About Richard Leplastrier
Born 1939. Richard Leplastrier is an Australian architect.
Richard Denis Leplastrier (born 1939) is an Australian architect and educator. He is a recipient of the AIA Gold Medal and co-winner of the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture.
Early life and education Richard Denis Leplastrier He grew up in Perth, Hobart, and then Sydney. The house has no glass, and no windows.
In October 2025, he was awarded the Bettison & James Award at the Adelaide Film Festival. This award is given to an individual "whose lifelong work has benefited the Australian community".
Legacy At the 2020 NSW Chapter AIA Architecture Awards the Palm Garden House at Bilgola Beach was presented the New South Wales Enduring Architecture Award.
In film The film Richard Leplastrier: Framing the View is a 2020 feature-length documentary film about Leplastrier, directed by Anna Cater.
The film premiered on ABC Television on 12 May 2020.
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Richard Leplastrier was born in 1939 in Melbourne, Perth.
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Richard Leplastrier is Australian.
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