Paul Ritter (architect)

For other people named Paul Ritter, see Paul Ritter (disambiguation).

Paul Ritter
Ritter in Nottingham, 1964 (aged 39)
Born(1925-04-06)6 April 1925
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died14 June 2010(2010-06-14) (aged 85)
Canshall, Western Australia, Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of Liverpool
Occupation(s)Architect, writer, city planner
Notable workPlanning for Man and Motor
SpouseJean Ritter
Ore Obelisk (1971-72) in Stirling Gardens with Council House behind. Designed by Ritter and Ralph Hibble.

Paul Ritter (6 April 1925 – 14 June 2010) was a Western Australian architect, town planner, sociologist, artist and author. In his roles as the first city planner of the City of Perth and subsequent two decades spent serving as Councillor for East Perth, Ritter is remembered as a brilliant, eccentric and often controversial public figure who consistently fought to preserve and enhance the character and vitality of the central city district. Today he is primarily remembered for his involvement in preserving many of Perth's heritage buildings at a time of rapid redevelopment[1] and preventing the construction of an eight-lane freeway on the Swan River foreshore.[2] Ritter's later career was blighted by a 3-year prison sentence for making misleading statements in applying for export marketing grants.

  1. ^ Old Perth at Life on Perth
  2. ^ Thomas, Beatrice. "Perth's first planner Paul Ritter dies". The West Australian, 16 June 2010.