An Unfinished Experiment in Living: Australian Houses 1950-65
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Architect-designed houses of the period 1950-65 proposed an innovative response to the social, economic and climatic conditions of post-war Australia. At the same time they embraced the aesthetic, technological and egalitarian aspirations of modern architecture.
An Unfinished Experiment in Living traces the emergence of this architectural phenomenon in Australia, documenting the full range of its expression: from the postwar optimism of the early 1950s through to the affluence of the 1960s. This book is a catalogue of the most significant houses of the period and includes houses in Leederville and Mount Lawley.
Geoffrey London is Professor of Architecture at The University of Western Australia and a Professorial Fellow at The University of Melbourne. He previously held the positions of Victorian Government Architect (2008-14) and Western Australian Government Architect (2004-8). He is an active researcher in the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities and has a long-term professional and research interest in medium density housing and forms of delivery that provides more affordability and better design.
Come and listen to Professor London introduce the book which he co-authored with Philip Goad and Conrad Hamann. An Unfinished Experiment in Living Australian Houses 1950-1965
Cost free.
Light refreshments will be served.