Kerry Hill
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Kerry Hill is an architect who has specialised in hotel design in tropical Asia.
He studied at Perth Technical College and the University of Western Australia
graduating in 1968. He worked for Howlett & Bailey in Perth from 1969 to 1971. He worked in Hong Kong
for Bali
(Indonesia
) and Hong Kong-based architects and engineers, Palmer & Turner from 1972 until 1974. From 1974 to 1978 he managed the Palmer & Turner office in Jakarta
. Hill established Kerry Hill Architects in Singapore in 1979.
In 1995 he was awarded the Kenneth F Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture, in 2003 the RAIA Robyn Boyd Award for the Oglivie House, and in 2006 the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal
. His work has been published in A+U (Japan); Architectural Digest
(Germany); Architectural Review
, Wallpaper, World Architecture (UK), Architecture Australia, Monument (Australia); Indian Architect & Builder, Singapore Architect, and Space
(Singapore).
He has lectured at the National University of Singapore
, the University of Hawaii
, the University of Western Australia
and the University of Queensland
. His work has been exhibit in Perth.
He studied at Perth Technical College and the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
graduating in 1968. He worked for Howlett & Bailey in Perth from 1969 to 1971. He worked in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
for Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
(Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
) and Hong Kong-based architects and engineers, Palmer & Turner from 1972 until 1974. From 1974 to 1978 he managed the Palmer & Turner office in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
. Hill established Kerry Hill Architects in Singapore in 1979.
In 1995 he was awarded the Kenneth F Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture, in 2003 the RAIA Robyn Boyd Award for the Oglivie House, and in 2006 the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal
Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal
The Gold Medal is the highest award of the Australian Institute of Architects awarded annually since 1960. The award was created to recognise distinguished service by Australian architects who have:* designed or executed buildings of high merit;...
. His work has been published in A+U (Japan); Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest is an American monthly magazine. Its principal subject is interior design, not — as the name of the magazine might suggest — architecture more generally. The magazine is published by Condé Nast Publications and was founded in 1920, by the Knapp family, who sold it in 1993...
(Germany); Architectural Review
Architectural Review
The Architectural Review is a monthly international architectural magazine published in London since 1896. Articles cover the built environment which includes landscape, building design, interior design and urbanism as well as theory of these subjects....
, Wallpaper, World Architecture (UK), Architecture Australia, Monument (Australia); Indian Architect & Builder, Singapore Architect, and Space
Space
Space is the boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum...
(Singapore).
He has lectured at the National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
, the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
, the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
and the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
. His work has been exhibit in Perth.