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0000-0003-0897-2018
Current Organisations
Queen Mary University of London
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Deakin University
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University of Melbourne
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Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 30-11-2019
Abstract: From the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, the Australian city transitioned from modern to postmodern skyscraper urbanism. This article examines three Australian skyscrapers spanning this transition: the Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company (MLC) Centre in Sydney (1977), the Rialto Towers in Melbourne (1986), and the Bond Tower in Perth (1988). Despite a backlash against skyscrapers, in part brought about by heritage activists, these prominent and sizable towers were realized in historic environments. With the authorization of heritage regulators and consultants, tower builders made architectural and functional compromises for preservation, to the dissatisfaction of activists. Local and transnational forces coalesced to bring about this mode of skyscraper development, including improved construction technologies, the continued association of towers with boosterism, an intensification of economic processes, and advancements in participatory urbanism. These Australian developments exemplify the changing relationship between postmodern skyscrapers, heritage conservation, and urban planning and design.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-09-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 26-11-2020
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 27-07-2023
DOI: 10.1017/S0963926823000329
Abstract: In 1964, Australian writer Donald Horne observed that ‘whatever differences there are between the Australian cities are differences within a range of similarity’. He proposed that Australia had 11 major cities and yet, in general, there existed a singular national urban culture, a one-city Australia. Unpacking the story of Australian urban history, its national trends and local nuances, has been an ongoing project ever since. What follows is an analysis of the field, which suggests how historians might begin to unpack Horne’s assertion. The final section of the article explores the contribution of Australian urban history in the national and global contexts.
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-07-2017
Publisher: Project MUSE
Date: 2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 20-08-2018
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 18-07-2023
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-05-2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 29-03-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 25-05-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-07-2019
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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