each very different in structure and form. He also designed a library in the suburb of Stratford (1969, demolished ), two motel projects, including the Hides Hotel-Motel extension in Lake Street, Cairns (1967), and several large commercial projects in collaboration with other architects, such as the Cairns Civic Theatre (1972–74). In 1971 the Oribins subdivided their property into three lots; one lot containing the house, another the studio, and a third was created from the vacant land on the corner of Mullins Street and Heavey Crescent. These were sold between 1972 and 1973. Later life Oribin closed his architecture practice in 1973 and the family moved into a new house designed by Oribin at Edge Hill, completed in 1974. This second house was more radical with an elevated living room opening directly to an encircling garden. In 1986-1987 Oribin built his third family home in Stanthorpe, Queensland, as a series of three connected Japanese-style pavilions. He used laminated plywood to create a series of concave roof and convex ceilings. As with his consideration of climate in his North Queensland buildings, Oribin used innovative approaches to insulation and heating to his first cooler climate home. In 1997, aged 70 years, Oribin designed and hand-built a new home in Torrington, New South Wales, as a 50th wedding anniversary present to his wife Joyce. The house on a boulder-strewn site and features steeply-gabled central living areas with clerestory windows. The bedroom has a north-facing solium shaped as a tube. Oribin died of cancer in May 2016, aged 89. Legacy Oribin's significant contribution to Queensland architecture was recognised by the Queensland Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects in 2000, when the new "Building of the Year" award for the Far North Region was named in his honour. In 2013 the Oribin House and Studio received the "Enduring Architecture Award" at the Australian Institute of Architects' Queensland Architecture Awards. The Fryer Library at the University of Queensland holds an open-access collection of 160 architectural drawings for 21 of Orbin's buildings designed between 1956 and 1997. The designs include residential buildings (including all of Orbin's own homes), church buildings and commercial and public buildings. References Attribution Further reading Martin J Majer, E. H. Oribin: The work of a Far North Queensland Architect (B Arch thesis, University of Queensland, 1997), 9-13 O'Rourke, Timothy. ‘The Goorawin Shelter: Ed Oribin's contribution to the Aboriginal Housing Panel’. In: