Falls the Shadow: From Idea to Reality, The National Gallery of Australia is the first book ever published on the National Gallery of Australia — a building that is simultaneously Australia's most debated modernist landmark and its most underexamined work of public architecture.
About This Book
Designed by Col Madigan, the National Gallery of Australia has long occupied a contested place in the country's architectural consciousness — celebrated by some, misunderstood by many, and systematically altered without the input of its lead architect over two decades. This volume finally gives the building the sustained critical attention it deserves. Eleven essays from a cross-section of Australian architecture's most distinguished voices — among them Daryl Jackson, Richard Goodwin, Angelo Candalepas, and Jennifer Taylor — construct a multifaceted portrait of a modernist Australian milestone. With photography by Max Dupain, the book moves between historical document, architectural criticism, and something closer to biography: the story of a visionary architect whose masterwork was progressively reshaped beyond his reach.
Key Features
- 192 pages of critical essays and Max Dupain photography documenting the design, construction, and contested legacy of the National Gallery of Australia
- Edited by Paul McGillick; designed by Paul Marcus Fuog and Uriah Gray
- Essays by Daryl Jackson, Richard Goodwin, Angelo Candalepas, Jennifer Taylor, and others
- Published by Uro Publications, 2012
What You'll Discover
- The controversies surrounding the NGA's design and construction, and Madigan's ultimately unsuccessful efforts to participate in revisions made by successive gallery directors over twenty years
- How eleven contributors from across the Australian architecture community each bring a distinct critical voice to bear on a single, complex building
- Max Dupain's photography as a document of modernist public architecture at a specific moment in Australian cultural life
- Why the NGA represents not only Col Madigan's personal masterpiece but a measure of Australia's broader ambitions for civic and cultural architecture
About the Author
Paul McGillick edited this volume, drawing together eleven contributors from the Australian architecture community to produce the first dedicated critical study of the National Gallery of Australia. The book was recognised with an Australian Institute of Architects Bates Smart Architecture in the Media commendation.
Specifications
- Format: Bookcloth hardcover
- Pages: 192
- Dimensions: 285mm x 228mm x 18mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780987228109
- Publisher: Uro Publications
- Publication Date: 2012
Perfect For: Architects and historians with an interest in Australian modernism, students of public and civic architecture, and anyone seeking a critical account of one of Canberra's most significant — and most debated — cultural buildings.