Peter Tonkin b. 1953

  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Peter Tonkin's architectural practice seeks out opportunities to revive heritage buildings, often with the collaboration of artists, a commitment that he also addresses in lectures and papers, for which he is recognised by numerous major awards.
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Name
Peter Tonkin
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Birth date
1953
Birth place
Blayney, Central NSW
Active Period
  • 1971-
Residence
  • 1971- Sydney, NSW
  • c.1953 - c.1971 Blayney, Central NSW
Training
  • Bachelor of Architecture (First Class Honours), 1977 University of Sydney, NSW
  • Bachelor of Science (Architecture) and Architecture (First Class Honours), 1975 University of Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Faculty of the Built Environment, University of NSW

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  • McDermott, Gail (associate of)
  • Woolley, Ellen (spouse of)
Related stub person groups
  • Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners (associate of)
  • Historic Houses Trust of NSW (associate of)
  • Joint Working Party on Public Art, Crafts Council of NSW (associate of)
Related people
  • Laurence, Janet (associate of)
  • Unsworth, Ken (associate of)
  • Watson, Judy (associate of)
  • Backen, Robyn (associate of)
  • Owen, Robert George (associate of)
  • Turpin, Jennifer (associate of)
Related works
  • Harbour Lights, Newcastle (creator of)
  • Craigieburn Bypass, VIC Roads Hume Freeway (creator of)
  • The Australian War Memorial, Hyde Park, London (creator of)
  • Making the City (creator of)
  • The Water Axis (creator of)
  • Tomb of an Unknown Soldier, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (creator of)
  • The National Memorial to the Australian Vietnam Forces in Canberra, ACT (creator of)
Related collections
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • RAIA National Lachlan Macquarie Award Conservation Category (received)
  • RAIA Greenaway Award, Category 4 (received)
  • RAIA Merit Award (received)
  • RAIA National Access Citation Award (received)
  • RAIA Merit Award for Recycled Buildings (received)
  • RAIA National Presidents Award for Recycled Buildings (received)
  • The National Memorial to the Australian Vietnam Forces in Canberra (received)
  • The Australian War Memorial, Hyde Park, London (received)
  • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Australian War Memorial (received)
Related events
  • Canberra National Sculpture Forum (exhibited at)