Ron Gilling (1917–2005) was born in Edinburgh, studied architecture at the University of Sydney and obtained registration 1948. Joined his father, F. Glynn Gilling at Joseland & Gilling, where he remained until retirement in 1982. As president NSW RAIA 1964-66 he was embroiled in the Sydney Opera House crisis. Federal president RAIA 1970-71. RAIA Gold Medal and OBE, 1977. Influenced by Spanish-Mediterranean architecture, the history of classical architecture and his father’s design teaching. Visited US and Britain 1955 to study bank architecture for ANZ Bank. Visited Taliesin West, met Mies van der Rohe. Joseland and Gilling designed commercial and domestic architecture.
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—Johnson, Paul Alan and Susan Lorne Johnson. 1996 onwards. Martyn Chapman interview for UNSW Architects of the Middle Third research project.
- Writers:
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Davina Jackson
- Date written:
- 2015
- Last updated:
- 2015
