Main entry:

Bingham-Hall, Patrick.

Title & Author:

Austral Eden : 200 years of Australian architecture / Patrick Bingham-Hall.

Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Watermark ; Garsington : Windsor, 1999.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 254) and index.
1788-1865: Arcadian visions in the Australian bush -- 1866-1895: Magnificent mansions, fashionable follies and mannerist monuments -- 1896-1916: Curves, rhythmic forms and shady verandahs -- 1917-1945: Ambition and idealism in the age of the machine -- 1946-1980: Abstract geometry and inventive singularity -- 1980-1998: A continuing tradition of brilliant mavericks.

Summary:

This is a visual history of the best of Australian architecture from settlement to the end of the 20th century. The book presents over 200 photographs of Australia's buildings from colonial architects such as Geenway, Verge and Blackett to modern leaders such as DCM, Durbach and Stutchbury.

ISBN:

0949284424 (paperback)
9780949284426 (paperback)

Subject:

Architecture Australia History.
Architecture Australia Pictorial works.
Architecture, Modern 19th century.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture Australie Histoire.
Architecture 19e siècle.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture
Buildings
Australia Buildings, structures, etc.
Australie Constructions.
Australia

Form/genre:

History
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 217358
Call No.: NA1600.15 .B56 1999
Status: Available