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Glenn Murcutt is an architect and university teacher, born in London on 25 July 1936, a citizen of Australia. He was educated at the University of New South Wales, where he is also employed, and speaks English. His work is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Murcutt has received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the AIA Gold Medal, the Alvar Aalto Medal, and the Praemium Imperiale.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1936-07-25 ) 25 July 1936 (age 89) , London, England
- Occupation
- Architect
- Awards
- Robin Boyd Award (1981 & 1985), Wilkinson Award (1976, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985 & 1995), RAIA Gold Medal (1992), Alvar Aalto Medal (1992), Pritzker Architecture Prize (2002), American Institute of Architects Gold Medal (2009), Praemium Imperiale (2021)
- Buildings
- Marie Short House (Kempsey Farmhouse) (1975), Fredericks House (1982), Ball-Eastaway House (1983), Magney House (1984), Marika-Alderton House (1994), Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre (1999), Australian Islamic Centre (2016), Cobar Sound Chapel (2022)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Glenn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- University of New South Wales
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- 27-11-04 Murcutt y yo 022.jpg
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- Glenn Murcutt
- date of birth
- 1936-07-25
- Commons gallery
- Glenn Murcutt
- has works in the collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- floruit
- 2009-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Glenn Marcus Murcutt AO (born 25 July 1936) is an Australian architect. He has been the recipient of the 1992 Alvar Aalto Medal, the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the 2009 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and the 2021 Praemium Imperiale. Glenn Murcutt works as a sole practitioner without staff, builds only within Australia and is known to be very selective with his projects. Being the only Australian winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize, he is often referred to as Australia's most famous architect.
Life
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