Australia has produced one architect with an international reputation: Glenn Murcutt. He is famous for producing 'vernacular', distinctly Australian buildings which match their environment-hence the title of this book, taken from an Aboriginal saying.This is a memoir, as told to Philip Drew, in which Murcutt for the first time talks about his life and influences. It complements Leaves of Iron , the earlier book Drew wrote, which was about Murcutt's buildings (and has sold over 20,000 copies). Murcutt grew up in New Guinea. His father owned a gold mine. The corrugated iron for which Murcutt's buildings are famous was inspired not, as many people think, by Australian water tanks, but by the Junkers aircraft widely used to fly around New Guinea.Today Murcutt is considered an eccentric and a genius. He is Professor of Architecture at Virginia University in America, and continues to design for Australia.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Duffy and Snellgrove
ISBN-13
9781875989980
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95952889
Product Key Features
Book Title
Touch this Earth Lightly: Glenn Murcutt in His Own Words
Author
Philip Drew
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
198 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
190mm
Item Width
175mm
Item Weight
300 g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Philip Drew
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia
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