Download or read book The History Design of the Australian House written by and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1985 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georgian Britain - Georgian Australian - Victorian - Federation - Between the wars - Beyond the 1950s - Future directions (includes energy conserving and solar design); Interiors - Colonial kitchens - Gardens - Terrace - Portable house - Queensland style.
Download or read book 150 written by Geoffrey London and published by University of Western Australia Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architect-designed houses of the period 1950-65 proposed an innovative response to the social, economic, and climatic conditions of post-war Australia. At the same time they embraced the aesthetic, technological, and egalitarian aspirations of modern architecture. An Unfinished Experiment in Living traces the emergence of this architectural phenomenon in Australia, documenting the full range of its expression: from the postwar optimism of the early 1950s through to the affluence of the 1960s. It is a catalogue of the most significant houses of the period. It includes comprehensive plans and period photographs of 150 houses from around Australia, dating from a time when the great Australian dream was the single family house. This book puts forward new research founded on the premise that the most significant houses of the 1950s and 60s represent an unfinished and undervalued experiment in modern living. Issues such as the open plan, the changing nature of the family, the embrace of advances in technology, the use of the courtyard, and the orientation of the house to capture sun and privacy, were valuable and critical lessons. This is a compelling reminder of their continuing relevance. [Subject: Architecture, Design, Australian History, Sociology]
Download or read book 50 60 70 Iconic Australian Houses written by Karen McCartney and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1950s to the 1970s, the work of Lloyd Wright, Gropius and van der Rohe strongly influenced a generation of young Australian architects, who adopted modernist principles in their work. Karen McCartney has compiled 15 significant examples, each by a different architect, of homes that combine outstanding architectural principles and an authentic interior decor. A comprehensive introduction places the movement in social, historical and architectural context, before each of the selected homes is discussed in detail in an informed, engaging essay style. The relationship of architect/owner is discussed; as are the linking of the building to its site, materials and architectural detailing. The author has interviewed many architects and owners for their personal insights. Each study includes a feature on the interior decoration, and a discussion of designers and manufacturers of iconic furniture, fabrics etc.
Download or read book 70 80 90 Iconic Australian Houses written by Karen McCartney and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this follow-up to the design classic 50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses, Karen McCartney, founding editor of interiors magazine Inside Out, has compiled a selection of significant examples of Australian houses of the 1970s, 80s and 90s, each brilliantly photographed and with a depth of coverage rarely seen before. Featured architects include Richard Leplastrier, Glenn Murcutt and Wood Marsh. A detailed introduction places the period in social, historical and architectural context, before each of the selected houses is individually reviewed in an informed and engaging style. In each example the relationship between the architect and owner is discussed, as is the linking of the building to its site, materials and architectural detailing. The author has interviewed many architects and owners for their personal insights. Each study includes a feature on the interior decoration and a discussion of designers and manufacturers of iconic furniture, fittings and fabrics. 70/80/90 Iconic Australian Houses features stunning photography by Michael Wee, both panoramic and detailed, throughout. The homes from these three decades form a significant part of Australian architectural history.
Download or read book The Archaeology of Australia s History written by Graham Connah and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-12-13 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The material world of European settlement in Australia has been uncovered not only by historians but also by the work of archaeologists. These archaeological inquiries have revealed new pictures of the public and private lives of Australians at home and at work. This book, previously published as a hardback under the title Of the Hut I Builded,now in paperback, presents the insights gained from such investigations and makes them available to a wide audience. Historical archaeology is broad ranging and this book discusses the first European towns, including those settlements that failed, the archaeological traces left by the convicts, and archaeological evidence of the agricultural, maritime, industrial, and manufacturing activities of early Australia. Graham Connah also examines the evidence of earliest contact between Europeans and Aboriginal people.
Download or read book Capital Designs written by Eileen Chanin and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book relates the untold story of how Australia's first diplomatic mission was conceived, designed and built. Commenced in 1913, Australia House was opened in 1918 while the Great War still raged. Being London's first purpose-built Dominion embassy building, it defined London as an Imperial capital. It is a story of ambitions and achievements - global, imperial, local and personal.
Download or read book Australian Houses of the Forties and Fifties written by Peter Cuffley and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the architecture, furniture and History of the baby-boom era. Colour illustrations throughout.
Download or read book The Australian Colonial House written by James Broadbent and published by Friends of Historic Houses Trust. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Australian Colonial House is the first comprehensive history of domestic architecture in New South Wales during its first fifty years. It looks at houses that were built and the influences on their building."--Book Jacket.
Download or read book Houses and Interiors Vol 2 written by Harry Seidler and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other architect in Australia's history has been as internationally influential or famous as Harry Seidler. This work provides an insight into and an analysis of the designs selected by Seidler to be his most important.
Download or read book A History of European Housing in Australia written by Patrick Troy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-06-22 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays, first published in 2000, was the first systematic attempt to explain the social, administrative, technical and cultural history of 'European' housing in Australia. Written by a collaborative team of scholars from a wide range of disciplines, it explains how Australian housing has evolved from the ideas brought by the first settlers, and what makes Australian housing distinctive in social terms. This book covers a broad range of topics including the ways in which houses reflect social values and aspirations, the relationship between houses and gardens, the home as a site of domestic production and consumption, and an exploration of how housing provides the basis for developing a sense of community. The book will be invaluable for students of urban affairs and those engaged in housing and the design professions, as well as policy-makers and analysts in the public and private sectors.
Download or read book The Architecture of East Australia written by Bill MacMahon and published by Edition Axel Menges. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Australian architecture might be said to parallel the endeavours of Australians to adapt & reconcile themselves with their home & neighbours. It is the story of 200 years of coming to terms with the land: of adaptation, insight & making do. Early settlers were poorly provisioned, profoundly ignorant of the land & richly prejudiced towards its peoples. They pursued many paths over many terrains. From the moist temperate region of Tasmania with heavy Palladian villas to the monsoonal north with open, lightweight stilt houses, the continent has induced most different regional building styles.
Download or read book The Fibro Frontier written by Charles Pickett and published by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fibro has long been in the shadows, but today cutting-edge architects around the world are returning to fibro - now asbestos-free - as a cheap and versatile building material. At last fibro is being recognised as a part of our architectural heritage. The Fibro Frontier looks at fibro in all its glory, from the holiday shacks, genteel bungalows and fun fairs of the past, to the international airports and award-winning houses of today.
Download or read book Iconic Australian Houses written by Karen McCartney and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1950s to the 1970s, the work of Lloyd Wright, Gropius and van der Rohe strongly influenced a generation of young Australian architects, who adopted modernist principles in their work. Karen McCartney has compiled 15 significant examples, each by a different architect, of homes that combine outstanding architectural principles and an authentic interior decor. A comprehensive introduction places the movement in social, historical and architectural context, before each of the selected homes is discussed in detail in an informed, engaging essay style. The relationship of architect/owner is discussed; as are the linking of the building to its site, materials and architectural detailing. The author has interviewed many architects and owners for their personal insights. Each study includes a feature on the interior decoration, and a discussion of designers and manufacturers of iconic furniture, fabrics etc.
Download or read book Winning Homes written by Tim Reeves and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of award winning homes from modern times and colonial history of Australian design and architecture. Full of illustrations, plans and a history of each house, providing context and theme. Carefully constructed by housing historian, Tim Reeves.
Download or read book Architecture in Australia written by John Maxwell Freeland and published by Melbourne ; Canberra [etc.] : Cheshire. This book was released on 1968 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primitives - Age of Macquarie - Colonial - Late Colonial - Early Victorian Mid-Victorian - High Victorian - Late Victorian - Edwardian - Tansition - Early Modern - Austerity - Mid-twentieth century.
Download or read book Australian Houses of the Twenties Thirties written by Peter Cuffley and published by . This book was released on 1997-08 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reissue of a detailed study of domestic architecture in Australia during the 1920s and 1930s including plans, photographs and diagrams. Includes descriptions of international influences of the time, colours, soft-furnishings, furniture, household utensils, gardens and fences popular at the time as well as a study of all aspects of Australian cultural history and domestic life. With bibliography and index. First published in 1989. The author was curator of history at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat, Victoria, and currently works as a consultant on period restoration and design. He is author of several other books including 'Cottage Gardens in Australia', 'Australian Houses of the Forties & Fifties', 'Chandeliers and Billy Tea' and 'Buggies and Horse-drawn Vehicles in Australia'.
Download or read book The Federation House written by Hugh Fraser and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federation style housing is a unique and fascinating period of Australia's architectural history. Although the Federation house borrowed styles from many countries and eras, from English Queen Anne to Art Nouveau, it had a distinctive nationalistic flavour - God Save the Queen and Advance Australia Fair at the same time. This book is more than a mere series of pictures and descriptions. It gives advice to owners and would-be owners of Federation houses on how to restore them to their original glory, tips on specialised maintenance, and the names of experts who have the skills that may be needed.
