 Louis Laybourne Smith is regarded as being one of the " key practitioners " of architecture in South Australia . In particular , he had a significant influence on the direction of architectural education in South Australia . His career spanned more than half a century , with much of it directly involved in education , and during that time he ( and Walter Bagot ) served as one of the " last links with the distant past of South Australian architecture " — having known ( either directly or indirectly ) most of the architects of the colonial era , while being responsible for the training of many of those who were to follow . 
