Chapter Eleven:
Masters Research

Commencing the process in 1988 by converting his Associateship in Architecture into a Bachelor of Architecture, the Masters program began in 1989 and ended in 1993. The title of the research thesis was “The Effect of Thermal Mass of a Structure in Energy Efficient Commercial (Air Conditioned) Buildings.”

Coinciding with an expansion of his practice into commercial and institutional work, it gave greater depth and validity to the ground-breaking architecture being produced.

An interest in university education followed, as Garry increased his involvement in tutoring, lecturing and supervising students during this period.

It was the beginning of a long professional association with Dr Neville D’Cruz who was Baverstock’s Masters’ supervisor 1989-1993. Collaborative research projects were undertaken with Neville. The conversion of the “Tecto” program from a mainframe version on the University of WA’s Dec 10 system to a micro-computer package, was one such project prize. The CSIRO provided grant funding for the work.