Roy Grounds
| Sir Roy Grounds | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 December 1905 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 7 March 1981 (aged 75) Melbourne |
| Residence | Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Fields | Architecture |
| Education | Melbourne University |
| Known for |
National Gallery of Victoria Victorian Arts Centre |
Sir Roy Burman Grounds (18 December 1905 – 7 March 1981) was one of Australia's leading architects of the modern movement.
Born in Melbourne, Grounds was educated at Scotch College and then the University of Melbourne, and worked for the architectural firm of Blackett, Forster and Craig. In 1932 he won an award from the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects (RVIA) and left Melbourne to work in England and the United States for two years, gaining exposure to contemporary architectural developments.
On his return to Australia, Grounds went into partnership with Geoffrey Mewton, and they introduced the international style to Melbourne. Grounds ended this partnership in 1936 and travelled in England until 1939, when he returned to Australia and worked on Department of Defence buildings during World War II.
Grounds practised by himself between 1939 and 1942 and designed a series of houses and flats (including Moonbria, 1940–41) which established his reputation. After the war, Grounds was involved in setting up the curriculum for the School of Architecture at Melbourne University and lectured in design. He resumed his architectural practice and became interested in formal, geometrically based designs.
When Grounds, Frederick Romberg and Robin Boyd formed their partnership in 1953 all were well established in Victoria. Each brought substantial work to the practice and the firm became very successful.
Grounds' first large commission was for the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra. The construction of its reinforced concrete dome was a considerable technical achievement. Opened in 1959, it won the Meritorious Architecture Award of the Canberra Area Committee of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) and the Sulman Award for Architectural Merit. The Academy building also led to other work in Canberra, initially for the firm and later Grounds himself. Grounds opened a Canberra office in the Forrest Townhouses (1959), which he partly financed.
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