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Peter Burns (other)
Peter Burns may refer to: *Peter Burns (architect) (1924–2020), Australian architect and artist *Peter Burns (baseball) (active 1890–1900), Negro leagues catcher *Peter Burns (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1952), Australian rules footballer for Geelong *Peter Burns (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2009), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda *Pete Burns (1959–2016), English singer-songwriter and television personality See also * Peter Byrne (other) {{human name disambiguation, Burns, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Burns (architect)
Peter Bryant Burns (27 June 1924 – 2020) was an Australian architect and artist who practised from 1952 to 1989. He was known for his involvement in Contemporary Art Society exhibitions, his co-founding of the journal Architecture and Arts and his contributions to the Australian post-war Modern Art movement. Personal life Peter Burns was born in Geelong, Victoria on 27 June 1924. He began his architectural studies under the patronage of the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme, after serving in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as an aircrew trainee. From 1947 – 1953 he completed a Fellowship Diploma in architecture, first from the Melbourne Technical College (presently known as RMIT) and then the University of Melbourne. Burns died in 2020. Magazine In 1949, at the age of 25, Burns founded the magazine Architecture and Arts with his colleagues, James Birrell, Helen O’Donnell and Norman Lehey, and was responsible for editing the first five issues himself. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |