Patrick Irwin Email & Phone Number

Woodbridge, WA

At school I was Inspired by Glenn Murcutt who was working on Newcastle Uni Students' Union, with climate responsive design as a primary interest. 1970 was spent working for Allen Jack & Cottier in Sydney before two years in the Oak Road String Band and off-shoots. A range of experience on building sites in Australia & UK was followed by degree and.

Midland, Swan Valley, Fremantle, The Hills

Espresso features Francesca and self on guitars and vocals with Glenn Fitzpatrick on Cajuna persuasion, and Steve Byrne on bass. Steve rode previously with Ned Kelly until the Glenrowan Pub gig which went really pear shaped; they were playing Irish music that night, and drinking which probably explains the raid; literally a train load of police from.

Subiaco

Projects included Alterations and additions to Yanchep Inn, Gym at Armadale Recreation Centre, Pinjarra Tourist Railway Station, with design for Footbridge and Site Masterplanning, Whalers' Tunnel interior at Fremantle and Conservation works at Midland Railway Workshops.

Perth, Australia

Worked on complex interface aspects of Exchange Plaza, 40 storey office tower, set on the bowling greens of The Weld Club, with several levels of basement carpark, also the Northern Suburbs Transit System with schematic designs for car/bus/train transfer stations, including Glendalough Station. Other work included John Wollaston School and various projects.

Maidenhead

Ian specialised in Home Counties houses, with some Commercial projects. We produced successful mock Tudor, mock Georgian and mock Edwardian projects for developers and private clients, plus some interesting conversions including a barn in Henley that dated from the sixteenth century, with roughly adzed primary roof trusses, around which we made first floor.

Plymouth

Backing the brilliant and departed Michael Barranco ('The Devil' to BB King) on vocals, congas, harp and keyboard, with Glenn Howells on lead, Derek Wylie on rhythm and vocals, Baz on drums, and the amazing John from Virgin Records on sax. Ra Sharks had people dancing on the tables at our first gig, and so it continued; the Blues Brothers reached.

Plymouth, Devon

Residential design of individual houses, assistance with housing estate typology and layout, assistance with initial concept and feasibility studies for London STOLPORT Docklands airport. Interior detailing and layout for Plymouth international Terminal for Brymon airways.

Gosford & Sydney NSW

The Oak Road String Band was Ian Smith, Penny Davies and myself; we had shared a house in Balmain, and escaped to Oak Road, after I got Australia out of Vietnam. We played the folk clubs and winebars around Gosford, and as far as Cessnock, where me met Dr Jurds Jungle Juice.Ian escaped to Nimbin, and became the Secretary of the Tuntable Falls; Gandalf the.

George St, Sydney

Drafting; Qantas fit-outs at Tullamarine and Kingsford Smith airport terminals, Art Gallery, Houses, Printing, specifications proofings, tea runs for office, errand boy; measuring-up on site, etc.

Bachelor Of Architecture - Barch, Dip. Arch., Architecture, Urban Design

Activities and Societies: Ra Sharks, The Minerva

Ba (Arch), Dip Arch., Architecture, Design, Town Planning

Activities and Societies: Bass player with Ra Sharks. Regular at The Minerva.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Sailing, diving, surfing, guitar, public speaking