Mr Michael Bryce AM AE

Michael Bryce completed his first year of schooling at Gordonvale State School in Far North Queensland, and undertook his secondary education at Brisbane State High School. He graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Queensland in 1962.

Mr Bryce established an architectural practice in Brisbane and expanded its interests to include graphic and industrial design. In the early 1980s, Michael Bryce was elected the inaugural Queensland President of the then Industrial Design Institute of Australia; he was elected Federal President of the Institute in 1979.

Service in the Air Training Corps fostered his interest in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) which led to a long association with the RAAF Reserve, first as a member of the Queensland University Squadron and later the No. 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron where he was Intelligence Officer. In 1970 he received the Air Efficiency award (AE).

He is patron of the Royal Australian Air Force Association in Queensland.

During the two decades from 1980, Michael Bryce’s architectural and design practice achieved national prominence through its work for a range of distinctive Australian institutions including the National Trust, the Australian War Memorial and the Commonwealth Games. During this period, Mr Bryce served as a member of a range of community, charitable and professional organisations.

In 1988, Mr Bryce’s practice joined with design consultants Marcello Minale and Brian Tattersfield in London to form Minale Tattersfield Bryce and Partners and became an international partner of the Minale Tattersfield Design Strategy Group working in corporate identity, branding and urban design. Michael Bryce was Principal Design Advisor of the 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney), and currently advises the International Cricket Council, various international events, public and private sector organisations, and professional and educational institutions.

Mr Bryce has been a trustee of the Queensland Art Gallery, and a member of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Orchestra.

Mr Bryce is an Adjunct Professor of Design at the Queensland College of Art (Griffith University), School of Design and Architecture (University of Canberra) and the College of Fine Arts (University of New South Wales). His professional qualifications include Life Fellowships of the Design Institute of Australia, the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

In 2003, Michael Bryce was conferred with the degree of Doctor of the University honoris causa by the University of Canberra, ACT. In November of that year, Mr Bryce who is a President of the St John Ambulance Division was also invested as a Knight of Grace of the Most Venerable Order of The Hospital of St John in Jerusalem. In 2006, Michael Bryce was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service as an architect to the development of industrial, graphic and commercial design reflecting Australian heritage and the environment, to education, and to the community. He is also a volunteer member of the Queensland State Emergency Service.

Michael Bryce and his wife, Quentin, were married in 1964. They have two daughters and three sons, and five grandchildren.

His interests include design, arts, cars, music, Scottish history, and all sports.

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