Tag: Books
The House of Green: Natural Homes and Biophilic Architecture
The House of Green presents the residential work of architectural practices that are treating the built and natural realms as one cohesive entity rather than as separate and unrelated features of a home.
Bold colours and daring forms: Ornament is Not a Crime
In Ornament is Not a Crime, the “less is more” design mantra is rebuffed and replaced by a delightful assortment of bold colours, daring forms, dramatic curves and scalloped edges.
Together by Design: The Art and Architecture of Communal Living
Together by Design: The Art and Architecture of Communal Living by William Richards explores the architectural, social and health advantages of living in a communal setting.
Bookshelf: Beach houses, 100 years of colour and plant care
From Australian beach house fodder to indoor plant care, these books provide inspiration for any well curated home.
Bookshelf: Glam interiors and the houses of Sean Godsell
Books to entertain and educate, on mid-century modernism, plants, glam interiors and Sean Godsell.
Our voices: Indigeneity and architecture
Indigenous knowledge systems will be vital in managing our planet’s complex future challenges and Indigenous voices are critical to flourishing built environments. It is urgent and necessary to hear them.
What we’ve been reading in 2019
Each year, dozens of books come across the editorial desk at ArchitectureAU, on subjects as varied as modernist houses, indoor plants and eccentric suburban interiors. Here are some of our favourites from 2019.
‘A gracious and elegant lady doing a man’s job’: Australia’s first woman architect
ArchitectureAU revisits Robert Freestone and Bronwyn Hanna’s 2008 book Florence Taylor’s Hats, which chronicles the extraordinary achievements of Australia’s first woman architect.
Mrs M: a story of architectural and romantic alliances in a bold new world
Stella de Vulder reviews Mrs M, a historical fiction told through the eyes of Elizabeth Macquarie, widow of Governor Lachlan Macquarie and her alliance with convict architect Francis Greenway.
Sirius, Durbach Block Jaggers books make Cornish prize shortlist
Books on Australian architecture are well represented on the shortlist for the NGV’s international Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing.
Robin Boyd: Spatial Continuity
Janina Gosseye reviews a new book by Mauro Baracco and Louise Wright which examines the work of Robin Boyd through the lens of German philosopher Martin Heidegger’s theory of spatial continuity.
The House that Jack Built: Jack Mundey, Green Bans Hero
Written by Sydney-based architect and planner James Colman, The House that Jack Built chronicles Jack Mundey’s life as a “heritage activist” and celebrates his pivotal role in the movement behind Sydney’s green bans.
The Poisoned Chalice: Peter Hall and the Sydney Opera House
Architectural historian Anne Watson’s new book is a carefully researched study into the often misunderstood story of architect Peter Hall’s role in the completion of the Sydney Opera House.
Crowdfunding sought to publish book of Bruce Rickard houses
A never-before-published archive of photographs and sketches makes up the bulk of a new book on the late Sydney architect Bruce Rickard.
New book celebrates women in Australian architecture
Author says the 20 women profiled in the book represent “a celebration of contemporary Australian architecture at its best.”
Bookshelf: Australian design
Shacks, dirt roads and luxury interiors: a selection of books that takes in the breadth of Australian architecture and design.
Bookshelf: New Housing Forms
From manifesto-like views about how architects and planners are implicated in the current condition of housing in our cities to rare glimpses into the private residences of London’s iconic Barbican Estate.
$15k global prize for art and design books
The National Gallery of Victoria has established a new international publishing prize to coincide with the gallery’s annual Melbourne Art Book Fair.
New book to connect urban planners and Indigenous communities
A new book titled Planning for Coexistence? aims to connect urban planners and Indigenous communities and help the two work together effectively.
The brutality of vertical living
Colin Martin reviews the film High-Rise, based on JG Ballard’s novel about the psychological effects of ‘the tower block’.
