Syed Sibtain

摘要

Syed was born in Iran but was living in England as a British citizen when he met his wife Nancy in London in 1957. They married in 1959, almost 60 years ago. In London, Syed began to study architecture and worked in the office of Sir Albert Richardson who taught him the highest ideals of architecture. But in 1962 Syed anc Nancy decided to return to Australia, Nancy's homeland, where he re-started architecture at what is now the University of Technology Sydney, while working at the Commonwealth Department of Construction. He completed his degree with first-class honours and the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship. His thesis 'Traditional housing in Iran' contained a section with a design for earthquake-resistant village housing. His great ambition, which Nancy supported, was to build for the 'poorest of the poor' in a developing country.