Under the Edge: The Architecture of Peter Stutchbury is the definitive monograph on an architect whose work locates itself precisely at the intersection of western building culture and Australian Indigenous understandings of country, climate, and place.
About This Book
Peter Stutchbury is among Australia's most consequential practitioners — an architect whose buildings don't impose upon landscape but negotiate with it. This extensively produced monograph traces the thinking and making behind that sensibility, examining how Indigenous relationships to country have shaped his approach to siting, material, and form. The projects gathered here range across scales and programs: beach houses and garden houses, a Hangar Flying Museum in the Hunter Valley, a wool shed in Wagga Wagga. Together they build a portrait of an architectural practice grounded in climate-responsive design, deep site reading, and a sustained dialogue between cultures. Essential reading for architects and students engaged with Australian architecture, regionalism, and the ethics of building in place.
Key Features
- 300 pages of project documentation, architectural photography, and critical writing on Stutchbury's built work
- Edited by Ewan McEoin
- Notable projects include the Hangar Flying Museum, Hunter Valley, and a wool shed in Wagga Wagga
- Published by Thames & Hudson, ISBN: 9780500500699
What You'll Discover
- How Stutchbury's practice integrates Australian Indigenous cultural frameworks into the spatial and material logic of his buildings
- The principles behind designing in harmony with climate and landscape across diverse Australian environments
- The breadth of his program — from intimate beach and garden houses to large-scale rural and institutional structures
- The critical framework, articulated through McEoin's editorial lens, for understanding Stutchbury's position within contemporary Australian architecture
About the Author
This volume is edited by Ewan McEoin. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 300
- Dimensions: 285 x 225 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780500500699
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and students engaged with Australian regionalism, climate-responsive design, and the cultural dimensions of building in place.