Australian Architecture

In this subject, students will investigate the evolution of Australian environments, cities and architecture. The Subject introduces indigenous as well as colonial, post-colonial, modern, postmodern and regional architecture cultures from the late eighteenth through the early twenty-first century. Topics encompass the geographic, cultural, social, political, economic and material factors shaping environments and architecture in Australia, as well as the ways in which they have been conceptualised and at times contested in scholarship and professional practice. While working across Australia broadly, the subject focuses on Melbourne as a case study to more closely explore the dynamics of localised urban conditions, cultures and design responses. Students will learn to contextualise and to apply the knowledge gained through this subject from leading academics in Australian architectural history, historiography and heritage, and will undertake research in the field using primary and archival collections.