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Dr Norman Kingwell Day (b. Melbourne, Australia, 25 March 1947) is an architect, educator, and writer. ==Architecture== He has designed and built in Australia and Asia, notably in Melbourne, Canberra, Dili, East Timor and in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho). He worked with Robin Boyd and Professor Frederick Romberg before starting his own practice in 1971, now with offices located in Melbourne, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and Dili. His architecture is contemporary and investigative, it seeks to provide long-life-term constructions which last over time rather than short-term solutions which satisfy a culture of ‘architecture as a commodity’. Buildings include public and private housing and educational facilities in and around Melbourne, health buildings, institutional, new and restored. His Major commissions include Mowbray College (Melton), Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Headquarters (Melbourne), RMIT International University, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) and Can Tho University Learning Resource Center (Can Tho City, Vietnam) and Embassy for East Timor (Canberra).Since 2000, he has been involved in consulting the new nation of East Timor 〔(Headspace 20: Architecture - Ground Zero )〕〔(The Space Design Feature: Architecture at Ground Zero )〕 consulting on the reconstruction of the country with projects including the Xanana Gusmão Reading Room/ Library (Dili), Hotel dom Aleixo (Dili)and schemes for empowerment training. He is a Board Member of "Architects Without Frontiers".〔(Rebuilding Global Communities — Architects Without Frontiers Australia )〕 Design submissions have been made for a design proposal for the new Assembly and Ba Dinh Hall (Hanoi), an urban design competition for Thu Thiem district (HCMC), Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (Melbourne), MOMA at Heide, West Kowloon Redevelopment (Hong Kong) and National Trade Union Headquarters (Singapore). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Norman Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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