Donald Bailey
Australian architect (1927–2025)
Donald Bailey (1 October 1927 – 27 October 2025), also known as Don Bailey, was an Australian architect, and executive director of the RAIA in Canberra after leaving private practice. In 1960 Donald Bailey established Howlett and Bailey Architects with Jeffrey Howlett in Perth, Western Australia.2
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Born Oct 1, 1927, died Oct 27, 2025.1
About
After winning the competition for Perth Town Hall, they went on and build a successful architecture practice in the 1960s with significant local projects including Perth Concert Hall.
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Career
Occupation: architect.4
- Date not recordedFounded Howlett and Bailey Architects3
Known for: Perth Town Hall.5
Whilst working at Stephenson and Turner, Donald met his future wife Janet, who was often seen playing the role of host at many RAIA committees and meetings. Initially Donald had worked at the architectural firm of Stephenson and Turner in Melbourne. He then took an opportunity to work overseas in England and Canada, travelling in Europe and North America for five years. He only to Australia in the mid 1950s.
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- 1WikidataDonald Bailey on Wikidata
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- 9Wikimedia CommonsDonald Bailey photo by Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0