Iconic: Modern Australian Houses 1950–2000 draws together the finest residential work of the twentieth century in Australia, tracing five decades of modernist architecture through the houses of twenty-six of the country's most significant practitioners.
About This Book
This collectible hardcover edition consolidates material from the previously published 50/60/70 and 70/80/90 volumes — works that also formed the basis of exhibitions held at the Museum of Sydney — into a single, redesigned survey of Australian modernist residential architecture. Completely revised with a new introduction, the book moves chronologically through a half-century of house design, from the post-war optimism of the 1950s to the pluralism of the late 1990s. For architects, historians, and serious students of the Australian built environment, it remains the most comprehensive single-volume record of modernist house design produced in this country, presenting work by figures who fundamentally shaped domestic architecture from the mid-century through to the contemporary period.
Key Features
- 320 pages of photography, plans, and documentation of Australian modernist residential architecture
- Houses by Harry Seidler, Robin Boyd, Glenn Murcutt, Richard Leplastrier, Enrico Taglietti, Bruce Rickard, Hugh Buhrich, Iwan Iwanoff, Roy Grounds, Peter Muller, Peter McIntyre, Russell Jack, McGlashan Everist, Neville Gruzman, Ian McKay, Ian Collins, Barrie Marshall, Ken Woolley, Lovell Chen, Wood Marsh, Andresen O'Gorman, Durbach Block, Sean Godsell, Stutchbury and Harper, Donovan Hill, and John Wardle
- Published by Murdoch Books, 2000
What You'll Discover
- How Australian modernism evolved across five decades — from post-war idealism to late-twentieth-century critical regionalism and contemporary experimentation
- The distinct formal and material preoccupations of each generation of Australian residential architects, examined through specific built works
- The relationship between Australian domestic architecture and its landscape, climate, and cultural context, as expressed across twenty-six practices
- How a selection of the most celebrated Australian houses of the twentieth century were documented and canonised through museum exhibition and publication
About the Author
Karen McCarthy is the author of this survey of Australian modernist residential architecture. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 320
- Dimensions: 260 x 210 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781760525224
- Publisher: Murdoch Books
- Publication Date: 2000
Perfect For: Architects and designers with an interest in Australian modernism, architectural historians, students of twentieth-century residential design, and collectors of Australian architecture publishing.