An Australian Identity: Houses for Sydney, 1953-63

Jennifer Taylor
Sydney: University of Sydney, 1984.
Second Edition.

23cmx 18cm. 84 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.

Jennifer Taylor (1935-2015) was Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Sydney at the time of publishing. Through this account of postwar architecture, she contends that the houses featured are culturally distinctive, and that they could play a crucial role in addressing Sydney’s housing needs. Includes “The Sydney School”, Neo-Brutalism, Organic Architecture, and “The Natural House”.

Minor foxing and soiling to wrappers verso, and the first and last pages. Very Good Condition.

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