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Bruce Dellit
Charles Bruce Dellit (7 November 1898 – 21 August 1942) was an Australian architect who pioneered the Art Deco style in Australia. He was generally known as Bruce Dellit.
He is known for having designed the Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney.
Dellit was born on 7 November 1898 in Darlington, Sydney Australia. He was the son of Albert Dellit, a furniture manufacturer and Agnes Gertrude Mack. His full siblings were Albert Cormack, Leo Harold and Ena May. As a child, he attended Christian Brothers' College, Waverley.
After leaving school, Dellit gained employment with the architect John L. Berry and at 16 he enrolled at the Sydney Technical College. From 1919, Dellit studied architecture under Professor Leslie Wilkinson at the University of Sydney for one day a week.
From 1918 Dellit worked for architects Hall & Prentice in Queensland and, after returning to Sydney, joined Spain & Cosh in 1922. He set up his own practice in 1928.
Dellit is most noted for his design of the art deco Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, built to commemorate the ANZACs who fought in the First World War. Dellit won the project in a design competition that attracted over 100 entries. He introduced the new fashion for Art Deco (more familiar for entertainment buildings) devoid of any classical details and adding a stepped roof. Dellit engaged the sculptor, Rayner Hoff, to create the statues and bas-reliefs for the monument.
Dellit continued to complete several commercial and residential buildings during the 1930s.
After beginning his private practice in 1928, Dellit's first major project was Kyle House in Macquarie Place, Sydney. The building, notable for its strong vertical lines and dominating ground floor arch, is considered among the earliest examples of Sydney commercial architecture embracing the Inter-War Art Deco style.
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Bruce Dellit
Charles Bruce Dellit (7 November 1898 – 21 August 1942) was an Australian architect who pioneered the Art Deco style in Australia. He was generally known as Bruce Dellit.
He is known for having designed the Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney.
Dellit was born on 7 November 1898 in Darlington, Sydney Australia. He was the son of Albert Dellit, a furniture manufacturer and Agnes Gertrude Mack. His full siblings were Albert Cormack, Leo Harold and Ena May. As a child, he attended Christian Brothers' College, Waverley.
After leaving school, Dellit gained employment with the architect John L. Berry and at 16 he enrolled at the Sydney Technical College. From 1919, Dellit studied architecture under Professor Leslie Wilkinson at the University of Sydney for one day a week.
From 1918 Dellit worked for architects Hall & Prentice in Queensland and, after returning to Sydney, joined Spain & Cosh in 1922. He set up his own practice in 1928.
Dellit is most noted for his design of the art deco Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, built to commemorate the ANZACs who fought in the First World War. Dellit won the project in a design competition that attracted over 100 entries. He introduced the new fashion for Art Deco (more familiar for entertainment buildings) devoid of any classical details and adding a stepped roof. Dellit engaged the sculptor, Rayner Hoff, to create the statues and bas-reliefs for the monument.
Dellit continued to complete several commercial and residential buildings during the 1930s.
After beginning his private practice in 1928, Dellit's first major project was Kyle House in Macquarie Place, Sydney. The building, notable for its strong vertical lines and dominating ground floor arch, is considered among the earliest examples of Sydney commercial architecture embracing the Inter-War Art Deco style.
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