Person
Crisp, Colin Francis Correll (1928 - 1991)
- Born
- 17 November 1928
Netherby, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 23 November 1991
late of Cremorne Point, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Structural engineer
Summary
Colin Crisp, BE MIEAust, was a structural engineer and a principal of the consulting firm McBean and Crisp, well known for his work in the conservation of heritage structures in New South Wales. He had a long association with the National Trust (New South Wales) and was its Honorary Consulting Engineer from 1968 to 1989. Colin was chairman of the steering committee of the Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering (University of Sydney) project: "The Economic Recycling and Conservation of Structures" 1990.
He was a member of the Engineering Heritage Committee, Sydney Division of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, from its inception in 1978 to 1991.
The Colin Crisp engineering heritage excellence Award, awarded by Engineering Heritage Australia, is named in his honour.
Details
Major projects included:
* Restoration of the Sydney GPO and its clock tower. In particular, the strengthening system for the tower wherein steel tendons were inserted and mildly pre-tensioned to ensure the tower complied with seismic codes.
* Restoration of Tathra Wharf, near Bega, an important contributor to the coastal trade of New South Wales, and one of the largest timber structures in the State.
Chronology
- 1951
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1955
- Career event - Graduate Member (GradIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1958
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
- 1969 - 1989
- Career position - Honorary Consulting Engineer, Honorary Consulting Engineer, National Trust (New South Wales)
- 1977
- Career event - Appointed Member, Local Government Appeals Tribunal, Local Government Act 1919 NSW
- 1978 - 1991
- Career position - Member, Engineering Heritage Committee, Sydney Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1978 - 1991
- Career position - Director, McBean and Crisp Pty Ltd, Consulting engineers, Sydney, New South Wales
- 1990
- Career position - Chairman, Project steering committee for "The Economic Recycling and Conservation of Structures", Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering, University of Sydney
Related entries
Sibling
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'In Memory of Colin Crisp', National Trust of Australia (NSW) Quarterly (1992). Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 29 June 2023