Another unsung hero of Australia is the world famous architect.
Seidler's best-known early work is the Rose Seidler House (1948-1950), a striking Bauhaus-styled home in Sydney's northern suburbs, built for his mother. The first domestic structure of its kind in Australia, it was opposed by the local building council, but is now classified as an historic home and is the site of a popular annual 1950s-themed fair.
In the 1960s Seidler again broke new ground with his radical design for the Australia Square project (1961-67), which was the first circular high-rise tower block built in Australia, and one of the first buildings of its kind in the world.
Down the road from where I live, is the Seidler design for the Monash City Council. Notice how the "M" is integrated into the
design.
2 comments:
Very interesting buildings and architecture. The building is by itself is a monument to soothe the eye.
Thanks Kirsten, I think of architecture as monumental sculpture.
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