Walking around any city, you probably take stock of the buildings and spaces – be they commercial or residential buildings, museums, court houses, theatres, harbours or foreshores.
Which buildings and spaces stand out to you?
While you’re admiring the architecture, do you ever think about the people behind it?
One person who has worked behind the scenes on many of the designs that probably come to mind is architect and former Assistant Government Architect of NSW, Andrew Andersons.
He is the subject of a new book, by arts administrators Bernice Murphy and Leon Paroissien, called ‘Andrew Andersons: Architecture and the Public Realm’.