Peter John Bartlett (7 January 1929 – 21 December 2019) was a New Zealand architect and professor of architectural design.
Peter Bartlett | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter John Bartlett 7 January 1929 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 21 December 2019 (aged 90) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 6 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Thesis | Structured evaluation of attitudes to dwelling environments: people’s subjective assessments of preference satisfaction and meaning as indicators of architectural design performance (1978) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Toy |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Auckland |
Early life, education and family
editBorn in Auckland on 7 January 1929, Bartlett was the son of Florence Mary Bartlett (née Cushman) and John Maddocks Bartlett.[1] He was educated at Auckland Grammar School, before studying architecture at Auckland University College and completing a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1957.[1] He later undertook doctoral studies at Auckland, supervised by Richard Toy, and submitted his PhD thesis, titled Structured evaluation of attitudes to dwelling environments: people’s subjective assessments of preference satisfaction and meaning as indicators of architectural design performance in 1978.[2]
in 1953, Bartlett married Margaret Ann Lawlor, and the couple went on to have six children.[1]
Archtitectural career
editBartlett was awarded a New Zealand government cultural fund bursary to study in Paris in 1953 and 1954, and spent the postgraduate year of his architectural studies in France.[1] Between 1954 and 1957, he worked in Paris as a project architect on multi-storey housing projects, before returning to New Zealand and going into private practice.[1]
In 1958, he won first prize in the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Winstone House Competition, and in 1968 he was awarded an NZIA bronze medal for the Newcombe house in Parnell; the building received an NZIA Auckland enduring architecture award in 2013.[1][3][4] Bartlett designed the Centennial Theatre Centre at his old school, Auckland Grammar, which won an NZIA Auckland region medal in 1974, and an NZIA gold medal in 1975.[1]
Bartlett was elected as a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 1976, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts the following year.[1]
Academic career
editIn 1961, Bartlett was one of a number of architects, including Harry Turbott and Bill Wilson, employed as a sessional staff member in the School of Architecture at the University of Auckland.[3] In 1964, he was appointed as a senior lecturer in architecture at the University of Auckland, to teach architectural history and theory, and he was promoted to professor of architectural design in 1977.[1][3] When he retired in 1993, Bartlett was conferred the title of professor emeritus.[5]
Death
editBartlett died in the Auckland suburb of Devonport, Auckland on 21 December 2019.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lambert, Max, ed. (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand (12th ed.). Auckland: Reed. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-7900-0130-6.
- ^ Bartlett, Peter (1978). Structured evaluation of attitudes to dwelling environments : people’s subjective assessments of preference satisfaction and meaning as indicators of architectural design performance (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/6016.
- ^ a b c Watkins, Tony (17 January 2020). Walsh, John (ed.). "Professor Peter John Bartlett". The Bulletin. NZIA.
- ^ "Newcombe House". NZIA. 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Professores emeriti". University of Auckland. 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Peter Bartlett death notice". New Zealand Herald. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.