Kenneth McConnel interviewed by Denise Hickey in Denise Hickey collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2136181
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- McConnel, Kenneth Hamlyn, 1896-1976, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1971 Aug. 20
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 31 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, half track, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Denise Hickey collection.
- Biography/History:
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Kenneth Hamlyn McConnel, distinguished Sydney architect, came from a Queensland grazing family. After his return from active service in World War I, he became one of the early graduates of Professor Leslie Wilkinson's School of Architecture at the University of Sydney, where he was awarded the University Medal. He went into partnership with Joseph Fowell and won the competition for the BMA building in Sydney's Macquarie Street, and they designed a number of important churches such as St. Anne's Shrine, Bondi, St. Mary's, North Sydney and Proston Church of England, for whch he was awarded the Queensland Architecture Award. After service in World War II, he returned to establish the firm of McConnel, Smith and Johnson, architects for the Sydney Water Board and new Law Courts in Queens Square. Retiring in 1965, he continued to work as a consultant to his firm but was free to give more time to charity work for Legacy and the War Veterans' Home in Narrabeen. He died after a long illness at age 79 in Jan. 1976.
- Notes:
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- Interview recorded at Centre for Advancement for Teaching, Macquarie University.
- Recorded on 20 August 1971.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.)
- Subject:
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- Copyright:
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- Until 2041 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1971
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