The Masters Project: Peter Stutchbury

Australian architecture is renowned for its exceptional quality and deep connection to the country’s unique landscape. But what does it truly take to master the art of architecture?

Join us for an insightful in-conversation series hosted by award-winning architect Tim Horton, featuring some of Australia’s most awarded architects as they share personal stories from their journey — reflecting on early lessons, influential mentors, and key takeaways from some of Sydney’s most iconic building projects.

This intimate series, in connection with the Library’s Year of Architecture, is perfect for aspiring architects, design enthusiasts, and anyone passionate about architecture, the built environment, and the future of our cities and neighbourhoods.

Peter Stuchbury has a deep connection to the Australian landscape from time spent living in the desert country of western NSW during his formative years. Unsurprisingly then, his architecture seeks to further that connection, and evoke both the sensory and the spiritual. In the words of the famed architectural critic and historian Kenneth Frampton, Stutchbury builds the spirit of the outback into his work wherein the exotic flora and fauna of the continent, not to mention its geology, topography and climate, find a responsive echo in his architecture. Peter was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architecture in 2015.

Tim Horton (host) is an award-winning architect, operating at the intersection of environment, law and city planning. He is currently one of only ten full time Commissioners of the Land and Environment Court in NSW, the world’s first specialist Superior Court of its kind dealing with resources, environment and planning.

For more than two decades he has been a constant in the development of professional standards for the built environment sector and has advised state and national governments on policy in design, planning and development, regulation and innovation in the built environment. Proving nothing if not adaptable, from 2016-2018, Tim co-hosted the national television series ‘Australia by Design’, produced by MWC Media and viewed by more than 5m viewers.

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