Douglas Burrage Snelling b. 24 February 1916

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Snelling created more than 70 residential and commercial buildings in Sydney and Noumea. He was born in England, moved to New Zealand (1924), practised design and film promotions in Wanganui and Wellington (1935-1940), worked in Los Angeles (1937-38 and 1947-48), became a leading Sydney architect (registered 1952) and designer (1940-1972) and retired to Hawaii (1977).

Citations

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Chair and stool by Douglas Snelling’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/126047

  • Sarah Payne (1 January 1988), '“1947. Functional Products.”’. Craft Australia. 1988:1, pps. 61-65

  • State Library of NSW (1 January 2012), 'Douglas B. Snelling : architectural drawings 1965-1972’.

    http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=395089

  • Davina Jackson (1 January 2012), 'Douglas Snelling’.

    http://douglas-snelling.com/book/

  • “Mary White Pty Ltd.” advert. illus. interiors work by Snelling, Architecture and Arts, June 1956, p.22

  • “Technique of Murals.” Decoration and Glass, March-April 1948, pp.18-21. (illustrations of Snelling painting a mural for an “American hostel”.

  • “Modern Display.” Includes interiors from The Pen Shop, California Chocolate Shop, Sydney Snow. Building and Engineering, 24 June 1948, pp.26-27 (illust)

  • “Dasi Pen Shop.” Building and Engineering, 25 August 1947, p.28 (illust.)

Initial data sources

  • Powerhouse Museum