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Also known as Glenn Marcus Murcutt

Architect (b.1936)

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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
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
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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.

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