Architecture Australia, July 1996
Architecture AustraliaProvocative, informative and engaging discussion of the best built works and the issues and events that matter.
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Foreword
In a world where architecture struggles to make headlines and the importance of the built environment to our future has yet to be appreciated by …
Letters
Temperature Check of GraduatesLike most statistics, the recently much-publicised Graduate Career Council of Australia’s 1995 Course Experience Questionaire (CEQ) results should not be taken at …
Architecture for the Aborigines
The representation of Aboriginality in architecture is on the political agenda.
Features
Magill Estate
VIP tasting cellar in the basement of the old Spirit Bond Building.The restaurant seen from the north; the base is bluestone.Restaurant interior with Fritz Hansen …
Cotton Tree Housing
South (street) elevation of the public housing.North (rear) elevations of the public blocks.Private housing unit (north facade) with one of the retained paperbacks.Typical ground floor …
Dynamic Energy
Looking north to the master bedroom (a double volume) with the living zones at right and bedrooms at left.Looking north from the croquet lawn to …
Flight Dock
Front (west) facade from the car park.Shopping level and atrium.Ground floor entry foyer and escalators.Detail of the column and roof structure.More photos can be found …
Isa Oasis
Graham Davis and Helen Josephson deliver an enigmatic interpretive centre to the outback, celebrating Mount Isa’s ancient Riversleigh fossils.
Radar
Headlines
What’s been happening? Check this bulletin of newsInternationalCurrent status of Ian Athfield’s organism on a Wellington headland.Glenn Murcutt was jury chair for a recent international …
Webscape
Designing in cyberspace – small architecture practices and the internet.
Books
Edward Suzuki: Buildings and ProjectsIntroductory essay by Philip Drew. Published by Editions Axel Menges; distributed by Bookwise, hardback, $155.Review by Masaaki NakadaAustralian critic Philip Drew …
Review
Is New Urbanism the Answer to the City of the Future?Debate hosted by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) on a trend in urban …
Departures
In the last few months, the profession has lost six notable architects; they’re remembered here.Milo Kanangra Dunphy 1929-1996 Architect Milo Dunphy was renowned not for …
Projects
Brisbane: University of Queensland Setting an example for large firms to venture with younger architects, Cox Rayner, Bud Brannigan and Innovarchi have won a limited …