Glenn Murcutt is Australia’s most internationally acclaimed architect. He worked in the office of Ancher, Mortlock, Murray and Woolley for five years before establishing his own practice in 1970. His work is best known for its distinctive Australian character and environmental sensitivity. Glenn Murcutt has won numerous significant awards, including the Gold Medal of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (1992), the Alvar Aalto Medal (1992), the Pritzker Prize for Architecture (2002) and the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal (2009). He is also highly regarded as a teacher, critic and lecturer around the world.
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