Locating Giurgola: From Philadelphia School to Global Practice
This research focuses on the life and work of Italo-American architect Romaldo Giurgola, situating his work in its architectural, historical and biographical contexts across the second half of the twentieth century.
Image Credit: Photography by Neil Fenelon, 2011
This life and works project is the first major systematic assessment of the architectural career of architect Romaldo Giurgola (1920-2016), the principal designer of Australian Parliament House. It will review all known archives relating to his life and works, including significant collections in North America and Australia, and it will survey the full range of his architectural projects.
The project expects to result in a new and complete assessment of Giurgola's architecture, figuring important Australian buildings into an international landscape of professional practice. The primary outcome of this project will be a large critical catalogue, presenting the full extent of his career for the first time and locating APH in that career in new terms.
Header Image Credit: Aldo Giurgola, 2005 Mandy Martin. © Mandy Martin/Copyright Agency, 2022, National Portrait Gallery