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		Creator		Murcutt, Glenn M., 1936-
		Title		Glenn Murcutt aggregated collection of architectural plans, correspondence and business papers
		Level of Description		Aggregated Collection
		Type of Material		Architectural and Technical Drawings Textual Records
		Administrative / Biographical Note		Glenn Murcutt (1936-) was born in London while his parents were travelling and spent his early childhood in the Upper Watut area of Papua New Guinea. The family returned to Australia, in 1941, at the outset of the war in the Pacific. Due to his father's influence Murcutt, at a very early age, became acquainted with the work of architects such as Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright. His architectural education was gained at the Sydney Technical College, from which he graduated in 1961. Some of his early work experience was with Neville Gruzman, Allen & Jack, and Ancher, Mortlock and Woolley. Murcutt began his Sydney practice in 1969. A specific response to nature has made Murcutt famous for being able to express a specifically Australian form, focused on light, space, movement, ventilation and sun control. In 1992 Glenn Murcutt was presented with the Alvar Aalto Award in Finland, adding to an impressive list of Australian awards, which includes the Gold Medal from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects in 1992. The Pritzker Architecture Prize was awarded to Murcutt in 2002. Reference: Library correspondence file
		Contents		COLLECTION 01-04 Glenn Murcutt architectural drawings, sketches, plans and associated documentation Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Glenn Murcutt, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 COLLECTION 05 Glenn Murcutt architectural plans and related manuscripts, for Bradley House, Hunters Hill; Oslen House, Norton Summit; Fletcher Page House, Kangaroo Valley; Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre 'Riversdale' Cambewarra, in association with Wendy Lewin & Reg Lark, 1992-1998 Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Glenn Murcutt, June 2001 COLLECTION 06 Glenn Murcutt, Carter House, Kangaloon, 1996-2000 Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Glenn Murcutt, June 2002 COLLECTION 07 Glenn Murcutt further architectural plans, correspondence and business papers, 1974-2002 Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Glenn Murcutt, May 2006 COLLECTION 08 Glenn Murcutt architectural practice records, 1962, 1969-1983 and personal records, 1961-1979 Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Glenn Murcutt, March 2008 COLLECTION 09 Glenn Murcutt further architectural plans, drawings and ephemera Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Glenn Murcutt, June 2008 COLLECTION 10 Glenn Murcutt further architectural drawings and correspondence, 1980-2008 Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Glenn Murcutt, June 2009 COLLECTION 11 Glenn Murcutt further architectural drawings, 1963-2007 Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Glenn Murcutt, June 2010 COLLECTION 12 Glenn Murcutt further architectural drawings, 1974-2011 Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Glenn Murcutt, June 2011


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		Copying Conditions		Copyright status: - In copyright - Life of Artist plus 70 years Copyright holder: - Glenn Murcutt No reproduction without prior written approval Please acknowledge: - Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Glenn Murcutt
		Published Information		Selected published sources about Glenn Murcutt and his works and projects: Leaves of iron : Glenn Murcutt, pioneer of an Australian architectural form / Philip Drew. Sydney : Law Book Co., 1985 Three houses, Glenn Murcutt / E.M. Farrelly London : Phaidon, 1993 Glenn Murcutt : works and projects / Françoise Fromonot. London : Thames and Hudson, 1995 Touch this earth lightly : Glenn Murcutt in his own words / Philip Drew. Potts Points, N.S.W. : Duffy & Snellgrove, 1999 Glenn Murcutt : disegni per otto case / a cura di Nicola Flora, Paolo Giardiello, Gennaro Postiglione ; prefazione di Francesco Dal Co. Napoli [Italy] : CLEAN, c1999 Glenn Murcutt : a singular architectural practice / edited by Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper. Mulgrave, Victoria : Images Publishing Group, 2002 Glenn Murcutt : buildings + projects 1962-2003 / Françoise Fromonot ; [translated from the French by Charlotte Ellis]. London : Thames & Hudson, 2003 Glenn Murcutt, architect / [published by] Michael Tommasi and Liisa Naar. Rozelle, NSW : 01 Editions Pty Ltd, 2006
		Name		Murcutt, Glenn M., 1936-
		Subject		Architects, Australian. Architectural design -- Australia Architectural drawing -- 20th century -- Australia Architecture, Modern -- Australia -- 20th century.