Arthur Denis Winston

Professor
Denis Winston
CBE
Born
Arthur Denis Winston

(1908-07-27)27 July 1908
Liverpool, England
Died19 May 1980(1980-05-19) (aged 71)
Penang, Malaysia
EducationUniversity of Liverpool (B.Arch., 1931)
Harvard University
OccupationsTown planner, academic
SpouseJoan May Elliott
Parent(s)Edward Michael Winston, Maria Linda Holt

Arthur Denis Winston CBE (1908–1980) was an architect and town planner who became Australia's first professor of town planning at the University of Sydney. In 1951 he led the amalgamation of state based planning associations into a national body, of which he became the first president.

Career and works

Arthur published “Sydney’s Great Experiment: The Progress of the Cumberland County Plan” in 1957. This was an illustrated and independent account of the development of the Cumberland County Plan for general readers.

He acted as a consultant in the planning of Adaminaby and Jindabyn from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Recognition

Professor Denis Winston was appointed an Order of the British Empire (CBE) — Commander (Civil) in the 1979 New Year Honours with a citation for urban planning.

Legacy

The Denis Winston Memorial Lecture, Henry Halloran Trust, is held annually at the University of Sydney.

Speakers

References

  1. ↑ Freestone, Robert (2002). "Arthur Denis Winston (1908–1980)". adb.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  2. ↑ R. Freestone, Denis Winston, an Annotated Bibliography, 1949-1976 (Syd, 1983)
  3. ↑ "Prof Denis WINSTON, The Order of the British Empire, Commander (Civil)". Australian Honours Search Facility. 31 December 1978. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Denis Winston Memorial Lecture 2024". Festival of Urbanism. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Cherry, Gordon (1986). "The 1986 Denis Winston Memorial Lecture, A Changing Profession in a Changing World". Australian Planner. 24 (4): 13–18 – via Taylor and Francie Online.
  6. ↑ Stokes, Robert (18 September 2023). "How planning premises from the past shape the cities of tomorrow". Docomomo Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2026.