Light, Space, Place
The architecture of Robin Gibson
$74.34
- Hardcover
344 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2022
Summary
While many architects might aspire to profoundly transform their cities, very few ever manage to build at a scale that might make this possible. Architect Robin Gibson not only built prolifically and at expansive urban scales, his projects also helped to redefine the culture and identity of one of Australia’s major capital cities.
Born in Brisbane in 1930, Gibson graduated from the University of Queensland in 1954. He spent a brief period working as an architect overseas before return…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780648685838 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0648685837 |
| Author: | Lloyd Jones, Deborah van der Plaat |
| Publisher: | Uro Publications |
| Imprint: | Uro Publications |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.50kg |
| Dimensions: | 287mm x 237mm x 23mm |
About The Author
Lloyd Jones
Deborah van der Plaat
Deborah van der Plaat is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland (UQ). From 2015-2019 she was the manager of ATCH (Architecture Theory Criticism and History) at UQ and has co-managed the Digital Archive of Queensland Architecture since 2014. Her research examines the architecture of 19th and 20th-century Australia and its intersection with theories of climate, place, migration and race. Writing histories of Queensland architecture is also a focus within her work.
Lloyd Jones
Lloyd Jones is currently undertaking a PhD on Robin Gibson under the supervision of Dr Deborah van der Plaat and Dr Janina Gosseye. His research aims to document the work of eminent Queensland architect Robin Gibson (1930-2014) and his practice, Robin Gibson and Partners (c.1958-2013). He holds a Bachelor and a Masters degree in architecture from the University of Queensland’s School of Architecture. Jones has been involved with projects documenting Queensland’s post-war architectural history having previously worked on the Hot Modernism exhibition and for the Digital Archive of Queensland Architecture as a MArch student. In 2018, Jones received the Young Achievement Award at the National Trust (Queensland) Heritage Awards, and the Guilford Bell Travel Scholarship from the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland.
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