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His ideals on architecture as a form of art had strongly influenced both the school and its students. The emphasis on the teaching of philosophy and practice of design was at the time a frontier in architecture education. Wilkinson was never a part of the modern architecture movement. His work, both
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Throughout his time in Australia, Wilkinson also continued to practise as an architect. He was appointed architect for the University of Sydney in 1919, where he contributed to the university's master plan (inspired by the
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and his study tours in France, Italy, Spain and Great Britain. Wilkinson's influential work is seen in residential and church architecture, and the University of Sydney master plan.
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as a teacher and practising architect, was consistently involved only with traditional architecture, which was inspired by Australian's colonial heritage and
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in 1907. In 1908, he became Professor F. M. Simpson's assistant at University College in London and later became assistant professor. He enlisted in the
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In 1918, he was appointed to the new chair of architecture (within the faculty of science) at the
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in 1920 to 1947. A traditionalist, he is known for residential and church architecture.
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In 1961 the RAIA NSW Chapter created a new named annual architecture award, called the
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In 1933, he became president of the newly formed New South Wales state chapter of the
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Australian Academy of Art First Exhibition, April 8th-29th, Sydney : Catalogue
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President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter)
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Recipients of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal
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developed. In 1903, Wilkinson had become assistant to noted architect
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University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
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University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
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University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
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Drawings and Photographs by Leslie Wilkinson, Library of NSW
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Wilkinson died on 20 September 1973 in the Sydney suburb of
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Sydney University Main Quadrangle Panorama by Toby Hudson
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Associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects
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Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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Honorary Award, University of Sydney, Leslie Wilkinson
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S. Falkiner, "Leslie Wilkinson a Practical Idealist",
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Completion of Blacket's St Michael's Anglican Church,
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This reflected his training at the 421:Royal Academy of Art Gold Medal, 1905 267:Royal Institute of British Architects 7: 516:adding citations to reliable sources 343:adding citations to reliable sources 734:Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral, Dogura 639:Wilkinson Residence, Greenway, 1923 175:Quadrangle Building, Ways Terrace, 926:Macken, Lucy (27 September 2018). 265:Wilkinson was an associate of the 237:In his early years, he studied at 14: 666:'s Residence, Bellevue Hill, 1936 1141:Fowell, McConnel & Mansfield 492: 319: 251:Italian Renaissance architecture 790:"Wilkinson, Leslie (1882-1973)" 503:needs additional citations for 330:needs additional citations for 186:University of Sydney masterplan 755:. Sydney: Valadon Publishing. 445:for residential architecture. 1: 959:, Vol 5, No 1, 30 March 1940" 901:Art and Australia, Volume 12 832:Art and Australia, Volume 12 1183:University of Sydney people 957:Australian Church Quarterly 456:, was named in his honour. 1209: 1188:New South Wales architects 751:Falkiner, Suzanne (1982). 474:Mediterranean architecture 239:St Edward's School, Oxford 1138: 1128: 1120: 1112: 1102: 1096: 1091: 1081: 1072: 1064: 1059: 851:Australian Academy of Art 190: 157: 89:Vaucluse, New South Wales 39: 849:(1st ed.). 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OBE

New Southgate
Middlesex
Vaucluse, New South Wales
Royal Academy of Arts
Sulman Medal
University of Sydney
Wiston Gardens
OBE
FRAIA
ARIBA
University of Sydney
New Southgate
Middlesex
St Edward's School, Oxford
Royal Academy of Arts
London
Italian Renaissance architecture
James Gibson
Royal Institute of British Architects
Territorial Force
World War I
University of Sydney
University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Walter Burley Griffin
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Robert Menzies

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