Walter Burley Griffin: the Architecture of Newman College, 1915-1918
Walter Burley Griffin: the Architecture of Newman College, 1915-1918

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Published: 2018

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ISBN-13: 9781925681628

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Walter Burley Griffin, when he wrote about his conception of the proposed Roman Catholic College on Christmas Day, 1915, emphasised the users' experience of facilities and functions of the new building. As an artist, he did not write about its form, but instead embedded his ideas in its plan, characterisation and appearance. Accordingly, this book is in two Parts. An exhaustive description of functions, facilities and construction process comprises Part 1: Specific. The building's form was read to explore Griffin's ideas and design method in Part 2: Form.

Walter Burley Griffin, Landscape Architect
Walter Burley Griffin, Landscape Architect

Author: Peter Harrison

Publisher: AusInfo

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 118

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Biography of well-known landscape architect discusses his career, and his diverse architectural and site-planning projects over three continents, including his design for Canberra. Examines his legacy of theoretical ideas, design concepts and philosophical statements, and discusses the role of his partner, Marion Mahony. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. Also available in hardback.

The American Midwest
The American Midwest

Author: Andrew R. L. Cayton

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2006-11-08

Total Pages: 1918

ISBN-13: 0253003490

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This first-ever encyclopedia of the Midwest seeks to embrace this large and diverse area, to give it voice, and help define its distinctive character. Organized by topic, it encourages readers to reflect upon the region as a whole. Each section moves from the general to the specific, covering broad themes in longer introductory essays, filling in the details in the shorter entries that follow. There are portraits of each of the region's twelve states, followed by entries on society and culture, community and social life, economy and technology, and public life. The book offers a wealth of information about the region's surprising ethnic diversity -- a vast array of foods, languages, styles, religions, and customs -- plus well-informed essays on the region's history, culture and values, and conflicts. A site of ideas and innovations, reforms and revivals, and social and physical extremes, the Midwest emerges as a place of great complexity, signal importance, and continual fascination.

Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture
Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture

Author: R. Stephen Sennott

Publisher: Taylor & Francis US

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13: 9781579584344

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For more information including the introduction, a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample pages and more, visit the Encyclope dia of 20th Century Architecture website. Focusing on architecture from all regions of the world, this three-volume set profiles the twentieth century's vast chronicle of architectural achievements, both within and well beyond the theoretical confines of modernism. Unlike existing works, this encyclopedia examines the complexities of rapidly changing global conditions that have dispersed modern architectural types, movements, styles, and building practices across traditional geographic and cultural boundaries.

Women Architects in Australia, 1900-1950
Women Architects in Australia, 1900-1950

Author: Julie Willis

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Published: 2001

Total Pages: 130

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Collection of profiles of over 140 women who were significantly involved in architecture in Australia in the first half of the 20th century. Profiles aspects of architectural education, professional qualification and contrasts the contribution of women to the field of architecture with the obstacles they faced in order to be recognised and accepted in the male-dominated field. Includes photos, endnotes and Index. Willis is Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Melbourne. Hanna is a researcher at the University of New South Wales and is a co-founder of the Constructive Women Architecture and Design Archive at Stanton Library.