| Description |
286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. The descent into chaos -- 2. The featurist capital -- 3. Anglophiles and Austericans -- 4. Pioneers and arboraphobes -- 5. The non-featurists -- 6. The innocent era -- 7. The pursuit of pleasingness -- 8. The ethics of anti-featurism |
| Summary |
Fifty years after its first publication, Robin Boyd's bestselling The Australian Ugliness remains the definitive statement on how we live and think in the environments we create for ourselves. In it Boyd rails against Australia's promotion of ornament, decorative approach to design and slavish imitation of all things American |
| Analysis |
Architectural structure & design (Australia) |
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Architecture |
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Environmental studies (Australia) |
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National characteristics |
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Social impact |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed.: 1980 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography |
| Credits |
Includes afterword by John Denton, Philip Goad and Geoffrey London ; drawings by Robin Boyd |
| Subject |
Architecture and society -- Australia.
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Architecture -- Australia.
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National characteristics, Australian.
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| Author |
Denton, John.
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Goad, Philip.
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London, Geoffrey.
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Tsiolkas, Christos, 1965-
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| ISBN |
9781921656224 (paperback) |
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9781921922442 |
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