Richard Leplastrier receives Dreyer Foundation Award Denmark

Richard Leplastrier teaching on the annual Glenn Murcutt Master Class in Australia

Richard Leplastrier, great architect, great teacher, has been awarded the prestigious Dreyer Foundation Prize of Honour in Denmark – the first non-Dane to receive this award. The Dreyer Foundation makes an annual award to an architect who has made an outstanding contribution to architectural thinking and to society. Lene Tranberg, jury member, in her citation states “Richard Leplastrier’s architecture reveals a profound understanding of sustainability in the deepest sense of the term. Through a philosophy that is best summarized in the statement – let’s cultivate less - he has developed a truly original and personal approach to living and creating with dignity and respect.” Richard was also awarded the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award in Finland, a prize also received by Renzo Piano, Peter Zumthor, Kengo Kuma and José Cruz Ovalle. Richard is a friend and contemporary of Glenn Murcutt and is a principal tutor on the annual Glenn Murcutt International Architecture Master Class in Australia. A portfolio of projects by Richard Leplastrier is available on the web site – www.ozetecture.org. For information email – info@ozetecture,org