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Biographical entry Mitchell, William John (Bill) (1944 - 2010)

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Born
15 December 1944
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Died
11 June 2010
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Occupation
Architect

Summary

William John Mitchell was born in Horsham, Victoria in 1944. He studied architecture at the University of Melbourne and, after graduating, went to the USA to study at Yale University and pursue his career. Mitchell was Dean of the MIT School of Planning and Architecture until 2003. In 2009, William J. Mitchell collaborated with Koening Eizenberg and Gehry Technologies to produce one of the final six shortlisted entries in the design competition for a new architecture building at the University of Melbourne.

Related Entries

Collaborator

  • Gehry Technologies (2002 - )

    William John Mitchell collaborated with Gehry Technologies to produce one of the shortlisted entries in the Architectural Design Competition.

    Date: 2009

  • Koning Eizenberg Architecture (1981 - )

    William John Mitchell collaborated with Koning Eizenberg Architecture to produce one of the shortlisted entries in the Architectural Design Competition.

    Date: 2009

Archival Resources

HP TRIM, Records Services, The University of Melbourne

  • Finalist presentations - Koning Eizenberg & Willam J Mitchell with Gehry Technologies, 11 August 2009, 13/2771: PROPERTY, ASSETS & EQUIPMENT - Tendering - Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning FABP - New Building Competition - Competition entries and shortlisting - Finalist presentations - Koning Eizenberg & Willam J Mitchell & Gehry Tech; HP TRIM, Records Services, The University of Melbourne. Details

Published Resources

Newspaper Articles

  • Grimes, William, 'Obituary: William J. Mitchell Dec. 15, 1944-June 11, 2010. Architect became urban visionary in digital age', Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, no. 20 June 2010, 2010, pp. C-5. Details

Online Resources