Dr Philip Goad is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Melbourne and director of the Melbourne School of Design. He is also a writer of several books including Olympic Architecture: Building Sydney 2000 and the guidebook Melbourne Architecture.
Philip Goad's Latest contributions
Gold Medal tribute: Maggie Edmond
The Australian Institute of Architects has awarded the 2003 Gold Medal, originally awarded to Peter Corrigan alone, to Maggie Edmond and Peter Corrigan.
An Unfinished Masterpiece
Architect Peter Elliott joined forces with journalist Gideon Haigh to produce a “captivating chronicle” of the intriguing (and ongoing) development of Victoria’s Parliament House.
‘Making something out of nothing’: The architecture of Sean Godsell
Godsell’s designs, both built and unbuilt, demonstrate a commitment to experimentation, and his ability to “shift from timeless form to playful contraption” gives his buildings a performative aspect that is admired across the globe, says Philip Goad.
The architecture of crisis
Throughout human history, crises have triggered novel architectural responses. Australia’s two most notable recovery projects have become national icons. Philip Goad looks back at past attempts to future-proof our cities.
Constructing faith: Postwar religious buildings in Australia
This guest-edited Dossier examines how new ideas in ecclesiastical architecture helped to establish culture and community in Australia’s fledgling suburbs.
The housing projects of Koning Eizenberg Architecture
Architecture Australia reflects on Koning Eizenberg Architecture’s pragmatic yet ambitious housing projects.
Clement Meadmore: The art of mid-century design
The first major retrospective on the oeuvre of one of Australia’s pre-eminent designers and sculptors, Clement Meadmore: The art of mid-century design, makes a convincing argument that industrial design is an art form in its own right.
The maintenance of memory: Sir John Monash Centre
A partially subterranean building dedicated to the maintenance of memory is a seamless and subtle addition to the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Revisited: Bridgford House 1953
Thanks to dutiful custodianship and light-handed restoration, Bridgford House, designed in 1953, is transportive. Harking back to 1950s summer vacations, the house in Black Rock, Victoria, is a testament to Good Life Modernism.
A continuing city: The work of 2018 Gold Medallist Alec Tzannes
Through the lens of an “overriding preoccupation with the city,” Philip Goad examines the architectural oeuvre of 2018 Gold Medallist Alec Tzannes, who has “helped to build and shape the difficult metropolis that is Sydney.”