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BRUCE MACKENZIE AM FAILA
INTRODUCTION
Born in 1932 in Sydney, Australia and educated at Sydney Boys High School, Bruce Mackenzie studied art and design at the East Sydney Technical College.
During a ten year period prior to the founding of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, he established a landscape design office which was also responsible for project management and implementation. In 1969 he was invited to join the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and subsequently set up a professional design and planning practice.
Bruce Mackenzie lectured to post-graduate students in town planning at Sydney University in the period 1969 to 1973 and has since provided guest lectures to students of landscape architecture, architecture and horticulture at universities and colleges throughout Australia.
He is an enthusiastic writer and photographer and has had published many articles in professional journals in Australia. He has presented papers at conferences over a twenty year period in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Hong Kong. Topics encompassed urban planning, environmental issues and design philosophy.
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, National President in 1981–83 and N.S.W. State President 1980–81, he served on the Council of the AILA for a period of nine years chaired the Environment Committee for a further three years, assisting with the development of the Institute’s Environment Policies.
Presented in 1986 with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ Award in Landscape Architecture, presented for services and contributions made to landscape architecture.
In June 1999 on the occasion of the Queen's Birthday honours list, he was made a member of the Order of Australia (AM).
Bruce Mackenzie is also known for the contribution he has made, through his professional interest, to the emergence of an Australian consciousness which embraces a new appreciation of the indigenous environment. This concern for the true nature of Australia and the special qualities of its natural sense of place underlies a design ethos which he promotes and respects.
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