Gordon Stephenson

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Gordon Stephenson (1908-1997) was a well known architect and town planner who was best known for his work post World War II reconstruction of bombed city centres and his 1955 'Plan for the Metropolitan Region', now known as the Metropolitan Region Scheme for Perth and Fremantle.

Stephenson's scheme has become the blueprint for town planning in the Perth metropolitan area since then.

[edit] Books

• (1992) On a Human Scale - A Life in City Design. Fremantle Arts centre Press. 

[edit] Reference

• Hedgecock, David; Yiftachel, Oren (1992). Urban and Regional Planning in Western Australia. Paradigm Press. ISBN 1-86342-172-6. 
• Gordon Stephenson CBE 1908-1997. Obituary. thewest.com.au (1997). Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
• Honorary Degree Citation. Murdoch University. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
• Statement by the Minister for Planning. Hansard, Parliament of Western Australia (8 April 1997). Retrieved on 2007-03-17.