Biography
Glenn Murcutt
1936-
Born in London on 25 July, while his Australian parents are on a visit to Europe.
Lives in Upper Watut, Papua New Guinea, until 1941, then in Sydney, on the North bank of the harbour where he still lives and works today.
1950-55
Manly Boys High School, Sydney.
1956-61
Studies at Sydney Technical College, part of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Diploma awarded 31 December 1961.
Works with various firms: Levido & Baker (1956), Neville Gruzman(1958-59) and Allen & Jack (1962).
1962-64
Spends a period in London. Works with the firm Ian Frazer & Associates.
Travels in Europe to Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, France, Holland,
Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
1964-69
Returns to Sydney. Works with the firm Ancher, Mortlock, Murray & Woolley.
1969-
Founds the Glenn Murcutt firm. Carries out his work predominantly as a sole-practicioner using creative collaborations on a project by project basis.



Awards and Honours
RAIA State Chapter Named
Architecture Awards
1973-05
Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) /Gray and Mulroney
Restoration/Renovation Award
Two Sulman Awards for Public Buildings, NSW
Six Wilkinson Awards for Housing, NSW
Tracy Award for Public Buildings, Northern Territory
Burnett Award for Housing, Northern Territory
RAIA NSW Chapter 25 Year Award for the Marie Short/Glenn Murcutt House, Kempsey, NSW
RAIA National Named Architecture Awards and National Awards
1973-00
'Timber in Architecture' Award
'Steel in Architecture', Award of the Decade
Sir Zelman Cowan Award for the Bowali Kakadu Visitors Information Centre, in collaboration with Troppo Architects
Sir Zelman Cowan Award for the Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Art Centre, in collaboration with Wendy Lewin and Reg Lark architects
Sir Zelman Cowan Commendation for Public Buildings -Museum Kempsey, NSW
Robin Boyd Awards for Housing-Magney House, Bingie Point
Robin Boyd Commendation for Housing - Magney House, Paddington, Sydney
National Jury Special Award for Aboriginal Housing -Marika/Alderton House, Northern Territory
RAIA National 25 Year Award for the Marie Short/Glenn Murcutt House, Kempsey, NSW
National Awards and Honors
1992 Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal
1993 Life Fellow, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1995 Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of New South Wales,Sydney
1996 Order of Australia (AO)
2003 Honorary Doctorate of Letters, University of Technology, Sydney
2004 Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney International Awards and Honors
1982 Biennale Exhibition, Paris, France
1985 Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) Award for Architecture of its 'Place and Culture'
1991 Biennale Exhibition, Venice, Italy
1992 Alvar Aalto Medal, Helsinki, Finland
1996 Biennale Exhibition, Venice, Italy
1997 Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects International Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
1998 Richard Neutra Award for Architecture and Teaching from the Neutra Foundation and Cal Poly, Pomona, USA
1999 The 'Green Pin' International Award for Architecture and Ecology from the Royal Danish Academy of Architects
2001 The Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award for the Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Art Centre, Riversdale, in collaboration with Wendy Lewin and Reg Lark architects
Thomas Jefferson Medal for Architecture, USA
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
2002 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts International Award for 'Making a Difference' to the thinking and practice of architecture
Honorary Fellow ot the Finnish Association of Architects, SAFA
The Pritzker Architecture Prize
2003 The Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Award
Honorary Mention for an Aboriginal House, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
2004 Honorary Fellow, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
2005 Honorary Member, Taipei Architects Association, Taiwan
Honorary Fellow, Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore
2008 Elected, Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Letters, USA