If you haven't heard the name Glenn Murcutt, now's the time to get acquainted. Architecture Foundation Australia is presenting an exhibition which will be held at the
Melbourne Museum from July 15th – October 3rd 2010 and will feature a fine selection of Murcutt's work from his impressive career.
Glenn Murcutt is Australia's most famous and influential contemporary architect. He has been honoured with some prestigious local awards including the Gold Medal of the Australian Institute of Architects in 1992 and the Order of Australia in 1996, as well as receiving the international acclaim of the Pritzker Prize in 2002 (considered to be the Nobel Prize for architecture) and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects in 2009.
He has designed more than 500 buildings during the course of his 40 year career, and what makes him stand apart from his peers is his focus on the harmony between building and nature and the sustainability of the natural environment.
The
exhibitionwill feature a selection of profiles of his architectural work and hand drawings that follow the creative process from the seedling of idea to detailed construction drawings in addition to photographs by Anthony Browell that beautifully capture the spirit of Murcutt's designs. Also being displayed is the award-winning Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Art Centre at Riversdale, NSW, and conceptual drawings for a new mosque and an opal and fossil museum.
Architecture is a path of discovery, and discovery is a creative process. Drawing, to me, is an essential part of discovery. By drawing one understands the brief, the budget, the site, and all the factors of the environment in which a building dwells. The hand, making drawings, arrives at solutions before the mind is able to comprehend them," Glenn Murcutt said.
This exhibition is interesting and informative and is a fitting celebration of the work of a man that has contributed so much to the modern design of Australia.
