REUBEN LANE

REUBEN LANE
A selection of
architectural works
1960 - 2000
‘When I told Niemeyer I felt ’saudade’ he understood,
and wrote a letter to Le Corbusier to introduce me...’
From a vow made to himself in Architecture school, Reuben left 1950’s Australia to work for Oscar
Niemeyer at the start of his seminal project, Brasilia. This and introductions to the architectural
giants of the century - Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier and Philip Johnson would see Reuben return to Australia at the cutting edge of modern architecture, an unsung
pioneer of his day in both built form and urbanism.
In his later career, Reuben’s work for people with disabilities would see him as Australia’s
representative for the UN ‘International League of Societies for persons with Mental Handicaps’,
and the architect for pioneering care facilities, Warrah, Inala and the AQA.
‘I feel vary lucky to have been an architect. I’ve had a full and varied career and have been able to
improve the lives of my clients and their projects. It leaves me with a very satisfied feeling.’
Reuben Lane (1933 - 2012)
234pp, 298 x 210mm
Published: November 2014
RAZ Publishers Pty Ltd
PO Box 217, Neutral Bay 2089 Australia
Available now from www.reubenlane.com
including photos by Max Dupain
$49.95 + postage