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Miles Lewis

Miles Lewis reviews ‘Glenn Murcutt’ by Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper & ‘Touch This Earth Lightly’ by Philip Drew

November 2002, no. 246 16 November 2002
Glen Murcutt has emerged in recent years as a very Australian hero, an apparently sincere and unassuming man, a loner in his practice, and in tune with the environment - a sort of Crocodile Dundee of architecture. He has also achieved an improbable international stature. He is almost better known in Finland than at home, and has now been recognised by the Pritzker Architecture Prize, an internatio ... (read more)

Miles Lewis reviews 'Australian Gothic' by Brian Andrews

July 2001, no. 232 01 July 2001
A major work in the history of Australian architecture is a rare thing, and it is the more remarkable when the author is an amateur – in the true sense, that is – an enthusiast and connoisseur rather than a professional or academic hack. For Brian Andrews, though he has developed his expertise during a full-time career in telecommunications, is certainly not an amateur in terms of expertise. ... (read more)