Alex Popov (architect)
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Alex Popov is a leading Australian architect working in the Late 20th Century Modern style.
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[edit] Biography
Popov was born in Shanghai on 3 February 1942 of Russian parents and moved to Sydney aged twelve. He was educated at Newington College and the University of Sydney before studying further in Denmark. Popov graduated in architecture from the Royal Danish Academy of Art in 1971 and then worked with Henning Larsen and Jørn Utzon. He returned to Australia in 1983 and established Alex Popov Architects Pty Ltd (now known as Alex Popov & Associates). The practice has been successful in a number of design competitions and has received numerous major awards from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects including several Wilkinson Awards and the Robin Boyd Award.
[edit] Key works
- Canopy Cammeray
- Rockpool Mona Vale
- Griffin House Castlecrag
- SCEGS Redlands Gymnasium Cremorne
[edit] Awards
- 2005 RAIA Robin Boyd Award Commendation - Canopy Cammeray
- 2005 RAIA Award for Architecture Multiple Housing - Canopy Cammeray
- 2005 RAIA Commendation Single Housing - Northbridge House
- 2000 RAIA Award for Architecture Single and Multiple Housing - Rockpool Mona Vale
- 1996 RAIA Robin Boyd Award Commendation - Florida Road Palm Beach
- 1992 RAIA Sulman Merit Award - SCEGS Redlands Gymnasium Cremorne
- 1992 RAIA Architecture Australia Prize for Unbuilt Projects - Boardwalk of Sydney Opera House
- 1990 RAIA Wilkinson Award Residential Architecture Griffin House Castlecrag
[edit] References
- Concrete Poetry Joe Rollo 2004
- Alex Popov: Buildings and Projects Paul McGillick (photographs Kraig Carlstrom) 2002
- Australian Architecture Now Davina Jackson 2002
- Living in Sydney 2001
- Guide to Sydney Architecture Graham Jahn 1997
- Award Winning Australian Architecture Neville Quarry 1996
- Australian Style Bettsy Walters 1992
