Professor Barry Webb AM awarded honorary Doctor of Engineering – News – The University of Sydney

University of Sydney Chair of Academic Board Professor Anthony Masters, Dean of Engineering Professor Willy Zwaenepoel, Professor Barry Webb and Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Mark Scott.

In 2014, lighting engineer Professor Barry Webb was sitting in the Great Hall, watching his granddaughter receive a scholarship, when it occurred to him that the spaces century-old lighting technology could do with an update.

He produced a proposal and generously donated his time to the project, creating a new illumination design that highlighted the halls historic features and made the space more versatile.

Today, Webb himself received an honorary Doctor of Engineering in the Great Hall.

Webb, who has bachelors degrees in Engineering and Science from the University of Sydney, is an internationally renowned lighting authority. Through more than 40 years in the field, he has helped shape how we see Australias streets, buildings and public spaces at night.

His work on the Great Hall won the Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealands Award of Supreme Brilliance. He has designed lighting for the Opera House, Anzac Parade in Canberra, the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park and the crypt of St Marys Cathedral. He was commissioned to design several installations for the Sydney Olympics in 2000, including the solar-powered lighting for Olympic Boulevard. His work on Sydneys street lighting can be seen throughout the CBD.

His work combines deep knowledge about the science of lighting with an artistic sensibility and a commitment to lower energy use.

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