Ken Woolley | |
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Born | Kenneth Frank Charles Woolley 29 May 1933 |
Died | 25 November 2015 Sydney, Australia | (aged 82)
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Architect |
Known for | Pettit & Sevitt houses, Ancher Mortlock Woolley architecture firm and the Sydney School |
Kenneth Frank Charles Woolley AM, BArch, Hon DSc Arch Sydney LFRAIA, FTSE, (29 May 1933 – 25 November 2015) was an Australian architect. In a career spanning 60 years, he is best known for his contributions to project housing with Pettit and Sevitt, four time Wilkinson Award-winning architect, including three times for his own house, the first being the 1962 Woolley House in Mosman, and his longstanding partnership with Sydney Ancher and Bryce Mortlock. He is regarded as being a prominent figure in the development of the Sydney School movement and Australian vernacular building.[1]