George Clarke (architect-planner)

George Clarke
Born
Walter George Clarke

17 February 1932
Sydney Australia
Died23 February 2005
Sydney, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, Sydney, NSW
Occupation(s)Architect and Planner
Years active1954–2004
Spouse(s)Eva Clarke (1st), Krystyna Luczak (2nd)
ChildrenAndrew, Rebecca, Stephen
AwardsSidney Luker Memorial Medal 1974[1]
PracticeClarke Gazzard & Partners, Urban Systems Pty Ltd
ProjectsCity of Sydney Strategic Plan 1971, City of Adelaide Plan 1974
DesignMartin Place pedestrianisation
Websitehttp://georgeclarke.foundation/


(Walter) George Clarke (1932–2005) was an influential architect and town planner active in Australia during the 1970s.[2][3] He was one of the principal contributors to the development of the 1971 City of Sydney Strategic Plan,[4][5] the 1974 City of Adelaide Plan, and in 1965, the first uniform residential development codes in Western Australia.[6]

Career

After graduating from the University of Sydney as an architect in 1953, George Clarke worked as a regional planner under Arthur Winston at the Cumberland County Council in 1953. He would go on to study on an Italian scholarship, before moving to America where he studied with Lewis Mumford at MIT, and worked for architect I. M. Pei in New York.[3][7] He would gain further experience in London before returning to Australia in the late 1960s and establishing the consultancy of Clarke, Gazzard and Partners.[8]

In the late 1970s, Clarke left Australia to live and work in Bali, Japan, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Brunei and Tuvalu.[2]

Upon his death in 2005, Clarke was memorialised by Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney, and a plaque installed on Sinclair Street opposite the College of Fine Art in Paddington, Sydney.[9]

The George Clarke Foundation was established after his death and archives much of his drawings, letters, reports and photographs between 1954 and 2004.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Sidney Luker Award". Planning Institute of Australia. 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Farrelly, Elizabeth (12 March 2005). "Sydney's pied piper of planning". Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ a b Freestone, Robert (2004). "The Americanisation of Australian Planning". Journal of Planning History. 3 (3): 200. doi:10.1177/1538513204267083. S2CID 145653439.
  4. ^ Llewellyn-Smith, Michael (2012). "Planning in Sydney and the work of George Clarke". In Llewellyn-Smith, Michael (ed.). Behind the Scenes: The politics of planning Adelaide. University of Adelaide Press. pp. 133–154. ISBN 9781922064400. JSTOR 10.20851/j.ctt1sq5wvd.12.
  5. ^ Freestone, Robert (7 August 2021). "City plan was Sydney's first foray into a strategy designed for the people". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Records of George Clarke, Planning Consultant". City of Sydney: Archives & History Resources. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  7. ^ P. Ashton, ed., Planning Sydney: Nine Planners Remember (Sydney: Sydney City Council, 1992), 44.
  8. ^ Llewellyn-Smith, Michael (2012). "Planning in Sydney and the work of George Clarke". Behind the scenes: the politics of Planning Adelaide. University of Adelaide Press. pp. 133–154. ISBN 9781922064400. JSTOR 10.20851/j.ctt1sq5wvd.12.
  9. ^ Jensen, Rodney. "George Clarke - pioneer for a better place".
  10. ^ "George Clarke Foundation". George Clarke Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2024.


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