John Skennar b. 1957

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Designer
Architectural and urban designer John Skennar works collaboratively with other designers and artists on public art and placemaking projects.
Tags: Urban design, Public Art
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creator of
Greenacre Town Centre Improvement Project
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Included five public artworks created by different artists: Peter Day, Joanne Saad, Noelene Holten, Jamie Eastwood and Murmur Sayed Ahmed.

 
creator of
Carrington Place, Katoomba, for People Places in Western Sydney Project
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creator of
Hurstville Heritage Walk
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The key artist on this project was Joe Hurst.

 
creator of
Living Streets, Liverpool
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URL
http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/Files/Information/mcforum.pdf

A community project based between Terminus Street, the Hume Highway, the Georges River and Collingwood House. On this project Skennar worked with Marla Guppy, cultural planner, and Martha Jabour, artist.

 
creator of
West Dubbo, Neighbourhood Development
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With Gary Jones, architectural designer, and Cynthia Turner, artist.

 
creator of
Lewisham Meeting Place
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With artist Tex Skulthorpe.

 
creator of
Sydenham Green
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With many artists including Philippa Playford, Ron Smith, Joe Hurst, Matthew Peet

 
creator of
Stanmore Common Ground
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With Cynthia Turner

 
creator of
Wentworthville Estate Environment Development
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With Cynthia Turner

 

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References [<ExternalResource: 'Website: Liverpool City Council'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Website: WSROC'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Website - Local Government Cultural Awards 08'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Interview with John Skennar', 2009-01-22 and 2008-09-26.>, <ExternalResource: WSROC (2003), 'Western Sydney: The Life of the Place. A Guide to Developing Better Public Places.', Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ltd, Blacktown.>, <ExternalResource: Skennar, John (2005), '"Sydney, A City Growing Within": The Establishment of Buddhist Centres in Western Sydney', Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney: Post-Suburban Sydney Conference 2005.>, <ExternalResource: Conroy, Susan (2003), 'One size does not fit all', Artwork Magazine - Issue 55 - May 2003, pp. 31-35.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Website: Liverpool City Council'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Website: WSROC'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Website - Local Government Cultural Awards 08'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Interview with John Skennar', 2009-01-22 and 2008-09-26.>]