Kerry and Lindsay Clare
| Kerry and Lindsay Clare | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Queensland University of Technology |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | RAIA Gold Medal (2010) |
| Practice | Clare Design |
Kerry Clare and Lindsay Clare are a wife and husband duo who are Australian architects and founders of Clare Design since 1979.
Kerry Clare and Lindsay Clare practiced in Queensland from 1979–1998 and New South Wales 1998–present. They have received 40 state and national awards from the Australian Institute of Architects for housing, public, recycling, civic, and commercial projects. Major awards include the National Robin Boyd Award in 1992 and 1995, National RAIA Commercial Award 1995, National Belle/BHP Steel Futures Award 1993 and National RAIA Environment Citation 1996. They have won the RAIA Robin Dods Award (previously House of the Year) six times (1982 to 1997).
In 2010, they were joint recipients of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal. The jury citation notes that "Lindsay and Kerry Clare have made an enormous contribution to the advancement of architecture and particularly sustainable architecture, with a strong held belief that good design and sustainable design are intrinsically linked".
They have been members of state, national and international architectural juries, lectured internationally in Graz, Helsinki, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Seattle, Calgary, New York, Bogota, Taiwan, Panama, Barranquila, Auckland, Sri Lanka, Mexico City, Beijing, and Shanghai and have led winning design teams for a large number of competitions, both nationally and internationally.
Following the inclusion of the McWilliam residence in the Venice Biennale 1991 their Cotton Tree social housing project was selected worldwide for inclusion in the 'Ten Shades of Green' exhibition in New York; an exhibition demonstrating architectural excellence and environmental sensitivity organised by the Architectural League of New York.
The Clares were appointed as Design Directors to the NSW Government Architect from 1998 to 2000 and as Adjunct Professors to the Faculty of Architecture, University of Sydney from 1998 to 2005. They were founding Design Directors of Architectus Sydney (2000 to early 2010). They are now based in Sydney and the Gold Coast. They were appointed Honorary Senior Fellows of the University of the Sunshine Coast in 2004. The Clares were Design Directors for Architectus for notable projects including the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (National RAIA Award for Public Architecture 2007), the University of the Sunshine Coast Chancellery (AIA State Public Architecture Award and the Harry S Marks Environment Award in 2008), the University of New South Wales student housing (2009), and the Brisbane Wesley House Commercial Building (2009).
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