# Peter McIntyre (architect)

Peter McIntyre AO (born 24 August 1928) is a Melbourne based Australian architect and educator.

## Biography

Educated at Trinity Grammar School, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Melbourne University, he founded a practice in 1950 that combined modern, high-technology materials with concern for "emotional functionalism," or the impact of the built environment on its occupants. His design for an environmentally adapted Mallee Hospital was lauded by critic Robin Boyd as the beginning of a new Australian architecture. In 1953, he founded the McIntyre Partnership Pty Ltd. where he served as practice director, principal and senior partner.
McIntyre formed a partnership with architects John and Phyllis Murphy and Kevin Borland and in collaboration with engineering consultant Bill Irwin, they designed the Melbourne Olympic Swimming pool in 1952. He was also the architect for the redevelopment of the pool to the Lexus Centre. In 1972, McIntyre formed an additional partnership with George Connor and Donald Wolbrink and form International Planning Collaborative (Interplan). He wrote the 1973 Strategy Plan for the City of Melbourne, which limited high rise development to its eastern and western shoulders. Key projects include McIntyre River Residence, Parliament Station, The Jam Factory Complex in South Yarra, Westfield Knox in Wantirna South and the creation of the Dinner Plain Alpine Village near Mount Hotham, Victoria. He was the Professor of Architecture at Melbourne University between 1988 and 1992 and has won numerous awards. His wife Dione is also an architect.

## Architectural career outlines

* 1944—1950 Studied architecture, graduating in 1950
* 1950—1953 Commenced practice and in 1953 formed partnership: Borland, Murphy & McIntyre
* 1956—1961 Formed partnership: Peter and Dione McIntyre & Associates
* 1961 Combined with R.H. McIntyre & Associates to form McIntyre, McIntyre & Partners Pty Ltd
* 1968 President, Victorian Chapter, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
* 1972 Formed additional partnership with George Connor and Donald Wolbrink as the International Planning Collaborative — Interplan
* 1973—1974 President, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
* 1974 Senior Partner, McIntyre Partnership Pty Ltd
* 1987 Appointed to the Chair of Architecture, University of Melbourne
* 1982 Awarded Officer of the Order of Australia
* 1984 Chairman, Board of Directors, Dinner Plain Pty Ltd
* 1990 Awarded RAIA Gold Medal
* 1993 Conferred as Doctor of Architecture, honoris causa
* 1994 Appointed Emeritus Professor of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
* 1994 Appointed Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
* 1999 Active Practice Director, McIntyre Partnership Pty Ltd

## Professional highlights

* 1963 Councillor, Royal Victorian Institute of Architects
* 1965 Appointed to the Architects Registration Board of Victoria
* 1966 Appointed to the Mount Buller Committee of Management (1966–1971)
* 1968 President, Victorian Chapter, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
* 1970 Appointed to the Timber Industry Advisory Board; Chairman, awards jury, Royal Australian Institute of Architects; Chairman, Metric Committee, Royal Australian; Institute of Architects;
* 1971 Director of the Architects' Revue, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
* 1972 Chairman, Sunbury Convention, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
* 1973 Member of the National Building & Construction Council, Australia
* 1973—1974 President, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
* 1977—1978 Director of the Architects' Revue, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
* 1978 Appointed to the Fountains Trust
* 1980 Appointed to Trinity Grammar School Council
* 1984 Chairman, Board of Directors, Dinner Plain Pty Ltd
* 1986 Chairman, National Trust Maritime Museum
* 1990 President, Trinity Grammar School Council
* 1993 Chairman, Design Review Committee (Crown Casino), Melbourne Casino Authority
* 1994 Appointed Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
* 1995 Chairman, competition jury for Museum of Victoria
* 2001 Chairman, competition jury for Spencer Street Station (now Southern Cross Station
* 2004 Chairman, competition jury for RAIA Heritage Award
* 2006 Convenor, restoration appeal, and architect, Kew Court House

## Architecture competitions

* 1952 Olympic Swimming Pool (Melbourne) Competition 1952 winner.
* 1957 Academy of Science (Canberra) Competition 1957 finalist.
* 1958 Stawell Swimming Pool Competition 1958 winner.
* 1969 National Gallery (Canberra) Competition finalist.
* 1979 National Archives Competition finalist.

## Academic activities

* 1944 Inaugural member and joint founder of RMIT Student's Representative Council
* 1948 Founder and Director, Architects' Revue, University of Melbourne
* 1949—1954 Director, Architects' Revue, The University of Melbourne
* 1950 Appointed as a tutor, School of Architecture, University of Melbourne
* 1951—1953 4th Year tutor, School of Architecture, University of Melbourne
* 1953—1956 Lectured on design principles of Olympic Swimming Pool to students/graduates/public
* 1957—1960 Ateliers, evenings
* 1957 Lecturer in Charge, final year design, Department of Architecture, RMIT
* 1971 Appointed to Standing Committee for Chair of Architecture, University of Melbourne
* 1985 Professorial Associate, Department of Architecture, University of Melbourne
* 1987 Appointed to the Chair of Architecture, University of Melbourne
* 1990 Delivered the A.S. Hook Memorial Address, University of Melbourne
* 1994 Appointed Emeritus Professor of Architecture, University of Melbourne
McIntrye's titles are: AO, DArch, BArch, DipArch, DipTRP, LFRAIA, FRAPI, FAIA, Emeritus Professor of Architecture (University of Melbourne).

## Architecture awards

* Architecture & Arts Award, 1954: Snelleman House, Melbourne
* Architecture & Arts Award, 1954—1955: McIntyre House, Melbourne
* Architecture & Arts Award, Building of the Year, 1956: Olympic Swimming Stadium, Melbourne
* Sir James Barrett Memorial Medal, 1974: Melbourne Strategy Plan
* RAIA Architectural Projects Award, 1975: The Jam Factory, Melbourne
* RAIA Urban & Community Design Bronze Medal: Melbourne Strategy Plan
* IES Meritorious Lighting Award, 1978: Westfield Knox, Victoria
* RAIA Bronze Medal, 1978: Westfield Knox, Victoria
* RAIA Merit Award 1980: Kyla Park Housing Development, NSW
* RAIA Robin Boyd Award, 1983: Sea House, Mornington, Victoria
* RAIA Merit Award, 1985: Parliament Station, Melbourne
* RAIA Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 1987: Dinner Plain Alpine Village, Victoria
* RAIA Gold Medal, 1990
* AIA Commendation, 2013: Richard and Elizabeth Tudor Centre at Trinity Grammar
* Maggie Edmond Enduring Architecture Award, 2014: McIntyre River House, 1954
* Maggie Edmond Enduring Architecture Award, 2021: Swimming and Diving Stadium, 1956
* National Award for Enduring Architecture, 2021: Swimming and Diving Stadium, 1956

## Film

* 1960 Your House and Mine, directed by Peter McIntyre, distributed by State Film Centre.