After graduation from Sydney University he worked in the Sydney office of Jørn Utzon, studied at Kyoto University under Tomoya Masuda and worked in the office of Kenzo Tange in Tokyo.
After graduation from Sydney University in 1963, he worked in the Sydney office of Jørn Utzon from 1964 to 1966 assisting with documentation of the Sydney Opera House. He studied at Kyoto University under Tomoya Masuda and worked in the office of Kenzo Tange in Tokyo.