Glenn Murcutt, the Australian architect known internationally ... use simple materials and "touch the earth lightly," a reference to an Australian Aboriginal saying and to the way that the work seeks ...

Glenn Murcutt has designed a series of homes in ... native Australia," said the Praemium Imperiale citation. "Echoing the Aboriginal phrase 'touch the land lightly', his architecture has a poetic ...

Glenn Murcutt has designed no tall buildings ... initiated a series of lightweight houses that adhere to the Aboriginal notion of “touching the earth lightly.” Murcutt often floats his buildings a few ...

Glenn Murcutt has been awarded the Praemium Imperiale for architecture ... and tradition of his native Australia’, according to the citation. ‘Echoing the Aboriginal phrase “Touch the land lightly”, ...

When Glenn was 15 his ... daylight but keep out heat. As Murcutt says, “The farmer knows how to build.” He also incorporated ideas from the aborigines. “Aboriginal people have been dismissed ...

Glenn Murcutt: Spirit of Place explores the life and work of ... More from ABC We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the ...

We want to bridge divides to reach everyone. Glenn Murcutt got the word while he was in St. Louis on a speaking tour: Bill Lacey was trying to reach him. Mr. Murcutt, an Australian architect whose ...

Glenn Murcutt has been awarded the Praemium Imperiale for architecture ... and tradition of his native Australia’, according to the citation. ‘Echoing the Aboriginal phrase “Touch the land lightly”, ...