Australian Architecture Now

by Jackson, Davina

• ISBN13: 9781584230441
• ISBN10: 1584230444
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Gingko Pr Inc

Summary

Having just completed the most significant five-year construction phase in the nation's history, Australian architecture has moved into the world spotlight. During the 1994-99 boom creative vigor was palpable, confidence surged and the entire continent became endowed with a new sense of architectural independence. Because it scans a diverse and momentary scene instead of recording a longer continuum of major achievements, Australian Architecture Now is an unusual history book. It presents two essays, 21 case studies of outstanding public and domestic projects, and in several brief chapters compares selected buildings according to similarities of either genre or style. Close examination reveals surprising evidence that Australian architecture more often reflects the personal styles and attitudes of its creators than the poetic ideal of a unique sense of place.

Architects featured include Denton Corker Marshall, Harry Seidler, Gabriel Poole, Rex Addison, Peter Stutchbury, Cox Sanderson Ness, Nonda Katsalidis, Sean Godsell, Alexander Tzannes, and more.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Acknowledgments	4	(3)
Introduction	7	(1)
ESSAY
Current Surges in Australian Architecture	8	(8)
Davina Jackson
TENDENCIES
Free Geometries	16	(6)
Matchstick Mannerism	22	(4)
Cubic Abstraction	26	(4)
Fragments, Layers, Collage	30	(4)
Romantic Austerity	34	(6)
TYPES
Public Works
Icons of Education	40	(8)
Public Buildings	48	(8)
Libraries	56	(2)
Hospitals	58	(2)
Indigenous Pavilions	60	(2)
Halls of Worship	62	(2)
Environmental Art	64	(2)
Traffic Structures	66	(4)
Commerce and Leisure
Metropolitan Magnets	70	(2)
District Hubs	72	(4)
Public Living Rooms	76	(2)
Tourist Checkpoints	78	(4)
Recreation Pavilions	82	(2)
Sydney Olympics Venues	84	(8)
Revisions of History
Heritage Transformations	92	(4)
Recycled Wharves	96	(4)
New Hats	100	(2)
Housing
Vertical Living	102	(4)
Residential Blocks	106	(4)
Villages	110	(4)
Queensland Farmhouses	114	(6)
Tropical Tin Huts	120	(2)
Sydney's White Houses	122	(4)
Skeletons and Skins	126	(4)
Rustic Retreats	130	(6)
Open Houses	136	(4)
Suburban Swerves	140	(2)
Warehouses	142	(2)
ESSAY
Exotic Australia: The Line and the Place	144	(8)
Chris Johnson
EXEMPLARS
Civic Symbols
Archery Pavilion	152	(4)
Aboriginal Place	156	(6)
Tower Complex	162	(6)
Academic Library	168	(6)
Resurrection City	174	(6)
Rail Terminal	180	(4)
University Ensemble	184	(6)
Exhibition Hall	190	(6)
Visitor Centre	196	(6)
Apartment Block	202	(4)
Houses
Temple of Breezes	206	(6)
The Public Home	212	(4)
Rural Ruin	216	(4)
Ambiguous Zones	220	(6)
Beach Cabin	226	(4)
Suburban Citadel	230	(4)
Pitching Camp	234	(4)
Voluptuous Domesticity	238	(4)
On the Ledge	242	(4)
Bush Craft	246	(4)
Courtyard Compound	250	(4)
Pastoral Homestead	254	(4)
Conclusion
Exemplars Credits	258	(1)
Selected Reading	259	(1)
Index	260