In 1840 Sir Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor General of the British Crown,
chose a rocky promontory on Sydney harbour for his home. He built a
cottage in the style of Gothic Revival, popularised in England by
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and documented in popular copy books
shipped with his baggage from his home country. The house perfectly
expresses the imaginative dislocation of European culture into the
romantic wilderness. Whether they came out of duty, like Mitchell,
or in the hope of opportunity, the European immigrants viewed
Australia as a "terra nullius", as an empty land, a vacant space
waiting to receive a model of Christian civilisation. It took a
century to realise that the dream did not comfortably fit the
continent. The story of Australian architecture might be said to
parallel the endeavours of Australians to adapt and reconcile
themselves with their home and neighbours. It is the story of 200
years of coming to terms with the land: of adaptation, insight and
making do. Early settlers were poorly provisioned, profoundly
ignorant of the land and richly prejudiced towards its peoples.
They pursued many paths over many terrains. From the moist
temperate region of Tasmania with heavy Palladian villas to the
monsoonal north with open, lightweight stilt houses, the continent
has induced most different regional building styles. The buildings
included within this guide extend from the first examples of
Australian architecture by convict architect Francis Greenway to
the works by today's rising generation. It covers not only
buildings by such famous architects as Walter Burley Griffin, Harry
Seidler, Jorn Utzon, John Andrews, Philip Cox and Glenn Murcutt,
but also many high-quality works by less known exponents of the
profession. Photographs by the renowned Max Dupain and the present
proprietor of his firm, Eric Sierins, including many especially
commissioned for this book, support the text. Contributing authors
have supplied material where vital local knowledge is essential.
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