Harry Seidler's Umbrella:Selected Writings on Australian Architec

Name: Harry Seidler's Umbrella:Selected Writings on Australian Architec
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781760760403
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Selected Writings on Australian Architecture and Design

By Rollo Joe

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Harry Seidler's Umbrella is a thoughtful and personal collection of writings on Australian architecture and design by Joe Rollo. It features close encounters with iconic figures like Jørn Utzon, including his renewed involvement with the Sydney Opera House, and poetic descriptions of sites such as the TarraWarra Estate and Museum of Art. Rollo also explores diverse architectural achievements, from meeting Harry Seidler himself to examining the vast Victorian Desalination Plant, inviting readers to see the built environment with fresh insight.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in Australian architecture, design enthusiasts, students of the built environment, and those seeking accessible and passionate reflections on how spaces shape experience.

An insightful analysis of the architecture and design of Australia's built environment.

An insightful analysis of the architecture and design of Australia's built environment.

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Harry Seidler's Umbrella is an incisive and personal collection of writings on architecture and design by writer and editor Joe Rollo. From an up-close account of Jørn Utzon's re-engagement with the Sydney Opera House and a poetic rendering of the design and making of the landscape at TarraWarra Estate and Museum of Art, to encounters with Harry Seidler and a walk through the multi-billion dollar Victorian Desalination Plant, Joe Rollo opens readers' eyes to an exciting way of looking at the built world.

Written in the easy, straightforward and engaging language for which he has become known, the book brings clarity and passion to considerations of the problems and pleasures of looking at architecture and design in Australia.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760760403

Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 159.0mm

Height: 237.0mm

Weight: 750g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Joe Rollo is an architecture writer and editor. He reviewed architecture for The Age newspaper, Melbourne, from 1994 to 2015. He has written extensively for newspapers and magazines, including The Australian, The Weekend Australian Magazine, The Spectator Australia, The Australian Financial Review Magazine, The Bulletin and Wallpaper* magazine. He is the founding editor of C+A, an international magazine of concrete architecture, and the author of three previous books: Contemporary Melbourne Architecture, a collection of reviews from The Age (1999); Concrete Poetry: Concrete Architecture in Australia (2004); and Beautiful Ugly: The Architectural Photography of John Gollings (2011). He holds a Master of Architecture degree (honoris causa) from RMIT University. He was born in Sicily and lives and works in Melbourne.