Rachel Neeson

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Rachel Neeson is an Australian architect and lecturer in architecture.[1][2] Her architecture practice Neeson Murcutt Architects, formed with her late partner Nick Murcutt in 2004, was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture – Houses in 2011.[1]

Life[]

Neeson studied architecture at the University of Sydney and graduated with the University Medal in 1993. She was awarded the Board of Architects 2002 Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship and completed a master's degree in architecture in Barcelona, Spain.[3]

Neeson Murcutt Architects won the Australian Institute of Architects' New South Wales Wilkinson Award in 2007 and in 2009, and the Robin Boyd Award in 2011.[1][4] Some of the practice's most notable projects have been the redesign of The Prince Alfred Pool and the Juanita Nielsen Community Centre, both in Sydney.[2][5]

Neeson lectures in architecture at the University of Sydney.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Contributor: Rachel Neeson | Architecture Now". architecturenow.co.nz. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Rachel Neeson · Australian Design Centre". australiandesigncentre.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^ "UQ Architecture lecture: Rachel Neeson | Design Online". designonline.org.au. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Rachel Neeson and Nick Murcutt of Neeson Murcutt Architects". ArchitectureAU. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Rachel Neeson on the challenges in redesigning the Juanita Nielsen Community Centre | Architecture And Design". Architecture And Design. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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