Peter McIntyre (architect)
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Peter McIntyre is an Australian architect
, educator and Practice Director of McIntyre Partnership Pty Ltd. (The practice was founded in 1921 by R.H. McIntyre).
Educated at Trinity Grammar School, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
and Melbourne University, he founded a practice in 1950 that combined modern, high-technology materials with concern for "emotional functionalism" -the impact of the built environment on its occupants. His design for an environmentally adapted Mallee Hospital was lauded by critic Robin Boyd
as the beginning of a new Australian architecture. In collaboration with architects John and Phyllis Murphy
, Kevin Borland
and engineering consultant Bill Irwin, McIntyre designed the Melbourne Olympic Swimming pool in 1952, he was also the architect for the redevelopment of the pool to the Lexus Centre
. McIntyre later moved into commercial and town planning projects. He wrote he 1973 Strategy Plan for the City of Melbourne, which limited high rise development to its eastern and western shoulders. His major projects include Melbourne's Parliament Station, the Jam Factory Complex in South Yarra, the Knox City Shopping Centre
in Wantirna South and the controlled developments of Dinner Plain alpine village near Mount Hotham
, Victoria. He was the Professor of architecture at Melbourne University between 1988 and 1992 and has won numerous awards. His wife Dione is also an architect.
2004 Chairman, competition jury for RAIA Heritage Award
2001 Chairman, competition jury for Spencer Street Station (now Southern Cross Station)http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/4d9fa39283ff510d4a256b36001bd4e0/c74d4326e57f35714a256b56007db3c9?OpenDocument
1995 Chairman, competition jury for Museum of Victoria
1994 Appointed Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
1993 Chairman, Design Review Committee (Crown Casino), Melbourne Casino Authority
1990 President, Trinity Grammar School Council
1986 Chairman, National Trust
Maritime Museum
1984 Chairman, Board of Directors, Dinner Plain Pty Ltd
1980- Appointed to Trinity Grammar School Council
1978 Appointed to the Fountains Trust
1977-78 Director of the Architects' Revue, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1973-74 President, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1973 Member of the National Building & Construction Council, Australia
1972 Chairman, Sunbury Convention, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1971 Director of the Architects' Revue, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1970 Appointed to the Timber Industry Advisory Board;
Chairman, awards jury, Royal Australian Institute of Architects;Chairman, Metric Committee, Royal Australian Institute of Architects;President, Ski Club of Victoria
1968 President, Victorian Chapter, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1966 Appointed to the Mount Buller Committee of Management (1966–71)
1965 Appointed to the Architects Registration Board of Victoria
1963 Councillor, Royal Victorian Institute of Architects
1969 National Gallery (Canberra) Competition finalist.
1958 Stawell Swimming Pool Competition 1958 winner.
1957 Academy of Science (Canberra) Competition 1957 finalist.
1952 Olympic Swimming Pool (Melbourne) Competition 1952 winner.
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1994 Appointed Emeritus Professor of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1990 Delivered the A.S. Hook Memorial Address, The University of Melbourne
1987 Appointed to the Chair of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1985 Professorial Associate, Department of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1971 Appointed to Standing Committee for Chair of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1957 Lecturer in Charge, final year design, Department of Architecture, RMIT
1957-1960 Ateliers, evenings
1953-56 Lectured on design principles of Olympic Swimming Pool to students/graduates/public
1951-53 4th Year tutor, School of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1950 Appointed as a tutor, School of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1949-54 Director, Architects' Revue, The University of Melbourne
1948 Founder and Director, Architects' Revue, The University of Melbourne
1944 Inaugural member and joint founder of RMIT
Student's Representative Council
1994 Appointed Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
1994 Appointed Emeritus Professor of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1993 Conferred as Doctor of Architecture, honoris causa
1990 Awarded RAIA Gold Medal
1984 Chairman, Board of Directors, Dinner Plain Pty Ltd
1982 Awarded Officer of the Order of Australia
1987 Appointed to the Chair of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1974 Senior Partner, McIntyre Partnership Pty Ltd
1973-74 President, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1972 Formed additional partnership with George Connor and Donald Wolbrink as the International Planning Collaborative - Interplan
1968 President, Victorian Chapter, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1961 Combined with R. H. McIntyre & Associates to form McIntyre, McIntyre & Partners Pty Ltd
1956-61 Formed partnership: Peter and Dione McIntyre & Associates
1950-53 Commenced practice and in 1953 formed partnership: Borland, Murphy & McIntyre
1944-50 Studied architecture, graduating in 1950
by Norman Day
, RMIT, Melbourne, 1995, ISBN 0864445237
(A study of the creative impact of Melbourne architecture from 1947 to 1956. illust.
projects ... River House, Snelleman House, McCarthy House, Brunt House,
Beulah Bush Nursing Hospital,Olympic Swimming Pool)
1990 June: Architecture Australia, Vol.79 No.25 pp. 30–33, Struggle For Meaning by Peter McIntyre
1990 June: Architecture Australia Vol.79 No.25 pp. 34–53, Optimism and Experiment by Philip Goad
(Philip Goad discusses the career and early works of Peter McIntyre: 1950-1961. Biographical information included. illust.
projects ... most early projects, including: Olympic Swimming Pool, Snelleman House,
River House, Henry Jones Jam Factory, Sea House)
1990 June: Architecture Australia, Vol.79 No.25 pp. 58–60, Dinner Plain: With Gusto by Jeff Turnbull. (Jeff Turnbull describes his visit to the alpine village of Dinner Plain and attempts to place its architecture in the context of McIntyre's early work. illust.
project ... Dinner Plain)
1990 June: Architecture Australia Vol.79 No.25 pp. 61–70, No Plain Sailing by Rob McIntyre
(An account of how the Dinner Plain alpine village came into being and the obstacles that were overcome in the process. illust.
project ... Dinner Plain)
1983 Dinner Plain Village Environmental Effects Statement.
1978 Mount Baw Baw Plan.
1976 Mount Buller Village Plan.
1976 Underground railway stations - research in Europe and USA.
(for Melbourne Underground Loop Authority)
1976 Jam Factory Environmental Impact Statement.
(The first such statement ever requested by Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Authority)
1978 Mount Hotham Village Plan.
1973 Melbourne Strategy Plan, pub. Melbourne City Council
1970 RAIA Metric Conversion Report.
(Building Construction Advisory Committee, Metric Conversion Board of Australia)
1969 RAIA Services Company Project.
1969 Comprehensive Architectural Services, RAIA Convention.
1968 Ski Resort Development Post.
1968 Melbourne Architectural Oration Series.
1964 Alpine Building Regulations.
(for RAIA, incorporated into Uniform Building Regulations of Victoria)
1955 Evaluation of Olympic Swimming Stadium.
1951-1953 "Cross Section", architectural newsletter, The University of Melbourne.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, educator and Practice Director of McIntyre Partnership Pty Ltd. (The practice was founded in 1921 by R.H. McIntyre).
Educated at Trinity Grammar School, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
and Melbourne University, he founded a practice in 1950 that combined modern, high-technology materials with concern for "emotional functionalism" -the impact of the built environment on its occupants. His design for an environmentally adapted Mallee Hospital was lauded by critic Robin Boyd
Robin Boyd
Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd CBE was an influential Australian architect, writer, teacher and social commentator...
as the beginning of a new Australian architecture. In collaboration with architects John and Phyllis Murphy
John and Phyllis Murphy
John and Phyllis Murphy were architects in Australia. Phyllis was also known for her work with wallpaper design and restoration.The Murphys completed a number of conservation projects through the National Trust in the 1960s and 70s...
, Kevin Borland
Kevin Borland
Kevin Borland was an influential Australian post-war Architect. His career saw works evolve from an International Modernist stance into a Regionalist aesthetic for which he became most recognized...
and engineering consultant Bill Irwin, McIntyre designed the Melbourne Olympic Swimming pool in 1952, he was also the architect for the redevelopment of the pool to the Lexus Centre
Lexus Centre
The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre is the indoor training and administration centre for the Collingwood Football Club of the AFL and the Victorian Institute of Sport located in Melbourne, Australia....
. McIntyre later moved into commercial and town planning projects. He wrote he 1973 Strategy Plan for the City of Melbourne, which limited high rise development to its eastern and western shoulders. His major projects include Melbourne's Parliament Station, the Jam Factory Complex in South Yarra, the Knox City Shopping Centre
Knox City Shopping Centre
Knox City Shopping Centre is a super-regional shopping centre and outdoor entertainment complex located in the outer eastern suburb of Wantirna South in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The centre opened on November 9, 1977 with an initial 88 stores and 2300 parking spaces...
in Wantirna South and the controlled developments of Dinner Plain alpine village near Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham is a mountain in Victoria, Australia. It is home to Hotham Alpine Resort. The mountain is located approximately north east of Melbourne, from Sydney, and from Adelaide by road. Mt Hotham's summit rises to an altitude of above sea level...
, Victoria. He was the Professor of architecture at Melbourne University between 1988 and 1992 and has won numerous awards. His wife Dione is also an architect.
Professional
2006 Convenor, restoration appeal, and Architect, Kew Court House http://www.kewcourthouse.com/2004 Chairman, competition jury for RAIA Heritage Award
2001 Chairman, competition jury for Spencer Street Station (now Southern Cross Station)http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/4d9fa39283ff510d4a256b36001bd4e0/c74d4326e57f35714a256b56007db3c9?OpenDocument
1995 Chairman, competition jury for Museum of Victoria
1994 Appointed Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
1993 Chairman, Design Review Committee (Crown Casino), Melbourne Casino Authority
1990 President, Trinity Grammar School Council
1986 Chairman, National Trust
National Trust of Australia
The Australian Council of National Trusts is the peak body for community-based, non-government organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage....
Maritime Museum
1984 Chairman, Board of Directors, Dinner Plain Pty Ltd
1980- Appointed to Trinity Grammar School Council
1978 Appointed to the Fountains Trust
1977-78 Director of the Architects' Revue, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
The 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....
1973-74 President, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
The 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....
1973 Member of the National Building & Construction Council, Australia
1972 Chairman, Sunbury Convention, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1971 Director of the Architects' Revue, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
The 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....
1970 Appointed to the Timber Industry Advisory Board;
Chairman, awards jury, Royal Australian Institute of Architects;Chairman, Metric Committee, Royal Australian Institute of Architects;President, Ski Club of Victoria
1968 President, Victorian Chapter, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1966 Appointed to the Mount Buller Committee of Management (1966–71)
1965 Appointed to the Architects Registration Board of Victoria
1963 Councillor, Royal Victorian Institute of Architects
Awards
- RAIA Gold Medal 1990 awarded to Peter McIntyre http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=443
- RAIARaiaRaia may refer to:* Royal Australian Institute of Architects, a professional body for architects in Australia* Raia , a small village in Goa, India, about 6 km from Margao on the way to Loutolim...
Sir Zelman Cowen Medal 1987 Project: Dinner Plain Alpine Village, Victoria http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=8663 - RAIA Merit Award 1985. Project: Parliament Station, Melbourne
- RAIA Sir Zelman Cowen Medal 1985. Project: Parliament Station, Melbourne
- RAIA Robin Boyd Medal 1983. Project:Seahouse, Victoria http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=5611
- RAIA Merit Award 1980. Project: Kyla Park Housing Development, NSW
- RAIA Award 1978 Bronze medal. Project: Knox City Shopping Centre, Victoria
- IES Meritorious Lighting Award 1978. Project: Knox City Shopping Centre, Victoria
- RAIA Urban & Community Design Bronze medal. Project: Melbourne Strategy Plan
- RAIA Architectural Projects Award 1975. Project: The Jam Factory, Melbourne
- Sir James Barrett Memorial Medal 1974 Project: Melbourne Strategy Plan
- Building of the Year 1956. Project: Olympic Swimming Pool, Melbourne http://www.mopt.com.au/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-218//411_read-182/
- RAIA Architecture & Arts Award 1954/55. Project: McIntyre House, Melbourne http://users.tce.rmit.edu.au/E03159/ModMelb/mm2/modmelbprac2/pm/pmk/pmk.htmhttp://www.dhub.org/object/109317
- Architecture Arts Award 1954 . Project: Snelleman House http://users.tce.rmit.edu.au/e03159/ModMelb/mm2/modmelbprac2/pm/snelleman/sn.htm, Melbourne
Competitions
1979 National Archives Competition finalist.1969 National Gallery (Canberra) Competition finalist.
1958 Stawell Swimming Pool Competition 1958 winner.
1957 Academy of Science (Canberra) Competition 1957 finalist.
1952 Olympic Swimming Pool (Melbourne) Competition 1952 winner.
Academic
McIntrye's titles are: AO, DArch, BArch, DipArch, DipTRP, LFRAIA, FRAPI, FAIA, Emeritus Professor of Architecture - University of MelbourneUniversity of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
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1994 Appointed Emeritus Professor of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
1990 Delivered the A.S. Hook Memorial Address, The University of Melbourne
1987 Appointed to the Chair of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1985 Professorial Associate, Department of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1971 Appointed to Standing Committee for Chair of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
1957 Lecturer in Charge, final year design, Department of Architecture, RMIT
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
1957-1960 Ateliers, evenings
1953-56 Lectured on design principles of Olympic Swimming Pool to students/graduates/public
1951-53 4th Year tutor, School of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1950 Appointed as a tutor, School of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1949-54 Director, Architects' Revue, The University of Melbourne
1948 Founder and Director, Architects' Revue, The University of Melbourne
1944 Inaugural member and joint founder of RMIT
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
Student's Representative Council
Career Outline
1999 Practice Director, McIntyre Partnership Pty Ltd1994 Appointed Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
1994 Appointed Emeritus Professor of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1993 Conferred as Doctor of Architecture, honoris causa
1990 Awarded RAIA Gold Medal
1984 Chairman, Board of Directors, Dinner Plain Pty Ltd
1982 Awarded Officer of the Order of Australia
1987 Appointed to the Chair of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
1974 Senior Partner, McIntyre Partnership Pty Ltd
1973-74 President, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1972 Formed additional partnership with George Connor and Donald Wolbrink as the International Planning Collaborative - Interplan
1968 President, Victorian Chapter, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
1961 Combined with R. H. McIntyre & Associates to form McIntyre, McIntyre & Partners Pty Ltd
1956-61 Formed partnership: Peter and Dione McIntyre & Associates
1950-53 Commenced practice and in 1953 formed partnership: Borland, Murphy & McIntyre
1944-50 Studied architecture, graduating in 1950
Research and Publications
1995 Heroic Melbourne : Architecture of The 1950sby Norman Day
Norman Day
Dr Norman Kingwell Day is an architect, educator, and writer.-Architecture:He has designed and built in Australia and Asia, notably in Melbourne, Canberra, Dili, East Timor and in Vietnam...
, RMIT, Melbourne, 1995, ISBN 0864445237
(A study of the creative impact of Melbourne architecture from 1947 to 1956. illust.
projects ... River House, Snelleman House, McCarthy House, Brunt House,
Beulah Bush Nursing Hospital,Olympic Swimming Pool)
1990 June: Architecture Australia, Vol.79 No.25 pp. 30–33, Struggle For Meaning by Peter McIntyre
1990 June: Architecture Australia Vol.79 No.25 pp. 34–53, Optimism and Experiment by Philip Goad
(Philip Goad discusses the career and early works of Peter McIntyre: 1950-1961. Biographical information included. illust.
projects ... most early projects, including: Olympic Swimming Pool, Snelleman House,
River House, Henry Jones Jam Factory, Sea House)
1990 June: Architecture Australia, Vol.79 No.25 pp. 58–60, Dinner Plain: With Gusto by Jeff Turnbull. (Jeff Turnbull describes his visit to the alpine village of Dinner Plain and attempts to place its architecture in the context of McIntyre's early work. illust.
project ... Dinner Plain)
1990 June: Architecture Australia Vol.79 No.25 pp. 61–70, No Plain Sailing by Rob McIntyre
(An account of how the Dinner Plain alpine village came into being and the obstacles that were overcome in the process. illust.
project ... Dinner Plain)
1983 Dinner Plain Village Environmental Effects Statement.
1978 Mount Baw Baw Plan.
1976 Mount Buller Village Plan.
1976 Underground railway stations - research in Europe and USA.
(for Melbourne Underground Loop Authority)
1976 Jam Factory Environmental Impact Statement.
(The first such statement ever requested by Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Authority)
1978 Mount Hotham Village Plan.
1973 Melbourne Strategy Plan, pub. Melbourne City Council
1970 RAIA Metric Conversion Report.
(Building Construction Advisory Committee, Metric Conversion Board of Australia)
1969 RAIA Services Company Project.
1969 Comprehensive Architectural Services, RAIA Convention.
1968 Ski Resort Development Post.
1968 Melbourne Architectural Oration Series.
1964 Alpine Building Regulations.
(for RAIA, incorporated into Uniform Building Regulations of Victoria)
1955 Evaluation of Olympic Swimming Stadium.
1951-1953 "Cross Section", architectural newsletter, The University of Melbourne.