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when: 17 February 2022 | venue: Online | cost: Free | address: See event description for details on how to connect. | website: https://smsa.org.au/events/event/virtual-talk-life-in-medieval-times/ | tickets: https://smsa.org.au/events/event/virtual-talk-australian-architecture-a-history-with-davina-jackson/
published: 14 Feb 2022, 5 min read
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From First Nations gunyahs and First Fleet huts to 21st century eco-pavilions and skyscrapers, Dr Davina Jackson joins us via Zoom to survey the evolution of architecture in Australia, as detailed in her most recent book Australian Architecture: A History.
Davina shares with us how early colonial building designers like James Bloodworth, Francis Greenway and John Lee Archer interpreted classical European styles using local stone and timber. She examines how medieval and Renaissance monuments influenced leading architects during the 19th century, until the fresh winds of modernism and demands for a unique Australian style took over in the 20th century, with environmental challenges and technological innovations driving change in recent years.
Over two and a half centuries, our architects and builders have responded to the fierce Australian sun with verandas, porticos, colonnades, screens and Asian-inspired shade pavilions. Davina explores these and other distinctive aspects of Australian design, why gold-boom architecture consistently impressed Victorian visitors, and the achievements of modern luminaries like Walter and Marion Griffin, Harry Seidler, Jorn Utzon, John Andrews, Glenn Murcutt and John Wardle.
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From First Nations gunyahs and First Fleet huts to 21st century eco-pavilions and skyscrapers, Dr Davina Jackson joins us via Zoom to survey the evolution of architecture in Australia, as detailed in her most recent book Australian Architecture: A History.
Davina shares with us how early colonial building designers like James Bloodworth, Francis Greenway and John Lee Archer interpreted classical European styles using local stone and timber. She examines how medieval and Renaissance monuments influenced leading architects during the 19th century, until the fresh winds of modernism and demands for a unique Australian style took over in the 20th century, with environmental challenges and technological innovations driving change in recent years.
Over two and a half centuries, our architects and builders have responded to the fierce Australian sun with verandas, porticos, colonnades, screens and Asian-inspired shade pavilions. Davina explores these and other distinctive aspects of Australian design, why gold-boom architecture consistently impressed Victorian visitors, and the achievements of modern luminaries like Walter and Marion Griffin, Harry Seidler, Jorn Utzon, John Andrews, Glenn Murcutt and John Wardle.
Go see Virtual talk - Australian Architecture: A History 2022.
Virtual talk - Australian Architecture: A History 2022 is on 17 February 2022. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Sydney. Call 02 9262 7300 for details. Visit their website at https://smsa.org.au/events/event/virtual-talk-life-in-medieval-times/.
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