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Roger Kirk Hayes Johnson was an architect, planner, potter, painter, sculptor, writer and educator. He graduated in Architecture with Honours from the University of Liverpool in July 1949, following an interruption in his studies caused by the Second World War. Post war he practised architecture and teaching in Kenya, South Africa, Burma, England and finally Australia where he emigrated with his family in 1960. Among his contributions to Australian architecture and architectural education were the innovative plans for Griffith University Nathan campus in Brisbane Queensland, setting the university in a natural setting with minimum disruption to the bushland.
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- ↑ "Objectives of AAK – AAK" . Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ History and information from the official website
- ↑ "About Us – AAK COOPERATIVE SACCO" . Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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