Education
He later studied at Kyoto University under Tomoya Masuda and worked in the office of Kenzo Tange in Tokyo.
He later 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. Leplastrier established his own practice in 1970 and works from his studio in Sydney"s Lovett Bay. He has contributed several unique and thoughtful ideas during preservation and development discussions around the Pittwater area.
During the 1980s he raised the idea of resurrecting the creekline natural corridor which leads from Avalon Beach through Elba Lane up through Toongari and Nandina reserves and down past Avalon sailing club,linking the sea to the bay.
He has strong opinions regarding the re-development and re-commercialization of the Pasadena wharf the point of embarkation for commuters to Western Pittwater, submitting the "lePlastrier plan" to the debate.