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[td]===Naming of the award===[/td] [td]The award was named in 1979 after Australian born artist and architectural educator [[Lloyd Rees]] (1895β1988). Lloyd Rees was an famous landscape painter and an influential figure in architecture and civic design. For decades he taught at the [[University of Sydney]], and a member of the Sydney Fountains Committee (1957β1968) from 1962 to 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lloyd Rees |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/arts/display/100961-lloyd-rees- |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=Monument Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=City of Sydney Archives |title=Sydney Fountains Committee |url=https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/62624 |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=City of Sydney}}</ref>. The Lloyd Rees Fountain in [[Martin Place]] was sited and funded by Rees himself and opened in 1976. He is known for his quote ""A city is the greatest work of art possible", which is inscribed on his cast bronze bust<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sculptures, Lloyd Rees |url=https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/sculptures/lloyd-rees |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=City of Sydney}}</ref> at Sydney Town Hall, and also "What else is a city but a gallery of beautiful buildings?".[/td]
[td]The award was named in 1979 after Australian born artist and architectural educator [[Lloyd Rees]] (1895β1988). Lloyd Rees was an famous landscape painter and an influential figure in architecture and civic design. For decades he taught at the [[University of Sydney]], and a member of the City of Sydney Fountains Committee (established 1957β1968) from 1962 to 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lloyd Rees |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/arts/display/100961-lloyd-rees- |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=Monument Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=City of Sydney Archives |title=Sydney Fountains Committee |url=https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/62624 |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=City of Sydney}}</ref>. The Lloyd Rees Fountain in [[Martin Place]] was sited and funded by Rees himself and opened in 1976. He is known for his quote ""A city is the greatest work of art possible", which is inscribed on his cast bronze bust<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sculptures, Lloyd Rees |url=https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/sculptures/lloyd-rees |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=City of Sydney}}</ref> at Sydney Town Hall, and also "What else is a city but a gallery of beautiful buildings?".[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]===Naming of the award===[/td] [td]The award was named in 1979 after Australian born artist and architectural educator [[Lloyd Rees]] (1895β1988). Lloyd Rees was an famous landscape painter and an influential figure in architecture and civic design. For decades he taught at the [[University of Sydney]], and a member of the Sydney Fountains Committee (1957β1968) from 1962 to 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lloyd Rees |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/arts/display/100961-lloyd-rees- |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=Monument Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=City of Sydney Archives |title=Sydney Fountains Committee |url=https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/62624 |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=City of Sydney}}</ref>. The Lloyd Rees Fountain in [[Martin Place]] was sited and funded by Rees himself and opened in 1976. He is known for his quote ""A city is the greatest work of art possible", which is inscribed on his cast bronze bust<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sculptures, Lloyd Rees |url=https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/sculptures/lloyd-rees |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=City of Sydney}}</ref> at Sydney Town Hall, and also "What else is a city but a gallery of beautiful buildings?".[/td]
[td]The award was named in 1979 after Australian born artist and architectural educator [[Lloyd Rees]] (1895β1988). Lloyd Rees was an famous landscape painter and an influential figure in architecture and civic design. For decades he taught at the [[University of Sydney]], and a member of the City of Sydney Fountains Committee (established 1957β1968) from 1962 to 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lloyd Rees |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/arts/display/100961-lloyd-rees- |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=Monument Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=City of Sydney Archives |title=Sydney Fountains Committee |url=https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/62624 |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=City of Sydney}}</ref>. The Lloyd Rees Fountain in [[Martin Place]] was sited and funded by Rees himself and opened in 1976. He is known for his quote ""A city is the greatest work of art possible", which is inscribed on his cast bronze bust<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sculptures, Lloyd Rees |url=https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/sculptures/lloyd-rees |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=City of Sydney}}</ref> at Sydney Town Hall, and also "What else is a city but a gallery of beautiful buildings?".[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]===Change from civic design to urban design===[/td]
[td]===Change from civic design to urban design===[/td]
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