Sunday, January 31, 2010

GLENN MURCUTT



GLENN MURCUTT 2002 PRITZKER PRIZE, GREW UP IN THE MOROBE PROVINCE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA, WHERE HE DEVELOPED AN APPRECIATION FOR SIMPLE, VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE. MURCUTT'S MOTTO, 'TOUCH THE EARTH LIGHTLY', CONVINCES HIM TO DESIGN HIS WORKS TO FIT INTO THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE FEATURES. HIS WORKS ARE HIGHLY ECONOMICAL AND MULTI-FUNCTIONAL. MURCUTT ALSO PAYS ATTENTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS WIND DIRECTION, WATER MOVEMENT, TEMPERATURE AND LIGHT SURROUNDING HIS SITES BEFORE HE DESIGNS THE BUILDING ITSELF. MATERIALS SUCH AS GLASS, STONE, TIMBER AND STEEL ARE OFTEN INCLUDED IN HIS WORKS. VIEW WIKI HOSTORY.