Author Description

This is the most complete and up-to-date volume available on the Australian architect 'Glenn Murcutt' who has attracted unprecedented international attention in recent years. The winner of the Pritzker Prize in 2002, he is also one of only seven architects ever to have been awarded the Alvar Aalto Medal. His buildings are a harmonious blend of modernist sensibility, local craftsmanship, indigenous structures and respect for nature.The book spans Murcutt's entire career, from the early modernist houses to his most recent commissions in the 21st century, identifies recurring themes in his work and analyses how his buildings 'marry modern architecture to the place, the territory, the landcape' to arrive at an ecological functionalism.