PRESENTATION ON AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE

1. AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE
Brief Discussion By,
Ar. GEEVA CHANDANA
Ar. ANITHA

2. PRESENTATION STRUCTUREAUSTRALIA
GEOGRAPHY | HISTORY TOPOGRAPHY |
CLIMATIC | POLITICAL
EVOLUTION OF
ARCHITECTURE STYLE
FAMOUS BUILDINGS |
ARCHITECTS
CURRENT TRENDS IN
ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURE
TECHNIQUES AND
DEVELOPMENT
EMERGING
ARCHITECTS
ABOUT ARCHITECT |
BUILDINGS | INFERENCE
CHANDANA
ANITHA

3. GEOGRAPHY | HISTORY AUSTRALIA | Commonwealth of Australia
o 6th largest country - occupying 7.6 million square kilometres
o Capital: Canberra, Largest urban area: Sydney
o Before the first British settlement in the late 18th century, it was
inhabited by Indigenous Australians
o First European sighting of the Australia: Willem Janszoon
o First European to map Australia: James Cook
o World's 3rd largest ocean territory – Indian & Pacific ocean
o More than 80% live within 100km of the coast making it one of the
world's most urbanised coastal dwelling populations.
o Over 200 languages and dialects are – Multicultural – Migrants
from 200 countries
Indigenous Australians
o It has 16 world heritage listed sites including historic
townships, cities and landscapes.
o Canberra was selected as the capital because Sydney
and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should
be the capital of Australia.
Australian Flag Coat of arms of Australia

4. GEOGRAPHY | HISTORY
o Unique exotic flora and fauna
o The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, lies north-east
coast and extends for over 2,000 km.
o Population density: 2.8 inhabitants/sq km among the lowest in
the world.
o Topography: Flattest continent, with the oldest and least fertile soils;
desert or semi-arid land makes up largest portion of land.
o Climate: influenced by ocean currents - Northern part: Tropical,
SW: Mediterranean & SE: Temperate
o Annual rainfall: average less than 500 mm - driest inhabited continent
o Economy: Wealthy country, income from mining-related exports,
telecommunications, banking and manufacturing.
EmuThe Great Barrier Reef
Biodiversity | Climate | Topography
Mount Augustus_Monolith Mt Uluru_Sandstone Monolith
Khola
Kangaroo
Grasslands _North Australia

5. EVOLUTION OF ARCHITECTURE STYLE
o Indigenous Australians: only semi-permanent structures from readily
available material.
o Early Western history, British colony architectural styles were strongly
influenced by British designs
o Georgian architecture: seen in early government buildings and the homes of
the wealthy. ( Symmetry and Proportion based on Classical Style )
Example: Ar. Francis Greenway designs - Hyde Park Barracks, St James'
Church and St Matthews Church at Windsor
o Gothic Revival architecture: 19th century, particularly in churches. ( Pointed
arches, turrets, battlements and gothic ornaments ) Example: Collin Street.
o Victorian Architecture: flourished in 1840 to 1890, which saw a gold rush and
population boom during the 1880s in the state of Victoria, largely in Melbourne
and Sydney. ( interpretations of historic styles mixed with the influence of middle
east and Asia ) Example: Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Hotel Windsor.
o Italianate architecture: 1850 to 1893 (displays prosperity through rich and
ornate decorate features i.e, cast iron lace work and slate roofs ) Example:
Medley Hall, Carlton.
Architecture styles | Influence of Colonialism
Hyde Park Barracks St. James Church St. Matthews Church
Collin Street, Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building
Hotel Windsor Rialto Tower Medley Hall

6. EVOLUTION OF ARCHITECTURE STYLE
o Federation architecture: 1890 to 1915 - idea of a “style of our own” - sought
to reject historicism. ( Influence of Baroque architecture style - embracing of
Australiana themes and use of verandah - Australian flora and fauna are
prominently featured - The Coat of Arms and rising sun appeared regularly on
gables.)
o Walter Burley Griffin - American architect, with fellow architect Marion Mahony
Griffin, designed Canberra (1913) – influenced by Garden city movement.
o Modernist style: Castlecrag - organic Modernist style - Prairie School
architecture ( The simple, flat-roofed cottages used innovative patented
techniques for concrete construction )
o Early 20th century, cities placed building height limits, typically 150 feet (45
m), thus hampering skyscrapers until the limits were lifted in the late 1950s.
o Minimalism: 21st century - humanist approach - unique and reflective of
Australia's culture and values
Architecture styles | Influence of Colonialism
Caerleon, Bellevue Hill Alba Longa
Canberra Castlecrag – Organic houses
Sydney Skyline

7. FAMOUS BUILDINGS Architects
BANK PLACE, MELBOURNE | VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE

8. FAMOUS BUILDINGS Architects
THE ROYAL EXHIBITION BUILDING IN MELBOURNE | VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE

9. FAMOUS BUILDINGS Architects
THE QUEEN VICTORIA BUILDING (1898) | VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURECOLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE (1880)

10. FAMOUS BUILDINGS Architects
SOUTH MELBOURNE TOWN HALL (1879) | VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURETHE SYDNEY TOWN HALL (1886)

11. FAMOUS BUILDINGS Architects: Jorn Utzon
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE (1973) | MODERNISM | EXPRESSIONISM

12. FAMOUS BUILDINGS Architects: Harry Seidler
AUSTRALIA SQUARE TOWER, SYDNEY - 170 M (1964 ) | MODERNISMMLC CENTRE SYDNEY - 228 METRES (1977)

13. FAMOUS BUILDINGS Architects: Donald Crone and Associates | Kohn Pedersen Fox
CHIFLEY TOWER, SYDNEY - 244 m (1992) | MODERNISMSYDNEY TOWER, 309 M (1981)

14. FAMOUS BUILDINGS Architects: Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA (1988) | MODERNISM