This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the a... more This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author. Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the Reference field.
Cities are premised on ideas. The built environment is a projection of formal and structural dete... more Cities are premised on ideas. The built environment is a projection of formal and structural determinants such as trade, defence, changes in cultural, religious and ideological influences etc. Urban architecture is an appraisal of these values, and urban processes are the primary mechanism for transmission of patterns of plurality. Nineteenth century, and some twentieth century planners, assumed the large programmatic scope of these emulations could accommodate a range of urban needs, but initiated them primarily on general visual associations. These were often conceived in pictorial terms. The research argues that Australian cities rely extensively on applying imagery and collective histories from other, earlier cities in large instalments rather than breaking them up and applying smaller fragments in response to the specifics of urban analysis. The paper deploys Melbourne as a converging point described though some exemplary projects and critical agendas for the metropolis. The re...
Architect-designed houses of the period 1950-65 proposed an innovative response to the social, ec... more Architect-designed houses of the period 1950-65 proposed an innovative response to the social, economic, and climatic conditions of post-war Australia. At the same time they embraced the aesthetic, technological, and egalitarian aspirations of modern architecture. An Unfinished Experiment in Living traces the emergence of this architectural phenomenon in Australia, documenting the full range of its expression: from the postwar optimism of the early 1950s through to the affluence of the 1960s. It is a catalogue of the most significant houses of the period. It includes comprehensive plans and period photographs of 150 houses from around Australia, dating from a time when the great Australian dream was the single family house. This book puts forward new research founded on the premise that the most significant houses of the 1950s and 60s represent an unfinished and undervalued experiment in modern living. Issues such as the open plan, the changing nature of the family, the embrace of a...
Since the nineteenth century a physically distant Metropolis has been invoked to determine the va... more Since the nineteenth century a physically distant Metropolis has been invoked to determine the validity of Australian architectural projects and their ideas, and the assumption is this Metropolis sends out resolved principles to a provincial culture. This view assumes that actual immigration to Australia equals cultural erasure. It assumes Australia’s architectural culture is infantile or child-like and must accept a continual and necessarily painful education- the pedagogical focus-to animate local architecture. It is frequently asserted that architects whose capacities do not seem adequately recognised in Australia would always fare better in this Metropolis. The Metropolis proves, on closer inspection, to be nebulous and varied in location. Its constituent countries and cultures, usually associated with “age” and cultural power, have warred with each other constantly, and have consistently driven architects from its perceived membership. Its principles are frequently changing and...
For the past 20 years, Edmond and Corrigan's work has drawn an intense reaction and interest ... more For the past 20 years, Edmond and Corrigan's work has drawn an intense reaction and interest that only has an Australian counterpart in the reception of Walter Burley Griffin in the 1920s. Their work is a search for the means to express ideas about life in Australia through the medium of the built form. This study analyzes the buildings designed by Edmond and Corrigan within the context of Australian and international architecture. The main text is accompanied by a critique of Peter Corrigan's theatre designs, written by Michael Anderson.
A review of the book 'The Architecture of Walter Burley Griffin' written by Donald Leslie... more A review of the book 'The Architecture of Walter Burley Griffin' written by Donald Leslie Johnson is presented. The manner in which the book presents a detailed account on the long, fragmentary and highly productive career of architect Walter Burley Griffin is discussed. Review(s) of: The Architecture of Walter Burley Griffin, by Donald Leslie Johnson, (Macmillan, Melbourne 1977), 164pp., $14.95 (recommended price). Includes photos. Includes figures.
In practical terms the Monier arch bridge was introduced to Victoria by the Sydney firm Carter Gu... more In practical terms the Monier arch bridge was introduced to Victoria by the Sydney firm Carter Gummow and Co. and their Victorian representatives Monash and Anderson from 1897 onwards. The German background of key members of these firms played an important part in the process of technology transfer from Europe to Australia. Although the long battle to establish the reliability of reinforced concrete construction was making progress there were still pockets of misunderstanding and resistance even in Europe. A Royal Commission into the Public Works Department of New South Wales in 1896 provided an opportunity to justify the new medium and the Monier Arch in particular, but some resistance still remained to be overcome in Victoria based on technical grounds, suspicion of commercial practices and scarcity of capital. The enthusiastic support of certain local engineers and community representatives helped overcome this opposition. This was achieved despite remaining doubts about the theo...
... asymmetry, some of Melbourne's Federation Villa designers introduced symmetrical... more ... asymmetry, some of Melbourne's Federation Villa designers introduced symmetrical or concealed asymmetrical planning ... Barnet, using government records, compiled a list of notable old colonialbuildings ... Facts, Fads and Fantasies', BEJ, 28 June 1890; 'An Australian Style of ...
This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the a... more This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author. Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the Reference field.
Cities are premised on ideas. The built environment is a projection of formal and structural dete... more Cities are premised on ideas. The built environment is a projection of formal and structural determinants such as trade, defence, changes in cultural, religious and ideological influences etc. Urban architecture is an appraisal of these values, and urban processes are the primary mechanism for transmission of patterns of plurality. Nineteenth century, and some twentieth century planners, assumed the large programmatic scope of these emulations could accommodate a range of urban needs, but initiated them primarily on general visual associations. These were often conceived in pictorial terms. The research argues that Australian cities rely extensively on applying imagery and collective histories from other, earlier cities in large instalments rather than breaking them up and applying smaller fragments in response to the specifics of urban analysis. The paper deploys Melbourne as a converging point described though some exemplary projects and critical agendas for the metropolis. The re...
Architect-designed houses of the period 1950-65 proposed an innovative response to the social, ec... more Architect-designed houses of the period 1950-65 proposed an innovative response to the social, economic, and climatic conditions of post-war Australia. At the same time they embraced the aesthetic, technological, and egalitarian aspirations of modern architecture. An Unfinished Experiment in Living traces the emergence of this architectural phenomenon in Australia, documenting the full range of its expression: from the postwar optimism of the early 1950s through to the affluence of the 1960s. It is a catalogue of the most significant houses of the period. It includes comprehensive plans and period photographs of 150 houses from around Australia, dating from a time when the great Australian dream was the single family house. This book puts forward new research founded on the premise that the most significant houses of the 1950s and 60s represent an unfinished and undervalued experiment in modern living. Issues such as the open plan, the changing nature of the family, the embrace of a...
Since the nineteenth century a physically distant Metropolis has been invoked to determine the va... more Since the nineteenth century a physically distant Metropolis has been invoked to determine the validity of Australian architectural projects and their ideas, and the assumption is this Metropolis sends out resolved principles to a provincial culture. This view assumes that actual immigration to Australia equals cultural erasure. It assumes Australia’s architectural culture is infantile or child-like and must accept a continual and necessarily painful education- the pedagogical focus-to animate local architecture. It is frequently asserted that architects whose capacities do not seem adequately recognised in Australia would always fare better in this Metropolis. The Metropolis proves, on closer inspection, to be nebulous and varied in location. Its constituent countries and cultures, usually associated with “age” and cultural power, have warred with each other constantly, and have consistently driven architects from its perceived membership. Its principles are frequently changing and...
For the past 20 years, Edmond and Corrigan's work has drawn an intense reaction and interest ... more For the past 20 years, Edmond and Corrigan's work has drawn an intense reaction and interest that only has an Australian counterpart in the reception of Walter Burley Griffin in the 1920s. Their work is a search for the means to express ideas about life in Australia through the medium of the built form. This study analyzes the buildings designed by Edmond and Corrigan within the context of Australian and international architecture. The main text is accompanied by a critique of Peter Corrigan's theatre designs, written by Michael Anderson.
A review of the book 'The Architecture of Walter Burley Griffin' written by Donald Leslie... more A review of the book 'The Architecture of Walter Burley Griffin' written by Donald Leslie Johnson is presented. The manner in which the book presents a detailed account on the long, fragmentary and highly productive career of architect Walter Burley Griffin is discussed. Review(s) of: The Architecture of Walter Burley Griffin, by Donald Leslie Johnson, (Macmillan, Melbourne 1977), 164pp., $14.95 (recommended price). Includes photos. Includes figures.
In practical terms the Monier arch bridge was introduced to Victoria by the Sydney firm Carter Gu... more In practical terms the Monier arch bridge was introduced to Victoria by the Sydney firm Carter Gummow and Co. and their Victorian representatives Monash and Anderson from 1897 onwards. The German background of key members of these firms played an important part in the process of technology transfer from Europe to Australia. Although the long battle to establish the reliability of reinforced concrete construction was making progress there were still pockets of misunderstanding and resistance even in Europe. A Royal Commission into the Public Works Department of New South Wales in 1896 provided an opportunity to justify the new medium and the Monier Arch in particular, but some resistance still remained to be overcome in Victoria based on technical grounds, suspicion of commercial practices and scarcity of capital. The enthusiastic support of certain local engineers and community representatives helped overcome this opposition. This was achieved despite remaining doubts about the theo...
... asymmetry, some of Melbourne's Federation Villa designers introduced symmetrical... more ... asymmetry, some of Melbourne's Federation Villa designers introduced symmetrical or concealed asymmetrical planning ... Barnet, using government records, compiled a list of notable old colonialbuildings ... Facts, Fads and Fantasies', BEJ, 28 June 1890; 'An Australian Style of ...
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