Alexander Tzannes
Australian architect
Alexander 'Alec' Tzannes (born 27 December 1950) is an Australian architect and academic. He has taught at a number of Australian universities, including at the University of New South Wales as Dean of the university's Faculty of Built Environment from 2008 to 2016. He is also the founding director of Tzannes, a Sydney based architecture and design practice.
Education
Growing up in the suburb of Centennial Park he attended the nearby Sydney Boys High School.
He is a graduate of the University of Sydney, where he completed a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Architecture (winning the University Medal) in 1974, and has a Master of Science (Architecture and Urban Design) from Columbia University (1978).
Career
Alexander Tzannes has taught at a number of Australian universities. He was Professor of Design Practice in Built Environment at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, serving as Dean of the university's Faculty of Built Environment from 2008 to 2016, where he is currently Emeritus Professor. He was also a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Queensland University of Technology in 2003.
Described as "a quintessential Sydney architect in his artful responsiveness to its sense of place" he is also influenced by his commitment to sustainable design and Greek heritage in his design practice. He has designed award-winning houses, apartments and residential complexes, school and educational spaces, commercial office buildings and cultural facilities.
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