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Romaldo Giurgola

Born: 1920 | Rome, Italy

Died: 2016 | Canberra, Australia

Practice: Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp

Awards: AIA Gold Medal (1982), RAIA Gold Medal (1988)

Projects: Parliament House Canberra

University of North Carolina Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina (1941)

Weatherspoon Art Museum by Romaldo Giurgola © WafflesAreGreat CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Wright Brothers Memorial Visitor Center, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (1960)

Wright Brothers Memorial Visitor Center by Romaldo Giurgola photo by National Park Service (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Franklin Roberts House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1969)

Franklin Roberts House by Romaldo Giurgola © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

University of Washington Condon Hall, Seattle, Washington (1974 – 1975)

Condon Hall by Romaldo Giurgola © Morgan Catha CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Parliament House, Canberra, Australia (1988)

Canberra Parliament House by Romaldo Giurgola © Dietmar Rabich CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Thomas Aquinas Parish Church, Canberra, Australia (1986-1989)

Thomas Aquinas Church by Romaldo Giurgola © Peter-Ellis CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

St Patricks Cathedral Parramatta, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1856, 2003)

St Patricks Cathedral Parramatta by by Romaldo Giurgola © Sardaka CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons