Tonkin, Peter (1953-)

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Architecture; Installation
NLA Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1484481

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Peter Tonkin's architectural practice seeks out opportunities to revive heritage buildings, often with the collaboration of artists, a commitment that he also addresses in lectures and papers, for which he is recognised by numerous major awards.

Architect and public artist collaborator, Peter Tonkin works through a variety of scales from large memorial and urban projects to smaller collaborative interior installations. Born in 1953 in Blayney central NSW, his father was a chamber magistrate and his mother an English teacher. It was in Katoomba that he did most of his schooling, before moving to Sydney to study architecture. In 2008 he was still residing in Sydney with his wife, architect Ellen Woolley, and two children. First ...

Flourished

  • fl. 1971

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  1. Peter Tonkin at the Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial, Canberra, 2011 / Neil Fenelon
    Fenelon, Neil, 1968-
    [ Photograph : 2011 ]
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