Harold Charles Richards
Australian civil engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian civil engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harold Charles Richards (12 October 1925 – 2 June 2014) was an Australian civil engineer who co-founded the consulting engineering firm Hardcastle & Richards.[1]
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| Born | 17 November 1925 |
| Died | 2 June 2014 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Employer | Hardcastle & Richards |
| Known for | Contributions to engineering education, philanthropy |
| Spouse | Joyce |
| Children | Anthony, Margaret, Noel, Rosalie, Naomi |
Harold Richards studied engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.[2] In 1951, he worked in the Design Section of Johns and Waygood, which was responsible for many of Australia's post-war infrastructure developments.[3] In 1952, the co-founded Hardcastle & Richards with business partner Roy Hardcastle, as a result of winning the design competition for the Olympic Stadium for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. However, a change in government caused the cancellation of the project. The firm expanded to have offices in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Broken Hill.[4] The firm was involved in many civil engineering projects, including the King Street Bridge over the Yarra River.[5] In 1962, Hardcastle & Richards were invited by the School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne to participate in guiding students' final year design projects.[3] These projects were based on actual projects in which the firm had been involved. This association with engineering education lasted five decades.
Other positions held:[1]
For almost 50 years, Hardcastle & Richards were major donors to the School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne[2] and to RMIT University. In 1979, a bronze relief by artist Michael Meszaros, entitled Compression and Tension was presented to the Department of Civil Engineering to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the firm.[6] Richards was the founder of the Rotary Club of Carlton in 1985 and its Charter President.[7]
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