Australian architecture has lost one of its quietly brilliant changemakers. Les Clarke was a born pioneer. He was also a skilled masterplanner, a thoughtful friend, an unconventional problem-solver, and an encouraging mentor. He gave hundreds of Australian designers their break and helped his practice weather several recessions through innovative thinking and openness to change. He knew a good idea when he had it or heard it, and he backed people to pursue theirs. If Clarke had a motto, it was, “Go for it.”
Clarke co-founded Clarke Hopkins Clarke Architects
