1965 and as a lecturer at the University of Liverpool, in Liverpool and Nairobi between 1965-1968. He was also the senior lecturer at the Polytechnic Central London from 1968-1974.
Szokolay was a reader at University of Queensland, Brisbane, since 1974 and headed the Department of Architecture from 1985-1990. He served as the Director of Solar Energy Devels., since 1976 and was an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Queensland since 1992. Szokolay was also a consultant for the United Nations Educational, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Turkey, 1980, Jordan, 83, Syria, 88 and energy and environmental consultant, since 1992. Szokolay has been listed as a noteworthy energy executive by Marquis Who's Who.
Szokolay was a reader at University of Queensland, Brisbane, since 1974 and headed the Department of Architecture from 1985-1990. He served as the Director of Solar Energy Devels., since 1976 and was an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Queensland since 1992. Szokolay was also a consultant for the United Nations Educational, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Turkey, 1980, Jordan, 83, Syria, 88 and energy and environmental consultant, since 1992. Szokolay has been listed as a noteworthy energy executive by Marquis Who's Who.
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Series 40: Tim Johnson (26 May 2014)
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Tim Johnson
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26 May 2014
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Oral history with artist Tim Johnson. He talks about his involvement in establishing the 1972 Art Week at the University of Queensland.
The University of Queensland’s Architecture Department provided students with a week of intensive art study known as ‘Art Experience Week’, involving several Sydney artists as tutors. Within days the validity of Tim Johnson’s work was questioned in State Parliament, the artist was dismissed, Art Week cancelled, and organiser Bill Carr brought before the University’s Dismissals Advisory Committee.
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Macarthur, John
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Series 41: John Railton (13 March 2013)
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41
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John Railton
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13 March 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect John Railton. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Railton, J. (John)
Riddel, Robert
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John Railton became interested in architecture after attending the 1953 Institute of Architects conference in Sydney as a high school student. He enrolled at the University of Queensland in 1955, and subsequently completed the first three years of his Bachelor Degree. In 1958 he worked in James Birrell’s office where he worked on projects such as, the Centenary Pools on Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill (1959) and the Toowong Library (1961). He moved to Melbourne in 1959 where he completed his architecture studies at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 1960. The following year, Railton worked for the Melbourne practice, Bates Smart and McCutcheon (ca. 1926-present). He then moved to Sydney, where he worked for Tom O’Mahoney on the Fisher Library at the University of Sydney (1963), which received the Sir John Sulman Medal from the AIA in 1963, and the National Library of Canberra (1968). He returned to Brisbane in 1962 and established his own practice. He designed a house for his parents on Hipwood Street Hamilton (c. 1963) and his own home office on Grenier Street, Spring Hill (1963). He also taught part time at the University of Queensland from 1962-65. From his Grenier Street practice he designed projects including, the Kelly House, Kenmore (1964), the Hugh Galloway House, Kenmore (1964) and the Wilson House, Dickie Beach (1971). He worked briefly for Robin Gibson (1969-70) on the design stages of the University of Queensland Library Building (1973) before leaving for the United States of America in 1970.
In America, Railton worked initially for the New York practice, Copeland Novak and Israel designing shopping centres. He then moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he worked for Bill Trout on a number of residential projects. Following a meeting with John Davis from the Sydney practice, Davis Heather and Dysart, Railton moved back to Australia in 1980. Projects Railton contributed to include the refurbishment of the Old Sydney Inn, George Street (1980-81) and Grosvenor Place, George Street, Sydney (1982-86) in association with Harry Seidler Architects. Railton returned to Colorado, America in 1982 where he worked initially in private practice before relocating to Boulder to take up a position with Milburn Sparn (1977-1988). This later became Milburn Sparn McEvoy Railton and Coburn when Railton was made partner in the mid 1980s. In 1989 Railton and McEvoy broke away from the firm to form their own practice, Railton McEvoy where they were primarily involved in land planning and sub divisions. Railton returned to Australia in 2000 where he opened a practice in Maleny, Queensland, which continues to this day.
In America, Railton worked initially for the New York practice, Copeland Novak and Israel designing shopping centres. He then moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he worked for Bill Trout on a number of residential projects. Following a meeting with John Davis from the Sydney practice, Davis Heather and Dysart, Railton moved back to Australia in 1980. Projects Railton contributed to include the refurbishment of the Old Sydney Inn, George Street (1980-81) and Grosvenor Place, George Street, Sydney (1982-86) in association with Harry Seidler Architects. Railton returned to Colorado, America in 1982 where he worked initially in private practice before relocating to Boulder to take up a position with Milburn Sparn (1977-1988). This later became Milburn Sparn McEvoy Railton and Coburn when Railton was made partner in the mid 1980s. In 1989 Railton and McEvoy broke away from the firm to form their own practice, Railton McEvoy where they were primarily involved in land planning and sub divisions. Railton returned to Australia in 2000 where he opened a practice in Maleny, Queensland, which continues to this day.
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Series 42: Jon Voller (24 September 2012)
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42
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Jon Voller
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24 September 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Jon Voller. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Voller, John
Riddel, Robert
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Jon Voller was born September 19, 1943, the son of architect Ronald “Rod” Voller (1915-2006). He started his Bachelor of Architecture degree at the University of Queensland in 1962. During the holiday period, Voller worked for the noted Brisbane architecture practice Hayes and Scott and later, while completing the second three years of his study part-time, he worked for local architecture firms Douglas & Barnes, Cullen, Hargreaves and Mooney and Curro, Nutter and Charlton. In 1966, Voller married and in 1968, he completed his architectural degree, and began working for the local practice, Bligh Jessup Bretnall and Partners. In 1969, he moved to Canada, where he worked for Gordon Atkins for eighteen months. In 1970, he moved to Durban, South Africa where his friends Steve Burns and Libby Ord had offered him a job. In 1972, Bligh Jessup Bretnall and Partners asked Voller to return to Australia to work on the MLC Centre (1975), in the Brisbane CBD. He became an associate of the firm in 1974 and in 1975, after Arthur Bligh and Colin Jessup retired he became an equal partner with Graham Bligh. That same year, Voller travelled to Europe, particularly Scandinavia, to view the work of modernist architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976).
In 1987 Bligh Voller formed a partnership with local architect Noel Robinson in an attempt to bring younger talent into the firm but this arrangement was disbanded two years later in 1989. In 1992 the firm expanded to Sydney and in 1996, Voller established an office for the firm in Melbourne. In Sydney, the office was joined by Lawrence Nield and the firm changed its name to Bligh Voller Nield (BVN). BVN won a national award for their design of the Brisbane Domestic Airport Terminal, which led to other large-scale projects. In 2003, Voller retired from BVN and one year later moved to Macao, China to work designing major sporting infrastructure. From 2006, Jon Voller has been working as a design consultant to developers and architects and as a result of these collaborations, joined Marchese Partners as a Principle Architect in 2010 where he continues to work.
In 1987 Bligh Voller formed a partnership with local architect Noel Robinson in an attempt to bring younger talent into the firm but this arrangement was disbanded two years later in 1989. In 1992 the firm expanded to Sydney and in 1996, Voller established an office for the firm in Melbourne. In Sydney, the office was joined by Lawrence Nield and the firm changed its name to Bligh Voller Nield (BVN). BVN won a national award for their design of the Brisbane Domestic Airport Terminal, which led to other large-scale projects. In 2003, Voller retired from BVN and one year later moved to Macao, China to work designing major sporting infrastructure. From 2006, Jon Voller has been working as a design consultant to developers and architects and as a result of these collaborations, joined Marchese Partners as a Principle Architect in 2010 where he continues to work.
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Series 43: Lindy Wissler (2 May 2013)
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43
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Lindy Wissler
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2 May 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Lindy Wissler. She talks about her architectural education and career.
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Wissler, Lindy
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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When Lindy Wissler, nee Crofts, chose a career in architecture she was following in the footsteps of her father Edward Crofts, a well regarded architect in Brisbane. While completing her final three years part-time university study in 1969 she worked at the Brisbane architecture firm Conrad & Gargett. At Conrad & Gargett, Wissler worked on several hospital projects and the SGIO Building (1971) in the Brisbane CBD. After graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1972, she left to work in London as an architectural assistant for the firm Tripe and Wakeham where she designed government projects and travelled intermittently to continental Europe, South America and Bali.
On her return to Australia in 1974, Wissler worked for the architecture firm Peddle Thorp and Harvey for six months but left the profession in 1975 to work on continuity for the Australian film Surrender in Paradise (Director, Peter Cox, 1976). After the film, Wissler worked with her father at his firm Prangley and Crofts for a short time. In 1976, she made a survey of the built form in Ipswich for the National Trust of Queensland and later that year moving to Sydney for a year to undertake work in ceramic screen-printing. In 1977 Wissler returned to Brisbane and started study towards a Diploma in Landscape Architecture at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now Queensland University of Technology). She completed the course gradually while raising her children and accepted a position with her lecturer, Victor G. Feros, as a landscape planner. In 1980 Lindy and husband Rod moved to Townsville and though she continued to work for Feros, she also undertook work for local architectural firm, Macks Robinson. She returned to Brisbane in 1982 and recommenced full-time work in landscape and planning with Feros. In 1992 she travelled to New York City, for a six-month job with the Environment and Heritage Department there.
On her return to Australia in 1974, Wissler worked for the architecture firm Peddle Thorp and Harvey for six months but left the profession in 1975 to work on continuity for the Australian film Surrender in Paradise (Director, Peter Cox, 1976). After the film, Wissler worked with her father at his firm Prangley and Crofts for a short time. In 1976, she made a survey of the built form in Ipswich for the National Trust of Queensland and later that year moving to Sydney for a year to undertake work in ceramic screen-printing. In 1977 Wissler returned to Brisbane and started study towards a Diploma in Landscape Architecture at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now Queensland University of Technology). She completed the course gradually while raising her children and accepted a position with her lecturer, Victor G. Feros, as a landscape planner. In 1980 Lindy and husband Rod moved to Townsville and though she continued to work for Feros, she also undertook work for local architectural firm, Macks Robinson. She returned to Brisbane in 1982 and recommenced full-time work in landscape and planning with Feros. In 1992 she travelled to New York City, for a six-month job with the Environment and Heritage Department there.
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Series 44: Lou Hailey (5 February 2013)
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44
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Lou Hailey
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5 February 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Louis (Lou) Hailey. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Hailey, Louis Henry, 1927-
Riddel, Robert
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Louis 'Lou' Henry Hailey was born in 1927 and attended junior school at the Brisbane Grammar School but didn’t complete his senior studies, instead working at the Brisbane City Council in the hope of working in the Council’s architecture sector. During WWII Hailey worked for the United States of America’s locally stationed forces until he was eighteen years old and could join the Australian Air Force, which he did in 1945. After the war, he completed his senior education and in 1947 and began studying a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. In his first three years at UQ, Hailey studied full-time and played hockey for the university; completing a successful tour of New Zealand with the National University team in 1954. During his holidays he worked for a Queensland construction company that built government funded homes for returned servicemen. While studying part-time during the second three-years of his degree, Hailey worked for a number of local architecture firms; in 1950 he worked on small church projects at Chambers and Ford, from 1951 he worked for Donoghue, Cusick and Edwards, detailing churches and in 1952 he began work at Conrad Gargett. He graduated and became accredited in 1953 and continued to work at Conrad Gargett into the 1960s.
While working in Brisbane, Hailey continued to play hockey competitively; representing Queensland in 1954 and was a member of the Australian hockey team from 1955-56. He competed at the Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 and retired after the Rome Olympic Games in 1960 though he continued his involvement in the sport’s administration. While overseas for the Olympics in 1960 he took the opportunity to tour Europe and the USA for six months. After his return to Brisbane he continued to work at Conrad Gargett and began building his own home in 1962. At Conrad Gargett, Hailey worked on a number of large commercial projects including the SGIO Building (1971) in the Brisbane CBD. He published his thesis, The landscape architect in town (1970) at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now Queensland University of Technology). He left Conrad Gargett in 1982 although he later worked on the renovation the SGIO Building (1971).
While working in Brisbane, Hailey continued to play hockey competitively; representing Queensland in 1954 and was a member of the Australian hockey team from 1955-56. He competed at the Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 and retired after the Rome Olympic Games in 1960 though he continued his involvement in the sport’s administration. While overseas for the Olympics in 1960 he took the opportunity to tour Europe and the USA for six months. After his return to Brisbane he continued to work at Conrad Gargett and began building his own home in 1962. At Conrad Gargett, Hailey worked on a number of large commercial projects including the SGIO Building (1971) in the Brisbane CBD. He published his thesis, The landscape architect in town (1970) at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now Queensland University of Technology). He left Conrad Gargett in 1982 although he later worked on the renovation the SGIO Building (1971).
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Series 45: Malcolm Cummings (20 December 2012)
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45
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Malcolm Cummings
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20 December 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Malcolm Cummings. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Cummings, Malcolm, 1936-
Macarthur, John
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Wilson, Andrew
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Malcolm Cummings born June 4, 1936 to mother Mavis Myfanwy neé Williams, a schoolteacher and father Robert Percy Cummings (1900-1989), a Brisbane architect and founder of the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland. Growing up Malcolm had an interest in architecture and his father often took him to building sites and engineering events. The local painter Vida Lahey (1882-1968) was a friend of Malcolm’s father and both children received lessons in drawing from her; Malcolm’s sister Elisabeth (1934-) went on to become an accomplished artist and educator.
Malcolm worked briefly in the practice of Brisbane architect Athol Bretnall (1909-) before starting his architectural studies at the University of Queensland in 1954. During his time studying he worked for the renowned Brisbane architectural practice Hayes and Scott and worked on residential projects such as the Zlotkowski House (1964), the Griffin House (1960) and the Jacobi House (1957). After graduating in 1960 Cummings travelled to London and worked for the architecture firm Denis Clarke Hall and also Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall and Partners. In London, Cummings worked on a number of large-scale projects including buildings in the Pakistani city of Islamabad, schools and prefabricated-concrete structures.
After returning to Australia, Cummings worked again for Hayes and Scott where he considered joining as a partner but instead moved south to the Gold Coast to work with architect David Bell. After six months working for Bell, Cummings began his own architectural practice with mainly small-scale residential projects. Malcolm’s practice is based in in Burleigh Heads where he continues to work.
Malcolm worked briefly in the practice of Brisbane architect Athol Bretnall (1909-) before starting his architectural studies at the University of Queensland in 1954. During his time studying he worked for the renowned Brisbane architectural practice Hayes and Scott and worked on residential projects such as the Zlotkowski House (1964), the Griffin House (1960) and the Jacobi House (1957). After graduating in 1960 Cummings travelled to London and worked for the architecture firm Denis Clarke Hall and also Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall and Partners. In London, Cummings worked on a number of large-scale projects including buildings in the Pakistani city of Islamabad, schools and prefabricated-concrete structures.
After returning to Australia, Cummings worked again for Hayes and Scott where he considered joining as a partner but instead moved south to the Gold Coast to work with architect David Bell. After six months working for Bell, Cummings began his own architectural practice with mainly small-scale residential projects. Malcolm’s practice is based in in Burleigh Heads where he continues to work.
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Interview with Malcolm Cummings. The interviewers are John Macarthur, Janina Gosseye and Andrew Wilson.
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Series 46: Margaret Kerr (6 May 2013)
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46
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Margaret Kerr
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6 May 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Margaret Mayers (nee Kerr). She talks about her architectural education and career.
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Mayers, Margaret Frances
Riddel, Robert
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Margaret Mayers nee Kerr, attended the Methodist Ladies College in Melbourne but moved to Queensland with her father, following his return from serving in WWII when he was transferred to Mackay to be the Director at the Mackay Sugar Research Facility; a building designed by Queensland émigré architect Karl Langer (1903-1969). Inspired by her new surroundings, Kerr started a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland in 1951. Kerr lived on campus in Brisbane at the Womens College; in her first year she was one of just three women studying architecture in a group of eight students. During her second three years of part-time study at UQ she worked for the Brisbane architecture firms Cook and Kerrison (in 1954), Ford, Hutton and Newell (in 1955) and Phillips and Wilson in 1956.
Kerr wrote her final-year thesis at UQ on the renowned Brisbane architect Lange Leopold Powell (1886-1938), graduated top of her class in 1957 and became the ninth registered female architect in Queensland. Later in 1957, she married and moved to London as her husband had won a scholarship to complete his PhD at the University of Cambridge. Kerr worked with an architect at the nearby Magdalen College in Oxford until the couple moved again in 1959, when her husband received a job in Holland.
In 1962, they returned to Australia to live in Melbourne where Margaret practised architecture as a sole practitioner before retraining as a maths and science teacher. She completed her Masters Degree in Education through part-time study in the evenings at the University of Melbourne. Margaret Kerr continues to have a passion for architecture and now works in an art gallery.
Kerr wrote her final-year thesis at UQ on the renowned Brisbane architect Lange Leopold Powell (1886-1938), graduated top of her class in 1957 and became the ninth registered female architect in Queensland. Later in 1957, she married and moved to London as her husband had won a scholarship to complete his PhD at the University of Cambridge. Kerr worked with an architect at the nearby Magdalen College in Oxford until the couple moved again in 1959, when her husband received a job in Holland.
In 1962, they returned to Australia to live in Melbourne where Margaret practised architecture as a sole practitioner before retraining as a maths and science teacher. She completed her Masters Degree in Education through part-time study in the evenings at the University of Melbourne. Margaret Kerr continues to have a passion for architecture and now works in an art gallery.
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Series 47: Margaret Ward (5 June 2013)
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47
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Margaret Ward
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5 June 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Margaret Ward (nee Thom). She talks about her architectural education and career.
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Ward, Margaret
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Margaret Ward neé Thom was born in 1952 in Brisbane and attended the Brisbane Girls Grammar School until 1968. Inspired by a Scandinavian design exhibition at the Brisbane Museum in 1964, she studied mathematics, physics and visual art at school, enabling her to pursue a career in architecture and she commenced a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland in 1969. Ward received a government scholarship and worked part-time as a student in the Queensland State Government Department of Public Works where she was their first female employee. In 1970 Ward began working for the Brisbane architecture firm Lund Hutton Newell whilst developing an interest in housing through her undergraduate thesis on shopping strips and community life in the inner-city Brisbane suburb, West End. In 1972, she travelled to Europe; where Ward worked briefly as a draftsman for a firm staffed solely by Israeli women in Oxford, England.
After graduating, Ward became accredited in 1975 and moved from Brisbane to Sydney where she married her husband Jeremy Ward, who was studying law at the time. She found a job as a project officer at Sydney Hospital to refurbish the morgue and started her own practice in 1976. In 1979 Ward joined her cousin Espie Dods in his work altering houses in inner-northern Sydney and the eastern suburbs. In 1979, Ward was pregnant with her first child and moved back to Brisbane where she lived in the Gardiner House (1952) by Hayes and Scott in the suburb of St Lucia. Her first daughter, Mina, had multiple disabilities and so Ward remained at home to raise her and her three subsequent children. In 1991, she accepted the job of establishing the Disability Section within the newly formed Queensland State Government Department of Housing where she was charged with creating design guidelines for universal access. While working in the Department of Housing she was instrumental in closing mental institutions, favouring configuring housing that would facilitate independence for people with mental illnesses, and in 1996 formed a national and, later state, group to further universal design interests.
Margaret Ward has a respected reputation as a disability advocate and instigator of innovation in the sector, she received the prestigious Churchill Fellowship in 1989, a Public Service Medal in 1996, she was also on the Disability Advisory Council of Australia from 1985-1991 and its Deputy Chairman from 1986-1991. After her daughter passed away in 2009, she returned to study at the Queensland University of Technology and intends to continue her efforts to improve access equality in the built environment.
After graduating, Ward became accredited in 1975 and moved from Brisbane to Sydney where she married her husband Jeremy Ward, who was studying law at the time. She found a job as a project officer at Sydney Hospital to refurbish the morgue and started her own practice in 1976. In 1979 Ward joined her cousin Espie Dods in his work altering houses in inner-northern Sydney and the eastern suburbs. In 1979, Ward was pregnant with her first child and moved back to Brisbane where she lived in the Gardiner House (1952) by Hayes and Scott in the suburb of St Lucia. Her first daughter, Mina, had multiple disabilities and so Ward remained at home to raise her and her three subsequent children. In 1991, she accepted the job of establishing the Disability Section within the newly formed Queensland State Government Department of Housing where she was charged with creating design guidelines for universal access. While working in the Department of Housing she was instrumental in closing mental institutions, favouring configuring housing that would facilitate independence for people with mental illnesses, and in 1996 formed a national and, later state, group to further universal design interests.
Margaret Ward has a respected reputation as a disability advocate and instigator of innovation in the sector, she received the prestigious Churchill Fellowship in 1989, a Public Service Medal in 1996, she was also on the Disability Advisory Council of Australia from 1985-1991 and its Deputy Chairman from 1986-1991. After her daughter passed away in 2009, she returned to study at the Queensland University of Technology and intends to continue her efforts to improve access equality in the built environment.
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Series 48: Marion Sully (7 May 2014)
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48
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Marion Sully
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7 May 2014
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Oral history with Queensland architect and archivist Marion Sully. She talks about her architectural education and career.
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Sully Marion
Dowling, Patricia
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Marion Sully and her family moved between Melbourne, Darwin and Adelaide during her primary and high school years, before settling in Brisbane, where she began her studies in a Certificate in Architecture at QIT in 1965. She worked part time during her degree, first at an engineering firm, then at H.J. Parkinson, and in her final year with the Commonwealth Department of Works. She graduated from QIT in 1968, and in 1969 began a Diploma of Architecture at the University of Queensland. Marion put her studies on hold in 1970 to raise her children. In 1975, she moved to London with her family while her husband, architect Graham Sully, completed a Masters in Town Planning at University College London.
After returning to Australia, Marion and Graham Sully spent 6 months living in Brisbane before moving to Sydney. There she continued her architectural studies at the University of Sydney, completing her diploma of architecture between 1980 and 1981. In 1981, after completing her studies in architecture, Marion Sully began an Archives Administration course at the University of NSW, and after completing this worked for the Mitchell Library, the University of Sydney, and as a consultant for the Australian Institute of Architects as an archivist. Whilst working for the AIA Marion Sully procured work from Ernest Scott, Emil Sodersten, and Peddle Thorp & Walker, amongst others.
After returning to Australia, Marion and Graham Sully spent 6 months living in Brisbane before moving to Sydney. There she continued her architectural studies at the University of Sydney, completing her diploma of architecture between 1980 and 1981. In 1981, after completing her studies in architecture, Marion Sully began an Archives Administration course at the University of NSW, and after completing this worked for the Mitchell Library, the University of Sydney, and as a consultant for the Australian Institute of Architects as an archivist. Whilst working for the AIA Marion Sully procured work from Ernest Scott, Emil Sodersten, and Peddle Thorp & Walker, amongst others.
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Series 49: Max Bannah (11 February 2013)
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49
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Max Bannah
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11 February 2013
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Oral history with Queensland film-maker and animator Max Bannah. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Bannah, Max
Gosseye, Janina
Riddel, Robert
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Max Bannah was born in 1947 and grew up in Cairns in northern Queensland where the work of local architect Eddie Oribin (1927-) inspired him to study architecture. Bannah attended the University of Queensland in Brisbane in the mid 1960s while working at the architectural practice, Douglas and Barnes. During his time at UQ he was heavily involved in student and campus life and in co-produced the 1970 Architecture Student Revue with Ross Gilbert , Ralph Tyrell and Tony Rose. Bannah cites this involvement with the yearly student Revues as a factor in his decision to stop studying architecture in his fifth and final year, and leave Australia to study at the London Film School.
When Bannah returned to Brisbane in 1975, he worked with Don Watson (1945-) to produce the documentary on the iconic Queensland house, Timber and Tin (c1975) for the National Trust of Queensland. Following the Timber and Tin documentary Bannah decided to pursue a career in animation and set up his own studio in 1976. His income was largely provided by work on television commercials however, he also produced a number of small animated films. The first of these films produced was a tropical love story titled Violet and Brutal (1982). Other titles produced by Bannah include Birdbrain (1983), One Man’s Instrument (1989) and Winging It (1998). These short films were set against a typically ‘Queensland-style’ backdrop and portrayed gritty issues of agricultural industry and development.
In 1994, Bannah founded the Queensland Animators Group and has also been involved in the organisation of the Brisbane International Animation Festival. Bannah completed a Master of Arts Degree at the Queensland University of Technology in 2007 and has since lectured there on film and animation. Max retired in 2012.
When Bannah returned to Brisbane in 1975, he worked with Don Watson (1945-) to produce the documentary on the iconic Queensland house, Timber and Tin (c1975) for the National Trust of Queensland. Following the Timber and Tin documentary Bannah decided to pursue a career in animation and set up his own studio in 1976. His income was largely provided by work on television commercials however, he also produced a number of small animated films. The first of these films produced was a tropical love story titled Violet and Brutal (1982). Other titles produced by Bannah include Birdbrain (1983), One Man’s Instrument (1989) and Winging It (1998). These short films were set against a typically ‘Queensland-style’ backdrop and portrayed gritty issues of agricultural industry and development.
In 1994, Bannah founded the Queensland Animators Group and has also been involved in the organisation of the Brisbane International Animation Festival. Bannah completed a Master of Arts Degree at the Queensland University of Technology in 2007 and has since lectured there on film and animation. Max retired in 2012.
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Series 50: Neville Twidale and Ralph Tyrell (15 January 2013)
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50
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Neville Twidale and Ralph Tyrell
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15 January 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Neville Twidale and Queensland film-maker Ralph Tyrell. They talk about their architectural education and careers.
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Twidale, Neville
Tyrell, Ralph
Watson, Donald, 1945-
Gosseye, Janina
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Neville Twidale began studying a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland, Brisbane in 1965 and graduated in 1970. While he was studying and for a several years later, he worked for the Queensland State Government Department of Community Works and was for a time Acting Principal Architect for the Queensland Region. At Community Works, Twidale undertook design work on a number of refurbishment projects including the Brisbane General Post-Office, homes by renowned Brisbane architect Robert “Robin” Smith Dods (1868-1920) and the Brisbane diocesan architect John H. Buckeridge (1857-1934).
Twidale performed in the Architectural Revue Band, providing bass guitar and vocals from 1967 until 1970. The Band performed annually at the Avalon Theatre in St Lucia as part of the Architecture Student Revues and was comprised of fellow architecture students Tony Rose, Ralph Tyrell, Graham Killoran, Peter Joyner, Christine Rose, Russell Vickers and Milan Paul.
Ralph Tyrell studied for a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland from 1965 but after a number of years of study, he began a career in film, television and music. His father was an engineer and his mother, Dorothy Lyset, was an opera singer and influenced his later change in career direction. During his studies in architecture at UQ, Tyrell was taught by Ian Sinnamon (1935-) and Bill Carr and worked for both the Queensland State Government Department of Community Works and architect and designer Michael Bryce (1964-).
While at UQ Tyrell was in the Architectural Revue Band; the Band performed annually at the Avalon Theatre in St Lucia as part of the Architecture Student Revues and was comprised of fellow architecture students Tony Rose, Neville Twidale, Graham Killoran, Peter Joyner, Christine Rose, Russell Vickers and Milan Paul. Tyrell used the collaborative skills he developed with the Revue Band when he later launched his own production company Young Tyrell Productions.
Twidale performed in the Architectural Revue Band, providing bass guitar and vocals from 1967 until 1970. The Band performed annually at the Avalon Theatre in St Lucia as part of the Architecture Student Revues and was comprised of fellow architecture students Tony Rose, Ralph Tyrell, Graham Killoran, Peter Joyner, Christine Rose, Russell Vickers and Milan Paul.
Ralph Tyrell studied for a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland from 1965 but after a number of years of study, he began a career in film, television and music. His father was an engineer and his mother, Dorothy Lyset, was an opera singer and influenced his later change in career direction. During his studies in architecture at UQ, Tyrell was taught by Ian Sinnamon (1935-) and Bill Carr and worked for both the Queensland State Government Department of Community Works and architect and designer Michael Bryce (1964-).
While at UQ Tyrell was in the Architectural Revue Band; the Band performed annually at the Avalon Theatre in St Lucia as part of the Architecture Student Revues and was comprised of fellow architecture students Tony Rose, Neville Twidale, Graham Killoran, Peter Joyner, Christine Rose, Russell Vickers and Milan Paul. Tyrell used the collaborative skills he developed with the Revue Band when he later launched his own production company Young Tyrell Productions.
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Interview with Neville Twidale and Ralph Tyrell. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Don Watson.
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Series 51: Noel Robinson (28 February 2013)
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51
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Noel Robinson
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28 February 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Noel Robinson. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Robinson, Noel
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
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Noel Robinson studied at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now Queensland University of Technology) and received a Diploma in Architecture in 1964 and later a Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning. During his time studying at QIT he worked for the Brisbane architecture firm Powell Dods and Thorpe before being employed by Curro Nutter and Charlton where he worked for four years. At Curro Nutter and Charlton, Robinson worked with Ian Charlton on a house on the Brisbane River at Yeronga and in his final year of study he worked at the firm Prangley and Crofts. After graduating he travelled to London where he worked for James Cubitt Felo Atkinson before working for the Greater London Council where he worked on a major public housing project in Heston.
In 1987, Robinson formed a short-lived partnership with Graham Bligh and Jon Voller (1943-) that ended two years later. Noel Robinson is a Fellow of the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects and continues to practice as Director at his firm, Noel Robinson Architects that has a long history of work across a range of sectors in Brisbane and further afield. Robinson has been an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at QUT and in 2013 received the Queensland National Trust Medal for restoration work at the Nindooinbah Homestead.
In 1987, Robinson formed a short-lived partnership with Graham Bligh and Jon Voller (1943-) that ended two years later. Noel Robinson is a Fellow of the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects and continues to practice as Director at his firm, Noel Robinson Architects that has a long history of work across a range of sectors in Brisbane and further afield. Robinson has been an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at QUT and in 2013 received the Queensland National Trust Medal for restoration work at the Nindooinbah Homestead.
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Series 52: Paul Memmott (13 February 2013)
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52
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Paul Memmott
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13 February 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect, lecturer and researcher Paul Memmott. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Memmott, Paul
Van der Plaat, Deborah
Gosseye, Janina
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Paul Memmott’s father Harry Memmott (1921-1991) and mother “Cootch” Memmott were pottery artists and gave Paul an enduring interest in art. He obtained a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland in 1972 and was taught by Ian Sinnamon (1935-), Graham de Gruchy and Mervyn Edwards. Memmott also undertook art classes in addition to his architectural studies and had a number of exhibitions in conjunction with work as an art tutor. He was required to work for the Queensland State Government Public Works Department during his time at UQ and immersed himself in the student culture of the 1970s at UQ. In his final years of study, Memmott formed a friendship with lecturer Mervin Edwards, and together they formed the Aboriginal Development Group, the beginning of the university’s aboriginal environmental research. Memmott and Edwards visited several Queensland regional towns and were able to observe the last of the fringe settlements in the region before they were demolished.
After graduating from his Bachelor of Architecture, Memmott undertook a full time post-graduate degree and obtained his Doctor of Philosophy with his thesis The Properties of Place of the Lardil people of the Wellesley Islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria. In 1976 Memmott worked to establish the Aboriginal Data Archive which became the Aboriginal Environments Research Centre in 1993. Memmott now holds a dual position in both the School of Architecture and the Institute of Social Science Research at the University of Queensland, working as Director of the AERC. Memmott’s work at the AERC falls under the categories of research, consultancy, teaching and archival work, the focus is the meaning of concepts such as culture and environment to the Aboriginal people. Paul Memmott continues to his research and teach at UQ and has published a substantial body of work through the AERC.
After graduating from his Bachelor of Architecture, Memmott undertook a full time post-graduate degree and obtained his Doctor of Philosophy with his thesis The Properties of Place of the Lardil people of the Wellesley Islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria. In 1976 Memmott worked to establish the Aboriginal Data Archive which became the Aboriginal Environments Research Centre in 1993. Memmott now holds a dual position in both the School of Architecture and the Institute of Social Science Research at the University of Queensland, working as Director of the AERC. Memmott’s work at the AERC falls under the categories of research, consultancy, teaching and archival work, the focus is the meaning of concepts such as culture and environment to the Aboriginal people. Paul Memmott continues to his research and teach at UQ and has published a substantial body of work through the AERC.
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Series 53: Peter Gargett (17 January 2013)
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53
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Peter Gargett
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17 January 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Peter Gargett. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Gargett, Peter, 1932-2014
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
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Peter Gargett was born in Brisbane in 1932 to father Thomas Brenan Femister Gargett (1898-1975) a Brisbane architect and mother Lorna Gertrude, neé Robertson. Though his father was a director at the influential Brisbane architecture firm A.H. Conrad and T.B.F. Gargett, Peter was independently interested in both architecture and engineering from an early age and chose the Architecture profession of his own accord. In 1950 Peter began a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland and during his final three years he worked for the practice Job Collin and Fulton. He graduated in 1956. Peter worked from 1957 at his father’s firm Conrad and Gargett. In 1960 he travelled to Europe and the United Kingdom for eleven months. During his time abroad he conducted research for Conrad and Gargett on cathedral buildings, focusing on those situated in the United Kingdom cities of Durham and Coventry.
On returning to Brisbane, he capitalized on this knowledge in his work on the construction of St John’s Cathedral (1900-2009) in Brisbane’s CBD, a project Conrad and Gargett had an ongoing involvement with. Aside from the cathedral, Peter also worked on the Royal Globe Building in the Brisbane CBD during his early years in the practice and later on the Commonwealth Bank Building (1966) with architect Louis “Lou” Hailey (1927-). In 1975, upon the death of his father T.B.F. Gargett, he entered into partnership with several new colleagues, the firm remaining Conrad, Gargett and Partners. In 1994, following Bill Conrads retirement, Peter became the firm's Chairman and continued as Managing Director until his retirement in 1998. Peter Gargett was the National President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects from 1995-1996. Peter Gargett died in 2014.
On returning to Brisbane, he capitalized on this knowledge in his work on the construction of St John’s Cathedral (1900-2009) in Brisbane’s CBD, a project Conrad and Gargett had an ongoing involvement with. Aside from the cathedral, Peter also worked on the Royal Globe Building in the Brisbane CBD during his early years in the practice and later on the Commonwealth Bank Building (1966) with architect Louis “Lou” Hailey (1927-). In 1975, upon the death of his father T.B.F. Gargett, he entered into partnership with several new colleagues, the firm remaining Conrad, Gargett and Partners. In 1994, following Bill Conrads retirement, Peter became the firm's Chairman and continued as Managing Director until his retirement in 1998. Peter Gargett was the National President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects from 1995-1996. Peter Gargett died in 2014.
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Series 54: Peter Heathwood (1st interview) (29 November 2012)
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54
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Peter Heathwood (1st interview)
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29 November 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Peter Heathwood. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Heathwood, Peter
Heathwood, Roger
Gosseye, Janina
Riddel, Robert
Musgrave, Elizabeth
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Peter Heathwood was born in 1933 and showed an interest in the design of buildings from an early age. In 1950, whilst undertaking his senior year of school he worked in the architectural office of the Brisbane City Council. Heathwood began to study architecture in 1951 at the Central Technical College, (now Queensland University of Technology). After completing three years of study, Heathwood finished his final three years at the University of Queensland and graduated with a Diploma of Architecture in 1956. While studying, Heathwood worked for a number of Brisbane architecture firms including Thynne and Hitch and Crick Lewis and Williams. Heathwood also worked for Fulton Job and Collin; contributing to the design of the Garden Block of the Torbreck Apartments (1957-1960), constructed when the firm became Job and Froud.
After graduating from university in 1956 Heathwood, and fellow UQ graduate John Dalton (1927-2007) both entered designs in The Plywood House Competition; they agreed that if either won they would use the winnings to start a practice together. When Heathwood’s design won the competition, they used the £3000 prize money to start a practice, initially based in the MLC Building in the Brisbane CBD. The Plywood Exhibition House was built in 1957 at the Brisbane Royal National Showgrounds and remains the practice’s emblematic project. Dalton and Heathwood’s partnership lasted only three years and in 1959 they parted ways to pursue separate practices. Peter Heathwood’s firm produced a number of residential projects in Brisbane including the Fulcher House (1964) in Bardon as well the Rockhampton Hospital Medical Services (late 1970s) and the Law Building at the Queensland University of Technology’s Gardens Point Campus in the Brisbane CBD. Peter Heathwood employed a number of architects in his practice, including Michael Cardillo, Fergus Wilson, Ken Downer and Ivan McDonald.
Architect and planner Roger Heathwood joined Heathwood Cardillo Wilson Pty Ltd in 1972, became a director in 1983 and sole director in 1993. Roger is currently the managing director with architect Guy Bleney as the other company director.
After graduating from university in 1956 Heathwood, and fellow UQ graduate John Dalton (1927-2007) both entered designs in The Plywood House Competition; they agreed that if either won they would use the winnings to start a practice together. When Heathwood’s design won the competition, they used the £3000 prize money to start a practice, initially based in the MLC Building in the Brisbane CBD. The Plywood Exhibition House was built in 1957 at the Brisbane Royal National Showgrounds and remains the practice’s emblematic project. Dalton and Heathwood’s partnership lasted only three years and in 1959 they parted ways to pursue separate practices. Peter Heathwood’s firm produced a number of residential projects in Brisbane including the Fulcher House (1964) in Bardon as well the Rockhampton Hospital Medical Services (late 1970s) and the Law Building at the Queensland University of Technology’s Gardens Point Campus in the Brisbane CBD. Peter Heathwood employed a number of architects in his practice, including Michael Cardillo, Fergus Wilson, Ken Downer and Ivan McDonald.
Architect and planner Roger Heathwood joined Heathwood Cardillo Wilson Pty Ltd in 1972, became a director in 1983 and sole director in 1993. Roger is currently the managing director with architect Guy Bleney as the other company director.
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IT32148-54-54
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32148/54
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Interview
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Interview with Peter Heathwood. Fellow architect Roger Heathwood is present off camera. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye, Robert Riddel and Elizabeth Musgrave.
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Series 55: Peter Heathwood (2nd interview) (20 February 2013)
SR32148-55
Series number
55
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Peter Heathwood (2nd interview)
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20 February 2013
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Second oral history with Queensland architect Peter Heathwood. He talks about his architectural influences.
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Heathwood, Peter
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
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Peter Heathwood was born in 1933 and showed an interest in the design of buildings from an early age. In 1950, whilst undertaking his senior year of school he worked in the architectural office of the Brisbane City Council. Heathwood began to study architecture in 1951 at the Central Technical College, (now Queensland University of Technology). After completing three years of study, Heathwood finished his final three years at the University of Queensland and graduated with a Diploma of Architecture in 1956. While studying, Heathwood worked for a number of Brisbane architecture firms including Thynne and Hitch and Crick Lewis and Williams. Heathwood also worked for Fulton Job and Collin; contributing to the design of the Garden Block of the Torbreck Apartments (1957-1960), constructed when the firm became Job and Froud.
After graduating from university in 1956 Heathwood, and fellow UQ graduate John Dalton (1927-2007) both entered designs in The Plywood House Competition; they agreed that if either won they would use the winnings to start a practice together. When Heathwood’s design won the competition, they used the £3000 prize money to start a practice, initially based in the MLC Building in the Brisbane CBD. The Plywood Exhibition House was built in 1957 at the Brisbane Royal National Showgrounds and remains the practice’s emblematic project. Dalton and Heathwood’s partnership lasted only three years and in 1959 they parted ways to pursue separate practices. Peter Heathwood’s firm produced a number of residential projects in Brisbane including the Fulcher House (1964) in Bardon as well the Rockhampton Hospital Medical Services (late 1970s) and the Law Building at the Queensland University of Technology’s Gardens Point Campus in the Brisbane CBD. Peter Heathwood employed a number of architects in his practice, including Michael Cardillo, Fergus Wilson, Ken Downer and Ivan McDonald.
After graduating from university in 1956 Heathwood, and fellow UQ graduate John Dalton (1927-2007) both entered designs in The Plywood House Competition; they agreed that if either won they would use the winnings to start a practice together. When Heathwood’s design won the competition, they used the £3000 prize money to start a practice, initially based in the MLC Building in the Brisbane CBD. The Plywood Exhibition House was built in 1957 at the Brisbane Royal National Showgrounds and remains the practice’s emblematic project. Dalton and Heathwood’s partnership lasted only three years and in 1959 they parted ways to pursue separate practices. Peter Heathwood’s firm produced a number of residential projects in Brisbane including the Fulcher House (1964) in Bardon as well the Rockhampton Hospital Medical Services (late 1970s) and the Law Building at the Queensland University of Technology’s Gardens Point Campus in the Brisbane CBD. Peter Heathwood employed a number of architects in his practice, including Michael Cardillo, Fergus Wilson, Ken Downer and Ivan McDonald.
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IT32148-55-55
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Interview with Peter Heathwood. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Robert Riddel.
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Series 56: Rex Addison (15 February 2013)
SR32148-56
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56
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Rex Addison
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15 February 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Rex Addison. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Addison, Rex
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
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Rex Addison was born in Brisbane in 1947 and began a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland in 1965. While at UQ he was taught by Ian Sinnamon (1935-) and worked for several architects including Geoffrey Pie (1938-) in 1968, James Birrell (1928-) in 1969 and the firm Conrad and Gargett in 1970. In Pie and Birrell’s offices, Addison worked with fellow UQ student Don Watson (1945-) and after graduating in 1970, he spent six months of 1971 travelling overland from Singapore, through India, to London with his wife, Susan as well as Watson and Sinnamon. Addison worked for short a time in London and then attended the Architectural Association School of Architecture to obtain a postgraduate diploma in 1972. After returning to Brisbane, Addison worked again with Geoffrey Pie for a short time before joining the practice Goodsir Baker Wilde, where he remained for four years and first began to work on projects in Papua New Guinea. In 1978 Addison began his own practice to work on a large hotel in the Papua New Guinean city of Lae and though this project did not eventuate, he continued working in Papua New Guinea until 1982.
Upon returning to Australia, Addison based his practice in Brisbane where he continues to practice today. Several notable architects have worked in his office including, Dennis Formiatti, Peter Skinner and Michael Scott. HIs buildings have received many awards and been published extensively. The Taringa House and Studio (1997-99) remains one of his most iconic works and was featured in the Place Makers exhibition of Queensland architecture held by Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art in 2008. Other works by Addison include the Addison House (1975, additions 1983), the Balmain House (2003), the O’Rorke-Graham House (2005) and the Endeavour Gallery of the James Cook Museum (2001).
Upon returning to Australia, Addison based his practice in Brisbane where he continues to practice today. Several notable architects have worked in his office including, Dennis Formiatti, Peter Skinner and Michael Scott. HIs buildings have received many awards and been published extensively. The Taringa House and Studio (1997-99) remains one of his most iconic works and was featured in the Place Makers exhibition of Queensland architecture held by Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art in 2008. Other works by Addison include the Addison House (1975, additions 1983), the Balmain House (2003), the O’Rorke-Graham House (2005) and the Endeavour Gallery of the James Cook Museum (2001).
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IT32148-56-56
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Series 57: Reyn Robinson (5 September 2013)
SR32148-57
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57
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Reyn Robinson
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5 September 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Reyn Robinson and his wife Cathy Robinson. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Robinson, Reyn
Robinson, Cathy
Van der Plaat, Deborah
Gosseye, Janina
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Reyn Robinson had an interest in drawing which led him to study architecture. He began his formal architectural education at Melbourne Technical College c. 1945, working for Hume Sherrard by day and studying at night. During this period he gained experience working on mainly houses and retail projects. Robinson studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology from 1946-c1951.
Following his time at RMIT, Robinson was employed by Lund Hutton Newell in Melbourne working on larger projects including hospitals. However Robinson’s experience in the tropical climates of Darwin and Boganville during WWII led him to move to Townsville where he worked for Lund Hutton Newell between 1957-8. In 1959 Robinson moved to Cairns and worked for B T Lynn. In 1965 Robinson partnered with Townsville architect Kevin Macks forming the partnership Macks Robinson Architects. During this time they completed the majority of the works for the Catholic Church in the FNQ region. In 1989 Macks partnered with his colleague Bob Cleland and they worked as Cleland Robinson Architects from a small office in Cairns. Robinson retired in the late 1990’s.
Following his time at RMIT, Robinson was employed by Lund Hutton Newell in Melbourne working on larger projects including hospitals. However Robinson’s experience in the tropical climates of Darwin and Boganville during WWII led him to move to Townsville where he worked for Lund Hutton Newell between 1957-8. In 1959 Robinson moved to Cairns and worked for B T Lynn. In 1965 Robinson partnered with Townsville architect Kevin Macks forming the partnership Macks Robinson Architects. During this time they completed the majority of the works for the Catholic Church in the FNQ region. In 1989 Macks partnered with his colleague Bob Cleland and they worked as Cleland Robinson Architects from a small office in Cairns. Robinson retired in the late 1990’s.
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IT32148-57-57
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32148/57
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Series 58: Tom McKerrell (20 February 2013)
SR32148-58
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58
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Tom McKerrell
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20 February 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Tom McKerrell. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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McKerrell, Tom
Riddell, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
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Tom McKerrell began his architectural education at the Central Technical College, (now Queensland University of Technology), in 1963 and graduated with a Diploma of Architecture in 1970. During his studies at the CTC he travelled extensively, visiting Tokyo, Moscow and London and worked for renowned Brisbane architect Robin Gibson (1930-2014) and the firm Cook and Kerrison. McKerrell registered as an architect in 1971 and worked for a short time for Conrad Gargett before he founded the practice Cunnington McKerrell in 1972 where he practised for fifteen years. In 1972 McKerrell also began a three-year period teaching architectural history at the Queensland University of Technology. He left Cunnington McKerrell in 1987 and founded the practice McKerrell Lynch with Bevan Lynch and by the late 1990s had built a client base of large-scale project work in Brunei. After fifteen years working with Lynch he starting his own practice, McKerrell Architects in 2002 where he continues to practice on the Gold Coast, undertaking major commercial projects.
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IT32148-58-58
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32148/58
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Series 59: Richard Allom (21 May 2013)
SR32148-59
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59
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Richard Allom
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21 May 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Richard Allom. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Allom, Richard
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
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Richard Allom was born in 1944 and attended the Brisbane Grammar School. Allom began a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Queensland in 1964, but after three years left to work on an oilrig in the Bass Straight. He completed his degree at Melbourne University in 1971. During his early career Allom worked for a number of architectural practices, including, Rosman Hastings and Sovel, Yuncken Freeman, Vitaly Gzell (1908-1977), John Railton and Conrad Gargett.
Allom developed an interest in heritage conservation and after returning to Brisbane worked at the National Trust of Queensland, where he stayed for several years. In this role he was given the opportunity to travel across Queensland and the Northern Territory, reporting on the value of various buildings in a number of towns. During the mid-1970s Allom began his own practice and also taught at the Queensland University of Technology. He developed an association with Peter Lovell in Melbourne with whom (along with employee Peter Marquis-Kyle) he later formed the practice Allom Lovell Marquis-Kyle. Allom continued his strong association with heritage conservation and was involved with the Australian branch of the International Council on Monuments and Sites and the creation of the Burra Charter conservation guidelines in 1979.
Allom developed an interest in heritage conservation and after returning to Brisbane worked at the National Trust of Queensland, where he stayed for several years. In this role he was given the opportunity to travel across Queensland and the Northern Territory, reporting on the value of various buildings in a number of towns. During the mid-1970s Allom began his own practice and also taught at the Queensland University of Technology. He developed an association with Peter Lovell in Melbourne with whom (along with employee Peter Marquis-Kyle) he later formed the practice Allom Lovell Marquis-Kyle. Allom continued his strong association with heritage conservation and was involved with the Australian branch of the International Council on Monuments and Sites and the creation of the Burra Charter conservation guidelines in 1979.
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Series 60: Richard Stringer (1st interview) (23 October 2012)
SR32148-60
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60
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Richard Stringer (1st interview)
Date
23 October 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect and photographer Richard Stringer. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Stringer, Richard, 1936-
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Richard Stringer was born in 1936 and grew up in Victoria. His father, Walter Stringer, worked as a dance photographer. He attended the Melbourne Grammar School and later Melbourne University where he studied for a Bachelor of Architecture. During his student years Stringer moved north to Brisbane with fellow student Danny Mészáros. In Brisbane Stringer worked for architect James Birrell (1928-) for six months in 1959, during Birrell’s time as City Architect for the Brisbane City Council. Stringer was involved in student events at Brisbane’s University of Queensland but eventually returned to Melbourne to complete his degree, he graduated in 1960, his final-year design thesis was for a new Queensland Art Gallery. Stringer returned to Brisbane in 1963 and worked again for Birrell and then for the architecture firm, Cusick Edwards and Bisset. Stringer was involved with National Trust of Queensland, this led to work in the Queensland regional centre, Townsville with Laurie Culley.
Richard Stringer married his wife Marguerite, in 1966 and in the late 1960s masterminded the inaugural Architects Revue event at UQ with local architect John Railton. His interest in photography began during his time at university when he used photography as a tool to examine interesting buildings. Stringer first began to exhibit his work in 1966 with the exhibition A Photographic Essay of Possible Influences on Present Day Building and has since held a number of solo and group exhibitions. Richard Stringer has, over his career accumulated a broad body of work and a reputation for evocative and high-quality photography; he continues to work as a photographer and continues to explore similar architectural themes. His most recent exhibition: Pleasure of Place: Photographs by Richard Stringer was held in the Queensland Art gallery in 2013.
Richard Stringer married his wife Marguerite, in 1966 and in the late 1960s masterminded the inaugural Architects Revue event at UQ with local architect John Railton. His interest in photography began during his time at university when he used photography as a tool to examine interesting buildings. Stringer first began to exhibit his work in 1966 with the exhibition A Photographic Essay of Possible Influences on Present Day Building and has since held a number of solo and group exhibitions. Richard Stringer has, over his career accumulated a broad body of work and a reputation for evocative and high-quality photography; he continues to work as a photographer and continues to explore similar architectural themes. His most recent exhibition: Pleasure of Place: Photographs by Richard Stringer was held in the Queensland Art gallery in 2013.
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Series 61: Richard Stringer (2nd interview) (10 December 2012)
SR32148-61
Series number
61
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Richard Stringer (2nd interview)
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10 December 2012
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Second oral history with Queensland architect and photographer Richard Stringer. He talks about his 1967 photographic exhibition 'Queensland Background', the student conference of 1967 and architectural culture in the late 1960s.
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Stringer, Richard, 1936-
Macarthur, John
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
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Richard Stringer was born in 1936 and grew up in Victoria. His father, Walter Stringer, worked as a dance photographer. He attended the Melbourne Grammar School and later Melbourne University where he studied for a Bachelor of Architecture. During his student years Stringer moved north to Brisbane with fellow student Danny Mészáros. In Brisbane Stringer worked for architect James Birrell (1928-) for six months in 1959, during Birrell’s time as City Architect for the Brisbane City Council. Stringer was involved in student events at Brisbane’s University of Queensland but eventually returned to Melbourne to complete his degree, he graduated in 1960, his final-year design thesis was for a new Queensland Art Gallery. Stringer returned to Brisbane in 1963 and worked again for Birrell and then for the architecture firm, Cusick Edwards and Bisset. Stringer was involved with National Trust of Queensland, this led to work in the Queensland regional centre, Townsville with Laurie Culley.
Richard Stringer married his wife Marguerite, in 1966 and in the late 1960s masterminded the inaugural Architects Revue event at UQ with local architect John Railton. His interest in photography began during his time at university when he used photography as a tool to examine interesting buildings. Stringer first began to exhibit his work in 1966 with the exhibition A Photographic Essay of Possible Influences on Present Day Building and has since held a number of solo and group exhibitions. Richard Stringer has, over his career accumulated a broad body of work and a reputation for evocative and high-quality photography; he continues to work as a photographer and continues to explore similar architectural themes. His most recent exhibition: Pleasure of Place: Photographs by Richard Stringer was held in the Queensland Art gallery in 2013.
Richard Stringer married his wife Marguerite, in 1966 and in the late 1960s masterminded the inaugural Architects Revue event at UQ with local architect John Railton. His interest in photography began during his time at university when he used photography as a tool to examine interesting buildings. Stringer first began to exhibit his work in 1966 with the exhibition A Photographic Essay of Possible Influences on Present Day Building and has since held a number of solo and group exhibitions. Richard Stringer has, over his career accumulated a broad body of work and a reputation for evocative and high-quality photography; he continues to work as a photographer and continues to explore similar architectural themes. His most recent exhibition: Pleasure of Place: Photographs by Richard Stringer was held in the Queensland Art gallery in 2013.
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Interview with Richard Stringer. The interviewers are John Macarthur, Janina Gosseye and Deborah van der Plaat.
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Series 62: Bob Collin (22 January 2013)
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62
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Bob Collin
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22 January 2013
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Oral history with Queensland architect Robert (Bob) Collin. He talks about his architectural education and career.
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Collin, Robert
Riddel, Robert
Gosseye, Janina
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Robert “Bob” Collin graduated from Brisbane’s Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) in 1954 with Robin Spencer, (another future Brisbane architect). The following year, he began studying a Diploma of Architecture at the Central Technical University (now the Queensland University of Technology) where he studied part-time for three years while working for the architectural firm, Moulds and McMinn. He would later move to Theo Thynne and Associates with Robin Gibson (1930-2014) to work during his final three years at the University of Queensland. In 1960 he graduated and became accredited and when Gibson started his own practice later that year, Collin joined him with fellow Theo Thynne and Associates co-workers, Gabriel Poole (1934-) and John Dalton (1927-2007). In Gibson’s office he worked primarily on the shop fit-out projects and left in 1963 to marry his wife Faith. Later that year they moved to London where he worked for the Owen Luder partnership architectural practice on their signature brutalist style buildings.
In 1966, he returned to Brisbane where he initially worked for the firm Conrad Gargett on the SGIO Building (1971) with practice director Keith Frost. He later formed an informal partnership with Gabriel Poole that operated out of his house in Graceville and also worked at the Brisbane architecture firm Bligh, Jessup and Bretnall, on the request of director Graham Bligh. This was followed by a period in retail with his shop: Sum Things, which sold white modular furniture in the Brisbane CBD from the former office of Queensland émigré, architect Karl Langer (1903-1969). Here Collin built up a client base and by 1969 he had the momentum to go back to architecture, starting a practice with Robert May. In practice with May he focused primarily on residential alterations. In 1970, he bought land at the Queensland coastal town of Peregian Beach and built his beach house there in 1976. In 1981, Robert formed a partnership with Chris Hills and the studio moved to Bardon. The firm remained small with just two to three employees and produced designs for houses in Brisbane and nearby Stradbroke Island for clients including the University of Queensland as well as shops and interiors.
In 1966, he returned to Brisbane where he initially worked for the firm Conrad Gargett on the SGIO Building (1971) with practice director Keith Frost. He later formed an informal partnership with Gabriel Poole that operated out of his house in Graceville and also worked at the Brisbane architecture firm Bligh, Jessup and Bretnall, on the request of director Graham Bligh. This was followed by a period in retail with his shop: Sum Things, which sold white modular furniture in the Brisbane CBD from the former office of Queensland émigré, architect Karl Langer (1903-1969). Here Collin built up a client base and by 1969 he had the momentum to go back to architecture, starting a practice with Robert May. In practice with May he focused primarily on residential alterations. In 1970, he bought land at the Queensland coastal town of Peregian Beach and built his beach house there in 1976. In 1981, Robert formed a partnership with Chris Hills and the studio moved to Bardon. The firm remained small with just two to three employees and produced designs for houses in Brisbane and nearby Stradbroke Island for clients including the University of Queensland as well as shops and interiors.
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Series 63: Robert Riddel (1st interview) (5 December 2012)
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63
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Robert Riddel (1st interview)
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5 December 2012
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Oral history with Queensland architect Robert Riddel. He talks about his student days and the student conference of 1967.
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Riddel, Robert
Macarthur, John
Gosseye, Janina
Musgrave, Elizabeth
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Robert Riddel was born in 1945 and started his architectural degree at the Central Technical College, (now the Queensland University of Technology) in 1964. In 1964, he obtained a job as a first-year student in the office of Conrad & Gargett, where he worked under Louis “Lou” Hailey (1927-2018) and alongside Graeme Thiedeke. After leaving Conrad & Gargett, Riddel worked for architect Bill Moulds, prefabrication firm O'Neill Industries, architecture firm Bligh Jessup Bretnall in Brisbane and then on the Gold Coast with Frank Welz, Ron Burling and Clarke Gazzard. By 1969, Riddel had become disenchanted with his architectural education in Brisbane and he applied to the Royal College of Art in London and was accepted for three years of study. During his time there (1970-3), Riddel became interested in the development of flat packed furniture design and produced a range of tables. After returning to Australia for a brief period in 1973-74, he worked for Geoffrey Pie (1938-2017) and for Goodsir Baker Wilde, before returning to London where he undertook further study at the Architectural Association, graduating in 1976. Whilst in London, Riddel worked for the architecture firms Bernard Hartley and Partners and also briefly at Turner Landsdown Holt.
After returning to Australia in 1978, Riddel worked in Sydney with Wills Denoon while being caretaker of Eryldene (1913) at Gordon on the North Shore. Late in 1979, he returned to Brisbane and worked with Richard Allom (1947-), which sharpened his interest in Queensland's architectural heritage. He also worked with his friend Rex Addison on several occasions. In 1982 he began his own practice: Riddel Architecture, which focused largely on the adaptive re-use of existing buildings and the conservation of bulidings with cultural significance. Notable projects completed by the firm include additions to the Law Faculty at UQ (1987-89), the Maryborough City Hall after fire damage (1991-2), the Brisbane Customs House adaptive re-use (1992-5), the Spring Hill Baths (1992-99), 7 Diddams Lane - the adaptive re-use of a tea warehouse (1992-5) the Brisbane City Hall, conservation of external fabric (1994-2004), the Balmoral Water Reservoir converted to a house (1994), Glengallan Homestead (1995-7), Rockhampton Customs House (1999-2002), adaptive re-use ot the NAB Queen St (1999-2005), Blackall Wool Scour (2000-07), extension to the Goddard building at UQ ( 2010-12), Qld Police Academy, 13 buildings adapted from a former asylum, (unrealised 2007-12).
Some new houses were designed within the practice including Aquila (1998-99), Cois Fharraige (1999-2000) and the Ecohouse (2004-2005) all of which received awards, as did the work on the Indooroopilly Uniting church (2006-10) and the Holland Park Police Station (2005-7). In 2008, Robert Riddel completed his PhD thesis: RS (Robin) Dods 1868-1920: the life and work of a significant Australian architect, at the University of Queensland. The Dods work led to an Exhibition at the State Library and publication of a book: Robin Dods: Selected Works. In November 2012, the practice merged with Conrad Gargett as Conrad Gargett Riddel. and Riddel became a principal in the new firm. When a year later the enlarged practice merged also with Anchor Mortlock & Woolley, the name reverted to Conrad Gargett. Before retiring from the practice in 2018, Riddel took a leading role in the preparation of two important Conservation Management Plans, namely for Australian Parliament House and the Qld Cultural Centre. He is currently living in Europe.
After returning to Australia in 1978, Riddel worked in Sydney with Wills Denoon while being caretaker of Eryldene (1913) at Gordon on the North Shore. Late in 1979, he returned to Brisbane and worked with Richard Allom (1947-), which sharpened his interest in Queensland's architectural heritage. He also worked with his friend Rex Addison on several occasions. In 1982 he began his own practice: Riddel Architecture, which focused largely on the adaptive re-use of existing buildings and the conservation of bulidings with cultural significance. Notable projects completed by the firm include additions to the Law Faculty at UQ (1987-89), the Maryborough City Hall after fire damage (1991-2), the Brisbane Customs House adaptive re-use (1992-5), the Spring Hill Baths (1992-99), 7 Diddams Lane - the adaptive re-use of a tea warehouse (1992-5) the Brisbane City Hall, conservation of external fabric (1994-2004), the Balmoral Water Reservoir converted to a house (1994), Glengallan Homestead (1995-7), Rockhampton Customs House (1999-2002), adaptive re-use ot the NAB Queen St (1999-2005), Blackall Wool Scour (2000-07), extension to the Goddard building at UQ ( 2010-12), Qld Police Academy, 13 buildings adapted from a former asylum, (unrealised 2007-12).
Some new houses were designed within the practice including Aquila (1998-99), Cois Fharraige (1999-2000) and the Ecohouse (2004-2005) all of which received awards, as did the work on the Indooroopilly Uniting church (2006-10) and the Holland Park Police Station (2005-7). In 2008, Robert Riddel completed his PhD thesis: RS (Robin) Dods 1868-1920: the life and work of a significant Australian architect, at the University of Queensland. The Dods work led to an Exhibition at the State Library and publication of a book: Robin Dods: Selected Works. In November 2012, the practice merged with Conrad Gargett as Conrad Gargett Riddel. and Riddel became a principal in the new firm. When a year later the enlarged practice merged also with Anchor Mortlock & Woolley, the name reverted to Conrad Gargett. Before retiring from the practice in 2018, Riddel took a leading role in the preparation of two important Conservation Management Plans, namely for Australian Parliament House and the Qld Cultural Centre. He is currently living in Europe.
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Interview
IT32148-63-63
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32148/63
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Interview
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Interview with Robert Riddel. The interviewers are John Macarthur, Janina Gosseye and Elizabeth Musgrave.
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Series 64: Robert Riddel (2nd interview) (18 October 2012)
SR32148-64
Series number
64
Series title
Robert Riddel (2nd interview)
Date
18 October 2012
Scope and content
Second oral history with Queensland architect Robert Riddel. He talks about his architectural career.
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Riddel, Robert
Van der Plaat, Deborah
Gosseye, Janina
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Robert Riddel was born in 1945 and started his architectural degree at the Central Technical College, (now the Queensland University of Technology) in 1964. In 1964, he obtained a job as a first-year student in the office of Conrad & Gargett, where he worked under Louis “Lou” Hailey (1927-2018) and alongside Graeme Thiedeke. After leaving Conrad & Gargett, Riddel worked for architect Bill Moulds, prefabrication firm O'Neill Industries, architecture firm Bligh Jessup Bretnall in Brisbane and then on the Gold Coast with Frank Welz, Ron Burling and Clarke Gazzard. By 1969, Riddel had become disenchanted with his architectural education in Brisbane and he applied to the Royal College of Art in London and was accepted for three years of study. During his time there (1970-3), Riddel became interested in the development of flat packed furniture design and produced a range of tables. After returning to Australia for a brief period in 1973-74, he worked for Geoffrey Pie (1938-2017) and for Goodsir Baker Wilde, before returning to London where he undertook further study at the Architectural Association, graduating in 1976. Whilst in London, Riddel worked for the architecture firms Bernard Hartley and Partners and also briefly at Turner Landsdown Holt.
After returning to Australia in 1978, Riddel worked in Sydney with Wills Denoon while being caretaker of Eryldene (1913) at Gordon on the North Shore. Late in 1979, he returned to Brisbane and worked with Richard Allom (1947-), which sharpened his interest in Queensland's architectural heritage. He also worked with his friend Rex Addison on several occasions. In 1982 he began his own practice: Riddel Architecture, which focused largely on the adaptive re-use of existing buildings and the conservation of bulidings with cultural significance. Notable projects completed by the firm include additions to the Law Faculty at UQ (1987-89), the Maryborough City Hall after fire damage (1991-2), the Brisbane Customs House adaptive re-use (1992-5), the Spring Hill Baths (1992-99), 7 Diddams Lane - the adaptive re-use of a tea warehouse (1992-5) the Brisbane City Hall, conservation of external fabric (1994-2004), the Balmoral Water Reservoir converted to a house (1994), Glengallan Homestead (1995-7), Rockhampton Customs House (1999-2002), adaptive re-use ot the NAB Queen St (1999-2005), Blackall Wool Scour (2000-07), extension to the Goddard building at UQ ( 2010-12), Qld Police Academy, 13 buildings adapted from a former asylum, (unrealised 2007-12).
Some new houses were designed within the practice including Aquila (1998-99), Cois Fharraige (1999-2000) and the Ecohouse (2004-2005) all of which received awards, as did the work on the Indooroopilly Uniting church (2006-10) and the Holland Park Police Station (2005-7). In 2008, Robert Riddel completed his PhD thesis: RS (Robin) Dods 1868-1920: the life and work of a significant Australian architect, at the University of Queensland. The Dods work led to an Exhibition at the State Library and publication of a book: Robin Dods: Selected Works. In November 2012, the practice merged with Conrad Gargett as Conrad Gargett Riddel. and Riddel became a principal in the new firm. When a year later the enlarged practice merged also with Anchor Mortlock & Woolley, the name reverted to Conrad Gargett. Before retiring from the practice in 2018, Riddel took a leading role in the preparation of two important Conservation Management Plans, namely for Australian Parliament House and the Qld Cultural Centre. He is currently living in Europe.
After returning to Australia in 1978, Riddel worked in Sydney with Wills Denoon while being caretaker of Eryldene (1913) at Gordon on the North Shore. Late in 1979, he returned to Brisbane and worked with Richard Allom (1947-), which sharpened his interest in Queensland's architectural heritage. He also worked with his friend Rex Addison on several occasions. In 1982 he began his own practice: Riddel Architecture, which focused largely on the adaptive re-use of existing buildings and the conservation of bulidings with cultural significance. Notable projects completed by the firm include additions to the Law Faculty at UQ (1987-89), the Maryborough City Hall after fire damage (1991-2), the Brisbane Customs House adaptive re-use (1992-5), the Spring Hill Baths (1992-99), 7 Diddams Lane - the adaptive re-use of a tea warehouse (1992-5) the Brisbane City Hall, conservation of external fabric (1994-2004), the Balmoral Water Reservoir converted to a house (1994), Glengallan Homestead (1995-7), Rockhampton Customs House (1999-2002), adaptive re-use ot the NAB Queen St (1999-2005), Blackall Wool Scour (2000-07), extension to the Goddard building at UQ ( 2010-12), Qld Police Academy, 13 buildings adapted from a former asylum, (unrealised 2007-12).
Some new houses were designed within the practice including Aquila (1998-99), Cois Fharraige (1999-2000) and the Ecohouse (2004-2005) all of which received awards, as did the work on the Indooroopilly Uniting church (2006-10) and the Holland Park Police Station (2005-7). In 2008, Robert Riddel completed his PhD thesis: RS (Robin) Dods 1868-1920: the life and work of a significant Australian architect, at the University of Queensland. The Dods work led to an Exhibition at the State Library and publication of a book: Robin Dods: Selected Works. In November 2012, the practice merged with Conrad Gargett as Conrad Gargett Riddel. and Riddel became a principal in the new firm. When a year later the enlarged practice merged also with Anchor Mortlock & Woolley, the name reverted to Conrad Gargett. Before retiring from the practice in 2018, Riddel took a leading role in the preparation of two important Conservation Management Plans, namely for Australian Parliament House and the Qld Cultural Centre. He is currently living in Europe.
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Interview
IT32148-64-64
Unit ID
32148/64
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Interview
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Three-part interview with Robert Riddel. The interviewers are Janina Gosseye and Deborah van der Plaat.
A transcript is available.
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Series 65: Blair Wilson (2nd interview) (16 August 2012)
SR32148-65
Series number
65
Series title
Blair Wilson (2nd interview)
Date
16 August 2012
Scope and content
Oral history with Queensland architect Blair Wilson. He talks about his formative years, architectural education and early architectural works.
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Wilson, Blair Mansfield, 1930-2014
Gosseye, Janina
Van der Plaat, Deborah
Wilson, Andrew
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Blair Mansfield Wilson (1930-2014) commenced the Degree in Architecture in 1949 at the Central Technical College and later at the University of Queensland while he worked in the practice Fulton, Job and Collin. Following his graduation in 1959 he moved to London where he worked with the firm Clifford Tee and Gale. He married Elizabeth Ann (Beth) Moxon (1934-) in 1958 before returning to Australia. Upon returning to Brisbane, Wilson was made a partner in his father’s practice, forming R.M. Wilson and Son and their work in Brisbane focused primarily on industrial construction.
Blair took over the firm after his father’s death in 1967 and the firm was known as just Blair M. Wilson until it was incorporated in 1976 as Blair M. Wilson and Associates. In 1973 Blair won awards for his design of the La Boite Theatre in Kelvin Grove and the Kindler Memorial Theatre at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now QUT). Wilson was President of the Alumni Association at the University of Queensland (1980-86) and a member of the University of Queensland Senate (1981-87). Blair Wilson retired as head of the family practice in 1995 and passed away in 2014.
Blair took over the firm after his father’s death in 1967 and the firm was known as just Blair M. Wilson until it was incorporated in 1976 as Blair M. Wilson and Associates. In 1973 Blair won awards for his design of the La Boite Theatre in Kelvin Grove and the Kindler Memorial Theatre at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now QUT). Wilson was President of the Alumni Association at the University of Queensland (1980-86) and a member of the University of Queensland Senate (1981-87). Blair Wilson retired as head of the family practice in 1995 and passed away in 2014.
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IT32148-65-65
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32148/65
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Interview transcript
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Transcript of an interview with Blair Wilson. The interviewers are Deborah van der Plaat, Andrew Wilson and Janina Gosseye.
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1 transcript (pdf)