Christopher Kringas

The son of Greek migrants to Australia, Kringas grew up in Orange, New South Wales before studying architecture at the University of NSW.

[2][3] Kringas returned to Sydney in 1962 and worked briefly at Budden Nangle & Michael architects, designing the Cockle House.

In 1964, he joined the firm of Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs and, with the firm's senior director Colin Madigan, designed a series of significant Australian architectural works: the Dee Why Library; the Warren Library; Australian National Gallery Winning Competition Design; the Mitchell College Student Residences; and the Warringah Civic Centre.

[4][5] From 1972 to 1974, Kringas designed the High Court of Australia, leading the team of Feiko Bouman, Rod Lawrence and Michael Rolfe (architects) and Aldis Birzulis (structural engineer), to win the open national competition.

In 1973, the National Times described Kringas alongside Harry Seidler and John Andrews as the "best and brightest" of Australian architects.