Stanley Smith (1919-) graduated from Melbourne University in 1941 and served in the Navy during the war. He then practised for several years in Melbourne where he also taught at RMIT. In 1950 he moved to Sydney and joined the office of Kenneth McConnel. He brought with him the enthusiasm and conviction of the post-war Melbourne era of Robin Boyd and Roy Grounds, as well as superb draughtsmanship and the capacity to convince others of the value of beautiful drawing. He was made a partner in 1952, two years before Peter (R.N.) Johnson became a partner, and the practice was renamed McConnel Smith and Johnson in 1955. In addition to major buildings in Sydney and Canberra, Smith, an admirer of Walter Gropius, designed a series of strongly geometrical Presbyterian churches between 1955 and 1967; including one at North Ryde (1961), at Terrigal (1964) and New Lambton (1966). He retired from MSJ in 1971 and was able to spend more time on drawing and teaching others to draw.
Source
—Taylor, Jennifer. Undated. Article prepared for an unpublished monograph on McConnel Smith and Johnson.
The above information was checked with Stan Smith, via his daughter Elizabeth Smith, in November 2004.
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Davina Jackson
- Date written:
- 2015
- Last updated:
- 2015
