| Architecture Of Australia |
Article Index for Architecture Of |
Website Links For Architecture |
Information AboutArchitecture Of Australia |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT ARCHITECTURE OF AUSTRALIA | |
| australian architecture | |
|
Architecture in Australia, at least in the early stages of the country's history shows the substantial influence of that of English Architecture , and to an extent United States Architecture . At best, Australian architects sought to be early adopters of imported styles and to put local interpretations on them. Contemporary Australian architecture post World War II reflects the Multiculturalism of Australian society and an emerging identity as a melting pot of ideas. HISTORY . 19th century "boom style" buildings contrast with 20th century corporate skyscrapers in urban Australia.]] In the period before European Settlement Of Australia in 1788 , evidence of permanent structures built by Indigenous Australians in Australia is limited, much of what they built was temporary for housing and other needs. As a British Colony , the first European buildings were derivative of the European fashions of the time. Tents and Wattle And Daub huts preceded more substantial structures. Georgian Architecture is seen in early government buildings and the homes of the wealthy. With the Australian Gold Rushes of the mid- 19th Century major buildings, largely in Sydney and Melbourne and to a lesser extent in regional capitals such as Ballarat and Bendigo were built in the style of Victorian Architecture . Other significant architectural movements in Australian architecture include the Federation style of the turn of the 20th century, which Australia began to play with the idea of a "style of our own", and the modern styles of the late 20th century which sought to reject historicism. Walter Burley Griffin was an American Architect and landscape architect who played a key role in designing Canberra , Australia 's capital city. A legacy of his unique building designs remains in a small number of Melbourne buildings and the Sydney suburb of Castlecrag . Castlecrag was planned by Griffin and also features a number of houses designed in his signature Organic Modernist style. Like elsewhere in the world, socio-political factors have played their roles in shaping Australian architecture. During the early 20th Century, cities across Australia had placed building height limits, typically 150 feet (45 metres), thus hampering the development of American-style Skyscraper s until the limits were lifted in the late 1950s. Likewise the popular notion of the " Australian Dream ", in which families seek to own their free-standing houses with backyards, meant that high-density housings were rare in Australia until the end of the 20th Century. Significant concern was raised during the 1960s , with Green Ban s and heritage concerns responding to the destruction of earlier buildings and the skyscraper boom, particularly in Sydney. Green bans helped to protect historic Eighteenth Century buildings in The Rocks from being demolished to make way for office towers, and prevented the Royal Botanic Gardens from being turned into a carpark for the Sydney Opera House . In Melbourne a battle was fought to preserve historic Carlton, Victoria from slum reclaimation for Public Housing , while Gentrification played a big part in the suburb's salvation. In the 21st century, many Australian architects have taken a more Avant-garde approach to design, and many buildings have emerged that are truly unique and reflective of Australia's culture and values. As a result, many Australian practices are beginning to expand their influence overseas rather than the reverse which was often the case. AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURAL STYLES See Also: Australian architectural styles |
|
|