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Completed in 2022 in Ocean Grove, Australia. Images by Steph McGlenchy. The original house was built in the early 1980s by a local builder and architectural draftsman who took inspiration from the casual modernism of the...

The new space at the Tasmanian institution will also include other “treasures” according to Walsh's wife, curator and artist Kirsha Kaechele

Art historian Roger Benjamin has written a book, “Growing Up Modern, Canberra's Round House and Alex Jelinek”, with a personal perspective on "Canberra modern" architecture.

The new owner had dreamed of buying a Roy Grounds home.

For its 50th birthday, Hobarts Wrest Point unveiled $65 million worth of renovations.

Designing the NGV’s new contemporary gallery was a dream job for architects. But did the best design win?

When the Shine Dome was formed in the mind of architect Roy Grounds, he wanted it to be a portrait…

 

How modernist queen Frances Burke kept wartime Australia looking fabulous We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Janice Breen Burns Normal text size Credit:Argus Collection, The Age Archives Nanette Carter and Robyn Oswald-Jacobs would dearly love the subject of their book Frances Burke – Designer of Modern Textiles NOT to be remembered primarily as a fashion icon. “You’re not … it’s not going to be all about …” Oswald-Jacobs’ p...

Architecture news & editorial desk The Boroondara Council’s request to apply an interim heritage overlay to an architecturally significant modernist house designed by pre-eminent Australian architect Robin Boyd has been turned down by the Victorian government’s planning department. The councillors were prompted to take action in August following a public outcry after the house on 12-14 Tannock Street, Balwyn North in Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs was listed for sale. A petition starte...