Tag: Modernism

Manning Clark House, designed by Robin Boyd, was built in 1952.

A new digital age for iconic mid-century Canberra house

The Robin Boyd Foundation has launched a 3D tour of Manning Clark House, designed by Boyd for the late historian Manning Clark and his wife Dymphna in 1952.

Proposed MLC replacement in North Sydney, designed by Bates Smart.

Owner of North Sydney MLC again seeks demolition

The developer behind the proposal to demolish and replace the modernist MLC office building in North Sydney is pushing ahead with the plan.

Nino Sydney at the 50th anniversary tour of the Carlingford Homes Fair, 2012.

Beachcomber architect Nino Sydney dies at 89

Nino Sydney, the man behind the famous Beachcomber house and long-time chief architect of Lend Lease Homes, has died at the age of 89.

Wentworth Memorial Church by Clarke Gazzard and Partners.
Industry News | Josh Harris | 4 May 2021

Architects’ call to halt ‘inappropriate’ redevelopment of heritage church

Architects and heritage advocates have expressed outrage at a proposal to transform Don Gazzard’s seminal Wentworth Memorial Church into a private residence.

Seccull House by Guilford Bell, 1972.

Guilford Bell house put forward for heritage listing

Seccull House in Brighton is one of Guilford Bell’s later works, completed in 1972, and one of his finest.

The Tannock Street house by Robin Boyd, documented in 1948.

Council backs heritage protection for early Robin Boyd house

A Melbourne council has voted unanimously to continue its bid to protect a significant Robin Boyd house in North Balwyn, despite a setback in its efforts.

1 Bagot Street office by John S Chappel.

Bid to save ‘exquisite’ modernist Adelaide office from demolition

A 1960s office building in Adelaide is to be demolished and replaced with townhouses but an anonymous enthusiast has submitted a state heritage nomination.

The New Heart of Ryde by Plus Architecture.

Stop-work order for demolition of modernist Ryde Civic Centre

Heritage NSW has halted the long-planned demolition of the 1960s modernist Ryde Civic Centre in Sydney.

Mareeba Uniting Church by Eddie Oribin.
Industry News | Linda Cheng | 16 Feb 2021

Heritage bid for modernist church in Far North Queensland

A church designed by Eddie Oribin will be sold by the local parish, prompting a bid to have the building added to the Queensland Heritage Register.

Peter Crone.
People | Greg Missingham | 15 Feb 2021

Vale Peter Crone, 1944–2021

Greg Missingham remembers Peter Crone, modernist architect, skilled woodworker, conservationist, and expert on Le Corbusier.

Tim Ross’s latest show is a live presentation of thoughtfully crafted short films.
People | Peter Salhani | 2 Feb 2021

Designing a Legacy

Comedian and modernism geek, Tim Ross, delves into the heart of some rare architect-designed houses through a live presentation of original short films, offering a delicate insight into the stories and memories linked to these homes.

Peter Crone.

Eminent modernist architect Peter Crone dies

Peter Crone, a modernist architect, skilled woodworker, conservationist, and expert on the work of Le Corbusier, has died following a cardiac arrest.

The Tannock Street house by Robin Boyd, documented in 1948.
Industry News | Josh Harris | 7 Dec 2020

Robin Boyd house denied heritage protection

An early and rare example of Robin Boyd’s residential work has been refused an interim heritage overlay by the Victorian government’s planning department.

Former Boyd House at 666 Riversdale Road, Camberwell, 1970.

Robin Boyd’s first home heritage status challenged

The heritage protection status of the Former Boyd House at 666 Riversdale Road, Camberwell will be decided at a 2021 hearing.

untitled, Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack, 1959.
Exhibitions | 30 Jul 2020

Bauhaus Now: a legacy of migration and modernism in Brisbane

Bauhaus Now reveals the migrant and refugee contribution to Australian life and art history/

Green: Plants for Small Spaces, Indoors and Out by Jason Chongue (Hardie Grant Books, 2019).

Bookshelf: Glam interiors and the houses of Sean Godsell

Books to entertain and educate, on mid-century modernism, plants, glam interiors and Sean Godsell.

Maley House by Andre Porebski (1971).

Array of mid-century Sydney School houses heritage listed

A treasure trove of modernist and Sydney School houses by some of Sydney’s best known architects has been heritage-listed by Willoughby council.

Rifat Chadirji was born in Baghdad in 1926.

Father of modern Iraqi architecture dies of COVID-19

Rifat Chadirji, the prominent Iraqi architect, photographer and author, has died in London at the age of 93 after contracting COVID-19.

Enveloped by a broad gable roof, Porter House is designed across a split-level plan that works with the fall of the site.
Projects | Simon Reeves | 11 Mar 2020

Revisited: Porter House

Located in Warrandyte, Victoria, Porter House launched the practice of young mid-century architect Albert Ross, who had cut his teeth working at celebrated studio Grounds, Romberg and Boyd.

32 Howitt Road by Ernest Fooks.

Heritage review identifies mid-century ‘hidden gems’ in south-east Melbourne

A council in south-east Melbourne has commissioned a heritage review of post-war buildings identifying a number of “hidden gems.”

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