Collection UQFL646 - Douglas McKay Architectural Drawings.

Identity area

Reference code

UQFL646

Title

Douglas McKay Architectural Drawings.

Date(s)

  • 1963-1969 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

6 oversize folders

Context area

Name of creator

(1944-)

Biographical history

Douglas McKay was a student of architecture at The University of Queensland from 1963 to 1968, graduating in April 1969 with the degree of Bachelor of Architecture. As a UQ student, he won the Brian Johnstone Prize for Design in 1966, and with Donald Watson was awarded First Prize in the Australian Gas Association Urban Housing Competition in 1967. After winning an Open Fellowship to the University of Toronto in 1970, McKay continued his studies in Canada, completing a Master of Architecture in Urban Design. He began his professional career as an urban designer for the City of Toronto Planning Board. In 1974 he was appointed Director of John Andrews International Pty Ltd, based in Palm Beach, New South Wales, a position he held until 1990. During his years with John Andrews, McKay was responsible for architectural and urban design redevelopment in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Washington DC and Los Angeles, and master planning for tertiary education campuses in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Hong Kong and Lethbridge, Canada. In 1990 McKay founded Douglas McKay and Associates Pty Ltd, also based in Palm Beach. His practice undertook residential design projects in Sydney, the New South Wales Central Coast and Japan, and provided consultancy services in urban design and master planning. Over the course of his career, McKay won numerous architectural and urban design awards.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Douglas McKay.

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Scope and content

The majority of this collection comprises drawings, posters and essays produced by Douglas McKay for assessment purposes during his architecture degree at The University of Queensland from 1963 to 1968. The collection also includes an entry by McKay and Donald Watson in a 1967 residential design competition, drawings completed by McKay for commercial architectural firms while still a student, and posters for university student revues.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

This collection comprises two series: Student Drawings, and Posters.

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Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright varies. Can be reproduced for personal research and study. For other uses see About copyright . Please attribute the Fryer Library.

Language of material

  • English

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Note

Oversize folders 1-6.

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Alma MMS ID

991014236098803131

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Status

Final

Level of detail

Full

Dates of creation revision deletion

Created, JR, 17-Jun-2021

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Physical storage

  • Oversize folder: UQFL646 Oversize folder 1
  • Oversize folder: UQFL646 Oversize folder 2
  • Oversize folder: UQFL646 Oversize folder 3
  • Oversize folder: UQFL646 Oversize folder 4
  • Oversize folder: UQFL646 Oversize folder 5
  • Oversize folder: UQFL646 Oversize folder 6