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Conrad, William A. H., 1930-2024
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- Conrad, Bill
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Dates of existence
1930-2024
History
William (Bill) Arnold Henry Conrad was born on 13 April 1930 in New Farm, Brisbane. His father, prominent architect Arnold Henry Conrad (1887-1979), designed the Hamilton home in which Bill grew up. Bill trained as a pilot and earned his RAAF 'Wings' in 1952 while serving with No. 23 Squadron of the Citizen Air Force. After completing an architecture degree at the University of Queensland, he joined his father's firm—then known as AH Conrad & TBF Gargett—in 1956. His father's business partner was Thomas Brenan Femister Gargett. Bill became a director in 1965. Following the retirement of his father and the death of Brenan Gargett in the mid-1970s, Bill and Peter Gargett assumed leadership of the firm. Under Bill's direction, the practice helped shape Brisbane's skyline through a range of commercial high-rise projects from the 1960s to 1980s. A key focus of his work was hospital design. Major health projects carried out during his tenure included Royal Brisbane Hospital Block 7 and Gold Coast Hospital Tower Block projects during the 1970s. Bill retired from practice in 1994. He was married to Janet Conrad (1937-2021), who worked alongside him at Conrad Gargett as a landscape architect for many years. Bill died on 11 July 2024.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 07-Apr-2025.
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Wolfe, B. (2024, July 17). Vale Bill Conrad FRAIA. Australian Institute of Architects website, accessed online 07-Apr-2025.
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Revised with history, source and access point, Kymberley Doyle, 07-Apr-2025.