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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141781303321

Autore

Cameron Milton

Titolo

Experiments in modern living : scientists' houses in Canberra,1950-1970 / / Milton Cameron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : ANU Press, 2012

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : Australian National University E Press, , 2012

ISBN

9781921862700 (ebook)

9781921862694 (paperback)

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 213 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

724

Soggetti

Architecture, Modern

Architecture - Australia - Canberra (A.C.T.)

Scientists - Homes and haunts - Australia - Canberra (A.C.T.)

Architecture

Buildings

Canberra (A.C.T.) Buildings, structures, etc

Australian Capital Territory Canberra

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.URI