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Michael John Bryce AM AE is an Australian architect and graphic and industrial designer. He is the husband of the current Governor-General of Australia, Quentin Bryce.
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Biography
Michael Bryce was born in Brisbane. His schooling was at Gordonvale State School in north Queensland, and Brisbane State High School. He gained a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Queensland in 1962 and then worked in London for some time. He returned to Australia and started his own architecture practice in 1968, which did work for a number of important Australian institutions such as the National Trust of Australia and the Australian War Memorial. His practice won awards for graphic and environmental design, including the Civic Design Award, the Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) House of the Year Award, and the RAIA President's Award. The practice also received citations in the RAIA, DIA and AGDA awards, as well as the Honor Award of the United States Society of Environmental Graphic Design.[1]
In 1988, Bryce joined his practice with those of Marcello Minale and Brian Tattersfield in London to form Minale Tattersfield Bryce and Partners. In 1998 he was a member of the judging panel for a design competition for an alternative National Australian Flag, run by Ausflag.[2][3] He was principal design adviser to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, personally designing the stylised "Opera House" Olympic bid logo[4][5][6] and advising on the application of the corporate branding. His later firm, Minale Bryce, does graphic and industrial designing.
Among his other designs and clients have been:
- signage for the Brisbane 1982 Commonwealth Games
- the Brisbane bid for the 1992 Olympic Games
- the Dolphins (Australian swimming team)
- PGA Tour (golf)
- the logo for the Wallabies rugby union team
- the International Cricket Council (logo for the 2007 Cricket World Cup)[7]
- Oceania Football
- the Ringtail Possum logo for the National Parks and Wildlife Service
- the logo for the Government of Queensland (sometimes referred to as the "Beattie-burger")
- Harrods, London
- fashion brands Fendi and Valentino
- San Pellegrino
- FA Premier League
- Rhône-Poulenc
- Bluewater, Kent
- the Eurostar train
- Sydney Airport
- Doha Stadium.
In 1977 he was elected inaugural Queensland President of the Industrial Design Institute of Australia and Federal President in 1980.[8] He is now a Life Fellow of the Institute. He is also a Life Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
He was appointed an Adjunct Professor of Design at the Queensland College of Art (Griffith University), the School of Design and Architecture at the University of Canberra and the College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales.
He retired from Minale Bryce in September 2008, following his wife's appointment as Governor-General of Australia. The day after her swearing-in, he announced he would be selling his design practice in order to avoid "any breath of conflict of interests".[9]
Other activities and interests
At university Michael Bryce joined the Royal Australian Air Force Reserve as a member of the Queensland University Squadron, and later joined the No. 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron. While with the RAAF Reserve he was appointed as honorary Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Queensland.[1] He is a former patron of the Royal Australian Air Force Association in Queensland.
Michael Bryce has been a trustee of the Queensland Art Gallery, and a member of the boards of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Orchestra.
He has also served as a Ministerial Adviser on the Child Accident Prevention Foundation, various product safety committees and as the founding President of Melanoma Patients Australia.[1]
Personal life
Michael Bryce married Quentin Strachan on 12 December 1964.[10] They have two daughters and three sons, and eight grandchildren.
Honours
In 1970 he received the Air Efficiency Award (AE).
In 2003, he was conferred with the degree of Doctor of the University honoris causa by the University of Canberra.[11]
In 2003 he was invested as a Knight of Grace of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.
In 2006, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).[12]
He was honoured by Indesign Magazine as a luminary.
In 2006, he was inducted into the Australian Design Hall of Fame.[8]
See also
- Spouse of the Governor-General of Australia
Sources
- Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Government House, Queensland
- ABC Queensland
- Singh, Shivani (2010). Who's Who in Australia 2010. Melbourne: Crown Content. ISBN 1740951727. OCLC 501818530.
References
- ^ a b c Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
- ^ Lunch at the Brisbane Town Hall
- ^ Ausflag
- ^ Powerhouse Museum Collection
- ^ D*Hub
- ^ Powerhouse Museum Collection
- ^ Design Institute of Australia
- ^ a b Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame
- ^ The Age
- ^ Singh (2010)
- ^ University of Queensland – Mr Michael Bryce: Citation
- ^ It's an Honour: AM
Categories:- Australian architects
- Australian graphic designers
- Living people
- Spouses of Australian Governors-General
- Members of the Order of Australia
- People from Brisbane
- Royal Australian Air Force officers
- University of Queensland alumni
- Queensland architects
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