Glenn Murcutt was born in London in 1936 and grew up in New Guinea, moving to Sydney as a child with his family to escape the Pacific War. He decided to become an architect at age 15 and later designed notable houses for his brother and mother in 1969 that brought him recognition. Murcutt is renowned for his environmentally-friendly designs that use low-impact materials and harmonize with the natural landscape through features like horizontal corrugated iron, slatted roofs, and wide eaves. He has won several prestigious architecture awards including the Pritzker Prize.

1. GLENN MURCUTT

2.  Glen Murcutt was born on
the 25 July 1936 in London.
He grew up in the highlands
of New Guinea on the
Upper Watut River, With
five siblings his Australian
Mum and Dad.
 In 1922 his family had to
escape from New Guinea
because of the Pacific War,
the invasion of the
Japanese. His family then
moved to Sydney.

3. Glenn didn’t know how to
speak English only pidgin
English which he learnt in
New Guinea. At the age
of 8 his family decided to
send him to school. At the
age of 15 he then
decided he wanted to
become an architect.

4. He got married to his wife
Helen .Glenn want to
experience Europe's
architecture so Helen and
Glenn went to Europe.
They had a son Nicholas
and his wife sister was
also brutally murder so
they decide to move back
to Australia.

5.  In 1969 he designed a
house for his brother . That
house was followed
immediately by a house for
Laurie Short (his mum).
Both these buildings
received recognition. He
has won the Oscar, the big
Nobel Prize for
architecture,and also the
Pritzker Prize.

6. Brothers house

7. mothers house

8.  His houses often featured
corrugated iron with the ribs
laid horizontally, creating a
feeling to the landscape
instead of competing with it.
Few of his designs called
for air-conditioning. The
flow of air was controlled
through the implementation
of slatted roofs, screens,
and blinds; wide eaves
provided shelter from the
sun.

11. Glen Murcutt is an
amazing architect. His
designs very
environmentally friendly
and his buildings made of
low-impact materials.
“Murcutt’s houses are
fine-tuned to the land and
weather”

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