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When a group of brilliant young scientists arrived in Australia’s national capital after World War II to take up leading roles in the establishment of national research institutions, they commissioned Australia’s leading architects to design their private houses. The houses that resulted from these...
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oapen-20.500.12657-337572022-04-26T12:23:35Z Experiments in Modern Living: Scientists' Houses in Canberra 1950-1970 Cameron, Milton australia modern architecture history architecture domestic architecture buildings canberra Melbourne bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AM Architecture When a group of brilliant young scientists arrived in Australia’s national capital after World War II to take up leading roles in the establishment of national research institutions, they commissioned Australia’s leading architects to design their private houses. The houses that resulted from these unique collaborations rejected previous architectural styles and wholeheartedly embraced modernist ideologies and aesthetics. The story of how these progressive clients contributed to the innovative design of their houses brings fresh insights to mid-twentieth-century Australian domestic architecture and to Canberra’s rich cultural history. 2013-11-07 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:55:31Z 2020-04-01T14:55:31Z 2012 book 459101 OCN: 801422069 9781921862700 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33757 eng application/pdf n/a 459101.pdf http://epress.anu.edu.au/titles/experiments-in-modern-living ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_459101 10.26530/OAPEN_459101 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 9781921862700 213 Canberra open access |
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When a group of brilliant young scientists arrived in Australia’s national capital after World War II to take up leading roles in the establishment of national research institutions, they commissioned Australia’s leading architects to design their private houses. The houses that resulted from these unique collaborations rejected previous architectural styles and wholeheartedly embraced modernist ideologies and aesthetics. The story of how these progressive clients contributed to the innovative design of their houses brings fresh insights to mid-twentieth-century Australian domestic architecture and to Canberra’s rich cultural history. |
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