Simpson, Roy M.

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Agent TypePersonIdentifierUMA-AG-000001467Activities & OccupationsArchitectsHistoryRoy Simpson was educated at Scotch College, RMIT and the University of Melbourne which awarded him a Haddon Travelling scholarship in 1940. He joined YFA following WWII and took up that scholarship in 1947 meeting Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, Saarinen and other prominent architects in Europe. On his return to YFA, he undertook a project to design emergency housing for migrants, known as ‘operation snail’ (YFA job 176) that utilised prefab building principles that he and Rob Yuncken had learnt during war service with the US Corps of Engineers. In his acceptance of a gold medal for his significant contribution to Australian architecture (awarded by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, 1997) Roy Simpson stated that his core belief was that “the precinct is more important than the individual project”. This commitment is reflected in his work as master planner of the La Trobe University campus and as site planner of the campus at the Australian National University in Canberra. He retired from YFA in 1980.

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Date1st January 1914

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Given NameRoyMiddle NameMcCowanFamily NameSimpson

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Member of OrganisationYuncken Freeman Architects Pty Ltd

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Simpson, Roy M.