Beaumaris Modern 2 continues the acclaimed survey of one of Australia's most significant mid-century residential precincts, documenting the experimental houses where some of the country's best-known architects first tested new materials, construction techniques, and design ideas.
About This Book
Beaumaris, a bayside suburb of Melbourne, holds an extraordinary concentration of mid-century modern houses — many of them early works by architects who would go on to define Australian residential design. This follow-up to the award-winning Beaumaris Modern extends that investigation, turning attention to houses that are experimental in character, often fragile in condition, and genuinely significant to the history of Australian modernism. For architects, historians, and anyone serious about the trajectory of mid-century design in this country, it maps a body of work that remains under-examined and at risk. The book is as much an act of preservation as it is architectural documentation.
Key Features
- 224 pages of architectural survey and documentation of mid-century modern houses in Beaumaris
- Authors: Fiona Austin and Simon Reeves
- Published by Melbourne Books, 2020
What You'll Discover
- How Beaumaris functioned as a testing ground where prominent Australian architects developed their earliest residential work
- The material and constructional experimentation that characterises the suburb's surviving mid-century housing stock
- The fragility and heritage significance of houses that remain standing but face ongoing pressure
- The broader context of mid-century modernism in Australia as it played out at a suburban, domestic scale
About the Author
Fiona Austin and Simon Reeves are the authors of the original Beaumaris Modern, which received the Australian Institute of Architects 2020 Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media. Their work focuses on documenting and championing the mid-century modern architectural heritage of Melbourne's bayside suburbs.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 224
- Dimensions: 305 x 245 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781925556407
- Publisher: Melbourne Books
- Publication Date: 2020
Perfect For: Architects and historians with an interest in Australian mid-century modernism, Melbourne architecture enthusiasts, heritage practitioners, and researchers documenting the domestic built environment.