SNOWDEN, Brian COLLECTION Architecture Museum, University of South Australia SNOWDEN, Brian SERIES 388 Brian Snowden was born in 1934, the son of Master Builder Frederick Lester Snowden and Alice Snowden (nee Newton), at Lower Mitcham. He attended Unley High School and the University of Adelaide, commencing the Bachelor of Engineering (Architecture) Degree as a full time student for three years, changing to part time whilst gaining practical experience in the office of Hassell and McConnell. He completed his final year full time in 1960, with top distinction for his thesis. He graduated in 1961 and almost simultaneously was registered with the Architects Board and elected an associate of the RAIA. He married Janice (Jan) Amanda Bates at St Peter’s Church Glenelg on 22 December 1956 and they had two children, Amanda and Mark, both of whom studied architecture as did their granddaughter, Sophie Wilksch. Upon graduating he worked for Hassell and McConnell on the documentation for the new campus of Adelaide University at Bedford Park (now Flinders) before heading off to Europe with his family. In England he was employed in the office of Sir Basil Spence and Partners, again working on a new University – Sussex, the first of the new wave of “Utopian” universities to be built in Britain after the Second World War. Returning to Adelaide and Hassell McConnell and Partners, he was again working on Flinders University, now as project architect for stage 1 until its completion in 1966. He commenced his own practice in a rented room at 82 Greenhill Rd. Unley, and with good connections through Snowden Bros. Builders and sailing club interests, he had enough work to keep him busy day and night. This was mostly one-off houses. Two shopping centres for builder and developer, Alan Hickinbotham, expanded his portfolio and more commercial work followed. The “Martens and Marshall” split level houses with their natural materials and controlled proportions by Snowden & Pikusa Architects provided a steady income stream for the next decade. They were marketed very successfully, with television personality and fashion model Maggie Tabberer retained to oversee the interior décor of the “Hillside 3” split level design at Bens Place in Blackwood. This followed the 1970 “Telethon” house and led to more display homes at West Lakes and Wattle Park. Overall, 600 houses were documented with nearly 500 completed. By the mid 1970’s the practice was well established and became increasingly involved in commercial and retail projects. In 2017 he was made a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects having “practised as an architect for over 50 years (including 40 years as a Practice Director) and in that time (having) rendered notable contribution to the advancement of the profession” (AIA citation 2017). John Schenk LFRAIA SOURCES This is an abridged version of: Schenk, John, 'Snowden, Brian', Architecture Museum, University of South Australia, 2018, Architects of South Australia: http://www.architectsdatabase.unisa.edu.au/arch_full.asp?Arch_ID=153 Snowden, B. (2012) Snowden’s Office History, unpublished report. Page 1 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-community/Arts-and-culture/Architecture-Museum/ last updated 20 August 2018 SNOWDEN, Brian COLLECTION Architecture Museum, University of South Australia Brian Snowden, c.1960s, courtesy Amanda Wilksch. COLLECTION DESCRIPTION The Snowden collection comprises architectural drawings, ephemera and an office history by Brian Snowden. The arrangement of the drawings into sections was completed by Brian Snowden. ‘One-off’ House Designs S388/1 Project House Prototype Designs S388/2 Project House Repeats (replans/modifications) S388/3 Group Housing and Cluster Housing S388/4 Medium Density Residential S388/5 Commercial Drawings 1960-1970s S388/6 Commercial Drawings 1980-1990s S388/7 Shopping Centres 1960s and 1970s S388/8 West Lakes Mall Regional Shopping Centre S388/9 North Adelaide Village Shopping Centre S388/10 Presentation Drawings (Assorted) S388/11 Page 2 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-community/Arts-and-culture/Architecture-Museum/ last updated 20 August 2018 SNOWDEN, Brian COLLECTION Architecture Museum, University of South Australia ‘One-off’ House Designs S388/1 Series no. Client Address Date Job Design no. Architect S388/1/1 B and J Snowden Barton Avenue, 1955 1 Brian Kingston Park Snowden S388/1/2 Yardley Barton Avenue, 1967 37 Brian Kingston Park Snowden S388/1/3/1-2 Barry and Patsy Paradise Grove 1961/6 19 Brian Hall 19A Snowden S388/1/4/1-5 Mr and Mrs Blackwood 1961/6 18 Brian Edwards Snowden S388/1/5 Mr and Mrs F Gulf Parade, 1965 25 Brian Snowden Brighton Snowden S388/1/6/1-2 Mr and Mrs De Leabrook 1968 29 Brian Rohan Snowden S388/1/7/1-3 Mr and Mrs Stonyfell 1966 47 Brian Murray Welsh Snowden S388/1/8/1-8 Dr Bruce and Burnside 1968 71 Brian Nancy Higgins Snowden S388/1/9/1-5 Mr and Mrs North Adelaide 1967 90 Stefan Pikusa Hoffman S388/1/10 Mr and Mrs Pittwater, New South 1968 106 Brian Dennis Carey Wales Snowden S388/1/11/1- Mr and Mrs F F Torrens Park 1968 151 Brian 2 Parker Snowden S388/1/12 B and J Snowden Marine Parade, 1970 188 Brian Seacliff Snowden S388/1/13/1- Dr and Mrs D Torrens Park 1972 294 Phil 2 Worley Brougham S388/1/14/1- Mr and Mrs P 10 Beverly Court, 1973 337 Phil 7 Martens Belair Brougham S388/1/15 Mr and Mrs D Town House and 1983 83-13 Brian Reiners Flat, Glenelg Snowden and ALW S388/1/16/ Mr and Mrs Residence, Rosslyn 1985 85-10 Brian McGill Park Snowden and Emmio Page 3 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-community/Arts-and-culture/Architecture-Museum/ last updated 20 August 2018 SNOWDEN, Brian COLLECTION Architecture Museum, University of South Australia Project House Prototype Designs S388/2 Series no. Client Address Date Job Design no. Architect S388/2/1 Martens & ‘Courtyard’ project 1969- Snowden, Marshall Pty Ltd house 70 Brougham & Moulds S388/2/2 Marshall & ‘Split level 1’ project 1969- Snowden, Brougham house 70 Brougham & Homes Pty Ltd Moulds S388/2/3 Martens & ‘Pioneer’ Project 1969- Snowden and Marshall Pty Ltd House 70 Pikusa S388/2/4 Empty S388/2/5 Martens & ‘Hillside’ Project 1969- Snowden and Marshall Pty Ltd House 70 Pikusa S388/2/6 Martens & ‘Belair’ Project 1969- Snowden and Marshall Pty Ltd House 70 Pikusa S388/2/7 Martens & ‘Pioneer 2’ project 1969- Snowden and Marshall Pty Ltd house 70 Pikusa S388/2/8 Martens & ‘Split Level 3’ 1969- Snowden and Marshall Pty Ltd project house 70 Pikusa S388/2/9 Martens & ‘Belair 2’ project 1970 Snowden and Marshall Pty Ltd house Pikusa S388/2/10 Marshall & The Hillside ‘2’ 1970 Snowden and Brougham project house Pikusa Homes Pty Ltd S388/2/11 empty S388/2/12 Martens & ‘Hillside 3’ Project 1971- Snowden and Marshall Pty Ltd House 73 Pikusa S388/2/13 Martens & ‘Flinders’ project 1971- Snowden and Marshall Pty Ltd house 72 Pikusa S388/2/14 Martens & ‘Domus’ project 1971- Snowden and Marshall Pty Ltd house 73 Pikusa S388/2/15 Empty S388/2/16 Martens & ‘Homestead’ Project 1973 Snowden, Marshall Pty Ltd House Pikusa and Associates S388/2/17 Martens & ‘Hillside’ 4 project 1972- Snowden, Marshall Pty Ltd house 73 Brougham & Moulds S388/2/18 ‘Homestead 2 Snowden, Reversed’ project Brougham & house Moulds Page 4 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-community/Arts-and-culture/Architecture-Museum/ last updated 20 August 2018 SNOWDEN, Brian COLLECTION Architecture Museum, University of South Australia S388/2/19 Martens & ‘Split-level 4’ project 1973 Snowden, Marshall Pty Ltd house Brougham & Moulds S388/2/20 Martens & ‘Lowline’ project 1973 Snowden, Marshall Pty Ltd house, cnr. Churiga Brougham & and Cricklewood Moulds Ave, Aldgate Park S388/2/21 Martens & ‘Composite’ project 1973 Snowden, Marshall Pty Ltd house Brougham & Moulds S388/2/22 ‘Hillside 1’ project Snowden, house Brougham & Moulds S388/2/23 D. Speck ‘Hillside 1B’ project 1977 Snowden, house (reversed), Brougham & Rokewood Ave, Moulds Pty Belair Ltd S388/2/24 Marshall & Proposed project Snowden, Brougham house, Edinburgh Brougham & Homes Pty Ltd Ave, Stonyfell Moulds Pty Ltd S388/2/25 Marshall & ‘Outlook’ project Snowden, Brougham house Brougham & Homes Pty Ltd Moulds Pty Ltd S388/2/26 Marshall & ‘L Shape’ project Snowden, Brougham house Brougham & Homes Pty Ltd Moulds Pty Ltd S388/2/27 empty Page 5 http://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-community/Arts-and-culture/Architecture-Museum/ last updated 20 August 2018 SNOWDEN, Brian COLLECTION Architecture Museum, University of South Australia Project House Repeats (replans/modifications) S388/3 Series no. Client Address Date Job Design no. Architect S388/2/28 Evins Homes Display house, 1979 Snowden, Flagstaff Hill Brougham & Moulds Pty Ltd S388/3/1/1-2 R. Clark Courtyard, Belair 1974 66aE S388/3/2 P Martens “Hillside 2” 1970 77G S388/3/3 G Ward “Hillside” 1968 129H S388/3/4 T Culshaw “Hillside 2” 1970 129W S388/3/5 Hills Estate Hillside 1A 1971 129Y Development Plan S388/3/6 D Lemon Hillside 1A 1972 129aE Investigator Terrace S388/3/7 E F Coote Hillside, Forest 1971 129aM Avenue S388/3/8 G Choy Hillside 1, 1970 129aV Goodwood Road S388/3/9 Shepherdson “Courtyard”, Torrens 1969 139I Park S388/3/10 G Strathearn “Belair 1”, Happy 1974 139cF Valley S388/3/11 J Fisher “Belair” 1970 139X S388/3/12/1- D A Worthley “Pioneer 2”, Mylor 1974 150R 2 S388/3/13 I F Jobling “Split Level 3” 1971 182aA S388/3/14 J Langrehr “Belair 2” 1971 182Y S388/3/15/1- Aldgate Group “Hillside 2”, Display 1973 183aE 2 House, Milan Terrace, Churinga S388/3/16/1- Rutschack “Hillside 2”, 1970 183H 2 Fountain Valley S388/3/17/1- B McGowran “Hillside 2”, Sun 1972 183S