PIONEERS OF MODERN FLAT ROOFS
It seems bizarre to imagine Cremorne as a crucible of radical architecture. But some of the 20th century’s first flat-roofed houses were built around this Sydney harbour district
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ARCHITECTS BEFORE GREENWAY
Historians of Australian architecture typically celebrate the convict forger Francis Greenway as Australia’s first architect and Governor Arthur Phillip’s residence as Australia’s first work of architecture
DARK EMU AND WILLIAM DAWES
What do we really know today about the origins of Australian architecture? It’s a quandary for historians because no precolonial images seem to exist of structures built by the first settlers.
HOLLYWOOD’S EARLY INFLUENCES
Between the first and second world wars, Australia’s high-end architecture was strongly influenced by exotic scenery from Hollywood’s accelerating movie industry.