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The Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture

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Editors:
Philip Goad, University of Melbourne
Julie Willis, University of Melbourne

Date Published: January 2012
availability: Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
format: Hardback
isbn: 9780521888578

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Behind the iconic images of Australian homesteads, beach houses and the billowing sails of the Sydney Opera House lies a rich and enthralling history of how Australians have responded to natural and urban environments, and in turn shaped Australian culture and society. The Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture is the first major work of reference to be published on Australian architecture. This magnificent book documents and analyses Australian architecture and architects from indigenous beginnings to colonial, modern and contemporary eras. With over 1000 entries from 200 contributors, and 500 photographs and drawings, The Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture provides an unparalleled compendium of architectural knowledge. It is essential reading for all who care about the built environment.
- The first and only major work of reference to be published on Australian architecture
- Written by 200 experts in the field of the built environment and accompanied by over 500 photographs and drawings
- Provides a comprehensive overview of Australian architecture and architects from indigenous to contemporary eras
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"This book offers the most complete overview we have ever had of architecture in Australia. It represents a fundamental contribution to the documentation of our built heritage, which itself defines a key aspect of the social history of the nation. The editors and contributors are to be commended for achieving this herculean publishing milestone."
-Australian Book Review

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Product details
- Date Published: January 2012
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521888578
- length: 830 pages
- dimensions: 325 x 235 x 61 mm
- weight: 4.22kg
- contains: 250 b/w illus. 250 colour illus.
- availability: Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
Editors
Philip Goad, University of Melbourne
Julie Willis, University of Melbourne
Philip Goad is Chair of Architecture at the University of Melbourne. He has published widely in Australian architecture as an architectural historian and as a design critic, including in the fields of modernism, residential, community, institutional and commercial building design, individual architects and contemporary design thinking.