Glenn Murcutt – the man who touches the earth lightly
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Born 25 July 1936, Glenn Murcutt is an important Australian architect. He studied architecture from 1956 to 1961 at The University of New South Wales and always had an appreciation for simple, vernacular architecture. He is currently Visiting Professor of Architecture at Yale.
Murcutt’s motto is “touch the earth lightly”; his highly economical and multi-functional architecture fits in the landscape, according to the regoinal particularities such as wind direction, water movement, temperature and light. He uses ecological materials such as glass, stone, timber and steel.
Murcutt’s motto is “touch the earth lightly”; his highly economical and multi-functional architecture fits in the landscape, according to the regoinal particularities such as wind direction, water movement, temperature and light. He uses ecological materials such as glass, stone, timber and steel.
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good to see this, an inspiration.
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