Museum, gallery and cultural architecture in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Region : essays in Antipodean identity / edited by Michael J. Ostwald and Steven Fleming ; with a preface by Lindsay Johnson.
In the years since the completion of Jørn Utzon's Sydney Opera House countries throughout the South Pacific have displayed a particular fascination with the possibility that architecture may be able to embody regional cultural identity. This book examines a number of major museums, art gallerie...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Lewiston :
Edwin Mellen Press,
[2007]
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book Table of contents |
| Summary: | In the years since the completion of Jørn Utzon's Sydney Opera House countries throughout the South Pacific have displayed a particular fascination with the possibility that architecture may be able to embody regional cultural identity. This book examines a number of major museums, art galleries and cultural centers that have been constructed in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific regions. The majority of these buildings, landscapes or structures have been completed in the last few years and all have employed different architectural strategies to shape their designs. This collection o. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 201 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0773421165 9780773421165 |