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Rodney Alsop

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Name

Rodney Alsop

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

22 December 1881

Birth place

Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

26 October 1932

Death Place

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Occupations

Architect | Decorative / design artist | Designer (furniture)

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC)

NGA IRN

22931

Context

Australia

Biography

Rodney Alsop
1881-1932

Born in Kew, Victoria, on 22 December 1881, Rodney Howard Alsop was articled to the architectural firm Hyndman and Bates around 1900. He built his first house in 1903 and was admitted to the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects in 1906. Subsequently he designed and built several large houses for which he also designed some of the fittings. A founder member of the Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria in 1908, he also exhibited decorative arts designed by him at the Society’s first exhibition, which was in the same year. Over the next fifteen years he continued his career of architect.
He died on 26 October 1932.
 

Last Updated

27 Feb 2024