Michael John Strachan Bryce, (21 June 1938 – 15 January 2021) was an Australian architect and

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and industrial designer. He was the husband of the 25th governor-general of Australia, Dame Quentin Bryce.

Early life and career

Michael Bryce was born in

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, Queensland, and attended Gordonvale State School in north

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, and Brisbane State High School. He gained a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the

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in 1962. He returned to Australia and started an architecture practice in 1968. His practice won awards for graphic and environmental design, including the Civic Design Award, the Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) House of the Year Award, and the RAIA President's Award. The practice also received citations in the RAIA, DIA and AGDA awards, as well as the Honor Award of the United States Society of Environmental Graphic Design.Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
In 1988, Bryce joined his practice with those of

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and Brian Tattersfield in London to form Minale Tattersfield Bryce and Partners. In 1998 he was a member of the judging panel for a design competition for an alternative National Australian Flag, run by

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. He was principal design adviser to the

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, personally designing the stylised "

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" Olympic bid logo, and advising on the application of the corporate branding. His later firm, Minale Bryce, does graphic and industrial designing. Among his other designs and clients have been: * signage for the Brisbane 1982 Commonwealth Games * the

bid for the 1992 Olympic Games * the Dolphins (Australian swimming team) *

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(golf) * the logo for the

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team * the

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(logo for the

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) * Oceania Football * the

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logo for the

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* the logo for the

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(sometimes referred to as the " Beattie-burger") * Harrods, London * fashion brands

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and Valentino * San Pellegrino * FA Premier League *

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* Bluewater, Kent * the

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train * Sydney Airport *

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. In 1977 Bryce was elected inaugural Queensland President of the Design Institute of Australia and Federal President in 1979. He was a life fellow of the institute, a life fellow of the

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, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Bryce was appointed an Adjunct Professor of Design at the Queensland College of Art (

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), the School of Design and Architecture at the

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and the College of Fine Arts at the

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. Bryce retired from Minale Bryce in September 2008, following his wife's appointment as Governor-General of Australia. The day after her swearing-in, he announced he would be selling his design practice in order to avoid "any breath of conflict of interests". In 2010 Bryce became Patron of the Australian Institute of Architects.

Other activities and interests

At university, Bryce joined the

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Reserve as a member of the Queensland University Squadron, and later joined the No. 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron. While with the RAAF Reserve he was appointed as honorary Aide-de-Camp to the

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. He was a former patron of the Royal Australian Air Force Association in Queensland, a trustee of the

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and a member of the boards of the

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and Queensland Orchestra. He served as a ministerial adviser on the Child Accident Prevention Foundation and as the founding president of Melanoma Patients Australia.

Personal life

Bryce married Quentin Strachan on 12 December 1964; the couple had two daughters and three sons.Singh (2010) Bryce died on 15 January 2021, aged 82, after a long illness.

Honours

In 2003, Bryce was conferred with the degree of doctor of the university ''honoris causa'' by the

. He was honoured by ''Indesign Magazine'' as a luminary. In 2006, he was inducted into the Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame.

References

Sources

Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia

Government House, Queensland

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bryce, Michael 1938 births 2021 deaths Australian graphic designers Spouses of Australian Governors-General Spouses of Queensland Governors Members of the Order of Australia People from Brisbane Royal Australian Air Force officers University of Queensland alumni Architects from Queensland People educated at Brisbane State High School