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George Rae (architect)

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George Rae (born 1901) was an Australian architect. He designed some of Brisbane's best interwar apartment buildings. A number of his works are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[1]

Early life

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George Rae was born on 8 March 1901 in at 20 Avon Street, Glasgow, Scotland, son of Alexander Don Renwick Rae and his wife Agnes McLean McPherson.[2][3]

Career

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From 1927 to 1931, George Rae worked for Atkinson, Powell and Conrad. From 1931 to 1933, he was in partnership with Lange Leopold Powell.[1]

In his early thirties and one of Brisbane's most successful young architects, Rae had established his own architectural practice in Brisbane in 1933. Rae designed a variety of buildings, including new forms of architectural construction to Brisbane such as picture theatres and residential flats. His more substantial purpose-designed flat buildings are amongst the most important of their type and their period in Brisbane.[1]

Works

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His works include:[1]

  • Cinema Regent, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia opened in 1947.
  • Oceanic motel, Kirra Beach, Queensland opened in 1959

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Greystaines (entry 602551)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ Watson, Donald; McKay, Judith, 1949-; University of Queensland. Library; Fryer Memorial Library (1984), A directory of Queensland architects to 1940, University of Queensland Library, ISBN 978-0-908471-07-2{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ 1901 Register of Births in the district of Kinning Park in the County of Lanark, Scotland. No 201: George Rae
  4. ^ "Gympie and Widgee War Memorial Gates (entry 600535)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Toowong Memorial Park (entry 602459)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

Attribution

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This Wikipedia article incorporates text from "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014).