Touch This Earth Lightly, Glenn Murcutt In His Own Words

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"For Glenn Murcutt, architecture involves 'solving the problem beautifully'. In this book, Murcutt, in conversation with architectural historian Philip Drew, gives in his own words the first complete account of his ideas about nature and architecture, and tells how these grew out of his unusual childhood. Glenn Murcutt is internationally renowned for his sensitivity to place and his inventive, fresh approach to housing. In 1992 he received world recognition for his contribution to architecture with the award of the Alvar Aalto medal in Finland. He lives in Sydney"