Joseph Charles Fowell
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Architect
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Biography
Born in Albany, Western AustraliaAlbany, Western Australia
Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....
but educated in England, Joseph Fowell arrived back in Australia in 1919 where he worked with Professor Leslie Wilkinson at Sydney University
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. In 1926 Fowell became an assistant to Henry Budden
Henry Budden
Henry [Harry] Ebenezer Budden CBE was a Sulman Award winning Australian architect active in the first 40 years of the 20th century. His work encompassed the styles of the Federation Arts and Crafts and Bungalow through to the Inter-War Stripped Classical and Art Deco...
. Fowell created a number of Architectural partnerships including:
- Fowell and McConnel: 1928-1939, with Kenneth McConnel
- Fowell and Mansfield: 1939-1946 with J. L. S. Mansfield
- Fowell, Mansfield & Maclurcan: 1946-1962 with D. C. B. Maclurcan
- Fowell, Mansfield, Jarvis & Maclurcan: 1962-1970 with O. R. Jarvi
Fowell was primarily responsible for the design of over forty churches in New South Wales and Victoria, including Catholic churches at North Sydney (1937), Parkes (1939) and Neutral Bay (1941).
Buildings
- British Medical Association (BMA) House, 135-137 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW
Fowell and McConnel - Subject of a design competition in 1928
1935
- St. Anne's Church, Blair & Mitchell Streets, North Bondi, NSW
Fowell and McConnel
Later remodelled in 1964.
1937
- St Peters, Church of England, Proston QLD
Fowell and McConnel
1937-1939
- St Marys, North Sydney
1938-1939
- St Canisus College, Pymble
1941
- St Josephs, Neutral Bay
1943
- Orient Line Building, 2-6 Spring Street, Sydney NSW
Fowell and McConnel
1956
- St Augustine's Church, YassYass, New South WalesYass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" , said to mean 'running water'....
Fowell, Mansfield & Maclurcan
1962
- P&O, 565 Hunter Street, Sydney NSW
Fowell, Mansfield & Maclurcan
Since remodelled.
1965
- Gladesville Bridge
1967
- Church of St Rose, Rose Street, Collaroy Plateau, Sydney NSW
Fowell, Mansfield, Jarvis & Maclurcan
Awards
- 1933 RIBA Street Medal and DiplomaRoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
- BMA House, Macquarie Street, SydneyMacquarie Street, SydneyMacquarie Street is the easternmost street of Sydney's central business district. Macquarie Street extends from Hyde Park at its southern end to the Sydney Opera House at its north.-Description:...
Fowell & McConnel (The first RIBA medal to be awarded in Australia) - 1935 RAIARoyal Australian Institute of ArchitectsThe Australian Institute of Architects is a professional body for architects in Australia. Until August 2008, the Institute traded as the "Royal Australian Institute of Architects", which remains its official name....
Sir John Sulman MedalSir John Sulman MedalThe Sir John Sulman Medal is a New South Wales architectural prize presented by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and was first awarded in 1932....
- St. Anne's Shrine Blair & Mitchell Streets North Bondi
Fowell & McConnel (The first church to win this award) - 1943 RAIA Sir John Sulman Medal - Orient Line Building, 2-6 Spring Street, Sydney
Fowell, McConnel & Mansfield - 1962 RAIA Gold Medal
Joseph Charles Fowell