Peter Myers is a Sydney architect in solo practice since 1970
Peter Myers's Latest contributions
Is this Roadtown?
Peter Myers wonders if Australia is on the cusp of realising a vehicular ‘utopia’ of endless urbanism.
Event
Justine Clark reflects on last year’s symposium, and Peter Myers makes a riposte against the theme.
Obituary – Bill Lucas
Architect, educator, furniture designer, set designer, innovator, utopian, Bill Lucas died last year in the midst of ongoing work. Ruark Lewis and David and Anne Lucas compile a brief account of his diverse career and Peter Myers gives an affectionate account of this remarkable man.
Utzon’s Return
Finally, Joern Utzon is to work on the Sydney Opera House again. So far, two documents have eventuated: the Venue Improvement Plan addresses immediate functional issues, while Utzon Design Principles sets out key ideas and issues for the future. Peter Myers looks at both documents and outlines the significant aspects of each.
Knockabout Walkabout
In outback NSW, a cheap and portable house system has been prototyped by Sydney architect Peter Myers.
The Third City: Sydney’s original monuments and a possible new metropolis
How did Sydney’s original dwellers build? What has happened to their structures? And what should happen to the tracts of now-obsolete bungalows sprawling across the suburbs? Peter Myers provides historical evidence and the design strategy for a future metropolis.