Joseph Reed Case Study

Jeffrey Smart was an artist with exemplary vision and intense productivity throughout his career. Smart was a master of painting urban landscapes and industrial wastelands with “precise attention to clean lines, composition and geometry” (Pearce, 2012). The development of his visual bloodstream can be attributed to significant architectural and cultural influences in his hometown Adelaide, Australia, as well as Sydney, Rome and Tuscany.

The firm of Sydney & Adams was granted the ultimate prize of designing the park and locals became very excited. To some James Clark Sydney was known as a young protégé knew when he first entered the field of landscape architecture. Sydney was well known for designing successful map layouts of New York and Philadelphia. Many of the things in Sydney’s plans were similar to that of Frederick Olmsted’s and Vaux’s Central park design.

Another notable building is also located in Melbourne, on Little Collin St, the Yule House. As one of the earliest modern architecture in Australia, its style that features bands of glass set in geometric patterns of fixed and opening panes, a terracotta surface and dominant spandrels extending well beyond the surface.  (Johnson, 2002) Both buildings were constructed under the Great Depression and their completion incorporating new material, new technology and new style signified “the clouds of financial gloom were already lifting” (“History - Manchesterunitybulding.com.au” n.d.)  and boosted the morale fighting against the depression.The two building are well preserved and still in function in 21st century.

Modernist design not only was located in the heart of Melbourne, it was located on the out skirts of the centre also, the Essendon Technical School which was designed by Percy Everett is one of these. Percy Everett is appointed as Chief Architect for Victorian Public Works Department. He has designed

As Civil Architect for Sydney town, Greenway designed many Sydney buildings and monuments, some of which have become well known landmarks. Greenway’s projects that he completed wereincluded the lighthouse near South Head, the Female Factory, New Government House, the Supreme Court and many churches such as St James Church (as you can see in Figure 2). Greenway also introduced design elements that responded specifically to the harsh Australian conditions which were very different those in England. (Brash.N, 2008)

In the study of Australian modern architecture, the term regionalism has constantly been discussed. In an architectural sense, regionalism can be understood as an architecture that is derived from its local setting. In relevance to this, elements of regionalism can be found in the works of Sydney Ancher and Peter Muller, two figures that had significant influence in Australian architecture discourse whose works can be seen as being Australian. Nevertheless, as much as how their works respond to regionalism, the proof of overseas principles being adopted is clear.

Australia is one of the continents over the world. The vast, varied land and the culture in this abundant place has a deep and lasting impact to the architectural design traditions—Tectonic. Tectonic can be regarded as one distinctive characteristic which is relating to building or architectural construction. It also gives ability for people to read a structure, or see how a structure was put together. Among those architects who had used this tradition in their designs, Donovan Hill and Glenn Murcutt, as Australian architectures, have their own style relates to tectonic. For example, Donovan Hill composes different materials and layered against with one another in D House, while Murcutt establishes a harmonious connection to the surrounding landscape and local climate with Magney House.

From 1874 to 1925, the firm Reed and Barnes, who was also designed the Exhibition Building, Melbourne Library and Melbourne Town Hall, was in charge of the building construction. According to the book “Melbourne Architecture”

The royal Reed family stood in the council room. A table was in the center of the room. My brother and I slowed as we stopped inside “The royal Reed family!” He exclaimed “King Tormund Reed! It's been a long time!” I yelled holding out my arms. Next to Tormund Reed in his right was his youngest son Joffrey Reed and his brother Jeor Reed. On his left was his oldest son Theon Reed. Joffrey rattled in his armory, the little coward. So did his brother “King Tormund I hope you remember me! I remember you! I especially remember when you gave the order to kill my entire house!” the coward king said nothing “Jeor Reed!” Marak spoke “I remember you especially! I remember when you laughed as you threw my cousin Tommen out of the highest tower in Cestialgate.

On his book on Modern Architecture, Curtis writes that modern architecture was faulted for it’s “supposed lack of ‘recognizable imagery’” towards the end of the 1970s. This statement supports the idea of Jencks’ double coding where architects must now make

Using the quote by Habermas as a starting point, select up to two buildings designed in the twentieth century and examine what ‘sudden, shocking encounters’ they have encountered, or created. Analyse the building’s meanings as a demonstration of an avant-garde, or potentially arriere-garde, position.

The incredible work of these Modernist architects had a strong and distinct influence on up and coming young Australian Architects during the 1950’s – 1970’s.

Vernacular building is a typology which results from a direct response to regional context (Murphy 2011). While contemporary Australian architecture

“Architecture or Revolution?” in Le Corbusier’s belief was the only way to avoid class-based revolution in industrialized architecture (Quirk, 2012). Le Corbusier, born Charles Édouard Jeanneret, was born into an artistic family in 1877 in a small village in Switzerland. His mother was a pianist and his father was a designer of watch dials. Even though he learned piano and father’s trade he got interested in the architecture when he was 13 years old. He learned from L’Eplatenier, a teacher in La Chaaux-de-Fund. His teacher opened his eyes and led him to the direct observation of life. He was an instinctive genius by turning older building designs into newer more modern designs. Le Corbusier is one of the most significant architecture’s of the 20th century, and one who led architecture to the modern era.

There are many theories about what inspired the shape of this building. Whatever may be seen in these incredible forms, it is evident that the architect wanted to create a magical space and understood the potential provided by the stunning setting of Sydney Harbour. Danish architect, Jorn Utzon, aimed to make the most of its position. Utzon created a rough sketch for a competition of a new opera house,