Title & Author:

The history & design of the Australian house / compiled by Robert Irving ; [contributions by] Richard Apperly [and nine others].

Publication:

Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.

Description:

328 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 324) and index.
Georgian Britain / Robert Irving -- Georgian Australia / Irving -- The Victorian house / Miles Lewis -- The Federation period / Richard Apperly -- Between the wars / Maisy Stapleton -- Beyond the 1950s / Jennifer Taylor -- Future directions / Sydney Baggs -- Mostly about walls / Irving -- Interiors and decoration / Suzanne Forge -- The colonial kitchen / Phyllis Murphy -- About Australian gardens / Peter Watts -- The Australian terrace / David Saunders -- The portable house / Lewis -- The Queensland style / Ray Sumner.

Summary:

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.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0195544358
9780195544350

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Australia.
Vernacular architecture Australia.
Architecture vernaculaire Australie.
Architecture, Domestic.
Vernacular architecture.
Geschichte
Hausbau
Australia.
Australien
Australia Residences Architectural features, 1800-1970

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Irving, Robert, 1926- compiler.
Apperly, Richard, contributor.
History and design of the Australian house.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 144649
Call No.: ID:85-B2769
Status: Available