Lawrence Nield is an Australian retired architect, who since 2012 has been head of the
Heritage Council of New South Wales
The New South Wales State Heritage Register, also known as NSW State Heritage Register, is a heritage list of places in the state of New South Wales, Australia, that are protected by New South Wales legislation, generally covered by the Heritag ...
.
He is also known for his writings on urban design.
He was head of master planning for the
2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
[ He was one of the founders of ]BVN Architecture
BVN is one of Australia’s largest architecture firm, based in Sydney with international studios in Brisbane, New York City, New York and London.
History
The firm was founded in Brisbane in 1926 by Arthur William Forster Bligh, Arthur Bligh ...
(formerly Bligh Voller Nield).
In March 2013 Nield was appointed the Northern Territory Government Architect a position he held until 2018. In 2010 Lawrence Nield founde
Studio Nield
with his partner Andrea Nield in Sydney.
He won the Australian Institute of Architects 2012 Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement,[ and the French Republic's ]Order of Arts and Letters
The Order of Arts and Letters () is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant ...
in 2007,[ and the 1997 ]Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture
The Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture is a national architecture award presented annually by the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) since 1981. The named award is given to the work adjudicated to be the most significant for the ...
, which he won with his design of the Sunshine Coast University Library.[
]
Designs
Nield's designs include:
* Ultimo Community Centre, Sydney, NSW
* UNSW L5 Building, Sydney, (2005) – 2007 RIBA International Award
* Sunshine Coast University Library, Maroochydore
Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the urban area of Maroochydore had a population of 63,673 people.
The city was subdivided from the Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Conno ...
, Queensland (1997) – 1998 RAIA Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Building
* Questacon
Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre is an interactive science communication facility in Canberra, Australia. It is a museum with more than 200 interactive exhibits related to science and technology.
The National Science an ...
, Canberra, ACT
* St Vincent's Hospital
* The King's School gymnasium
* 10 Mort Street, Canberra, ACT
* David Maddison Clinical Sciences Building, Newcastle, NSW
* Cook and Phillip Aquatic Centre, Sydney, NSW
* Olympic Green Tennis Center, Beijing
The China National Tennis Center () is a tennis center in the Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. It was opened in October 2007 and has been the home of the China Open since 2009.
The venue hosted the tennis preliminaries and finals of ...
Overseas Passenger Terminal
The Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT), officially the Sydney Cove Passenger Terminal, is a passenger terminal located on the western side of Sydney Cove in New South Wales, Australia, which berths cruise ships and ocean liners. The terminal form ...
, Sydney, (1988) – 1988 RAIA National Civic Design Award
* Caroline Chisholm High School, ACT, (1986)
* Mount Druitt Hospital, (1982) – 1983 RAIA NSW Chapter Merit Award Architectural Works
* David Maddison Building – Clinical Sciences Building, University of Newcastle, (1981) – 1982 RAIA NSW Chapter Merit Award
References
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Recipients of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
Architects from Sydney
University of Sydney alumni
1941 births