Derek Fuller Wrigley
Australian architect
Derek Fuller Wrigley (16 February 1924 – 22 June 2021) was an Australian architect.
Personal life
Wrigley was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England on 16 February 1924. He studied architecture at the College of Art and Design, graduating in 1945. He acquired qualifications in structural engineering, civic design and town planning from Manchester University.
In addition to teaching, Wrigley practiced as an architect, industrial designer and solar consultant. His career has spanned from designing and creating aids for disabled people to investigating emerging concepts in design, particular energy saving ideas such as applications for solar energy in building.
Wrigley died in Canberra, Australia on 22 June 2021 at the age of 97.
Career
Emigrating from the United Kingdom to Sydney, Australia in 1947, Wrigley began his career in Australia as a lecturer at the New South Wales (NSW) University of Technology, where he stayed until 1957. Here he established the first Building science course in Australia for architects.
Wrigley left Sydney for Canberra in 1957 to take up the position of assistant to Fred Ward at the Australian National University (ANU).
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