I am 83 years of age, and am interested in science, religion and philosophy. I am a retired architect, but it has been about 50 years since I was practising my craft. For the last 33 years before retirement I was with an organisation which published technical publications for architects and the building industry. I led a small group of specialists but I was the only one who was familiar with each one's skills and was able to utilise them to produce work of a high standard of accuracy, and reliability.
As part of my work I lectured at the Melbourne University School of Architecture and gave public talks to groups from housewives to schoolchildren. Although I retired in 1980 I have since met other architects who are still using my Technical books for reference and assure me that they are still applicable today.
My father was a typographer who had a lifetime of producing high quality publications, rare books, and limited editions. I learned good design at his knee, and was able to assess good design, in other fields than printing. I look forward to reading as much as I can in this wonderful web site.