REUBEN LANE A selection of architectural works 1960 - 2000 ‘When I told Niemeyer I felt ’saudade’ he understood, and wrote a letter to Le Corbusier to introduce me...’ From a vow made to himself in Architecture school, Reuben left 1950’s Australia to work for Oscar Niemeyer at the start of his seminal project, Brasilia. This and introductions to the architectural giants of the century - Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier and Philip Johnson would see Reuben return to Australia at the cutting edge of modern architecture, an unsung pioneer of his day in both built form and urbanism. In his later career, Reuben’s work for people with disabilities would see him as Australia’s representative for the UN ‘International League of Societies for persons with Mental Handicaps’, and the architect for pioneering care facilities, Warrah, Inala and the AQA. ‘I feel vary lucky to have been an architect. I’ve had a full and varied career and have been able to improve the lives of my clients and their projects. It leaves me with a very satisfied feeling.’ Reuben Lane (1933 - 2012) 234pp, 298 x 210mm Published: November 2014 RAZ Publishers Pty Ltd PO Box 217, Neutral Bay 2089 Australia Available now from www.reubenlane.com including photos by Max Dupain $49.95 + postage
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