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

• Autore: Cameron Milton
• Pubblicazione: Canberra, : ANU Press, 2012; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : Australian National University E Press, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 213 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 724
• Soggetto topico: Architecture, Modern; Architecture - Australia - Canberra (A.C.T.); Scientists - Homes and haunts - Australia - Canberra (A.C.T.); Architecture; Buildings
• Soggetto geografico: Canberra (A.C.T.) Buildings, structures, etc; Australian Capital Territory Canberra
• Soggetto non controllato: australia; modern architecture; history; architecture; domestic architecture; buildings; canberra; Melbourne
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Experiments in modern living
• ISBN: 9781921862700 (ebook); 9781921862694 (paperback)
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141781303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II