Rossetter House Tour

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.

I chose to write about Richard Wilson’s ‘Wilton House From the South East”. I chose this work because I associate nature with serenity. I really enjoy the feeling of tranquility one gets when in the wilderness, and that is the first thing that came into my head when viewing the art. Both groups of people in the work seem to be very relaxed and enjoying themselves by the water.

In addition to gradually exposing the reader to the deep background of the residence, thus obliquely strengthening the narrative, the descriptions and facts help Wilson to remember the basic appearance, location, and significance of his old family home. Admittedly learned through “county history”, Wilson reveals that the house was “built by the Talcotts, after whom the town is named.” Furthermore, the home’s construction began in 1800 and took four years to build because it’s “stone had to be quarried out of the banks of the Sugar River” and it’s “beams were secured by enormous nails... some of them eighteen inches long.” These researched details of the estate appear insignificant to the storyline; however, they allow Wilson to access an elementary visualization of his childhood home because, according to Birkerts, Wilson’s “patient focus on preserved materials will bring back troves of specific information”.

The imagery of the house as having “stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps” shows how the house has decayed over time due to the factors around it (Faulkner 91). This decaying of the house symbolizes the fading traditions of the old South. Thus, the symbolic meaning of the house establishes the Southern Gothic theme of classical grandeur covered in rot and

We saw Chiswick House; this is a William Kemp designed garden. Syon House, the London home of the Dukes of Northumberland; the ‘house’ was stunning inside. The conservatory is one of the best preserved in the UK. Glorious landscapes designed by Capability Brown, this year we celebrate 300 years since his birth. Beautiful scenes showing hundreds of daffodils, magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas. There is such a huge variety of daffodils which we never see here, over the years

1) In the painting, Virginian Luxuries (Unknown, 1800), it is possible to observe and describe

It can be hard to visit Sydney without noticing the imposing Queen Victoria Building. Operated as a market facility for almost two centuries, it embodies an impressive historical continuum. That is mostly the reason why this site has been chosen to highlight the concepts of tradition and modernity, through some key-intellectual concepts that are relevant both from the path and the present.

The new buildings are a new architectural layer on the site, designed to emphasize the original 1850s constructions. The new building design developed from the symmetry of the original site although rather than following the centralized geometrical structures used in the 1850s, a new asymmetry was created based on the position of the northern entry to the Macquarie street Mint offices. These new structures are clearly distinguished from the older materials, yet they complement the geometric arrangements of the older, existing

The building which drew upon classically derived elements conveyed the characteristics of a transitional period in architecture which used new materials, but in a traditional cloak or compositional straight jacket. Traced back to the classical architectural elements from Athens which Unites States adopted in their buildings, these elements often represented the political, social and aesthetic qualities of the city therefore it is reasonable for United States to derive the ancient classical form. Goldsbrough House however is designed to be a commercial building which does not associate with political element and Mr. Milne visit to England and the Continent before the building was built strengthened the claim that the design presumably derived the classical elements directly from overseas, without considering the local symbolism. Marshall states that building is often regarded as the symbolism of society than shelter, ‘particularly true of commercial building where the structure must form a permanent advertisement,’ but in the case of Goldsbrough House, it did not reflect the symbolism of South Australian society at that period, only architectural fashion from American commercial building

Heritage buildings, structures and places reflect the history of a city, the unique architecture. While Australia cannot does not have buildings which have stood for centuries, the collection of buildings and places of special significance tell a story of where we came from, what we as a city have achieved, who we are as a society and our cultural expectations. The importance of heritage in our built environment is well recognised; heritage buildings may be significant for aesthetic, historic social, spiritual or technical reasons, (The Australian Institute of Architects, 2008#). Architects convey a vision, providing an opportunity to create a reality; this is vital in the integration of heritage conservation and urban development.

As Australian architects were often inspired by international designs many houses were decorative thus there was the emergence of the Californian Bungalow within the 1920s. This housing structure began during the “early nineteen-twenties which became a leading fashion” (Boyd, 1962, p.70). Due to the fact that Australian designs were not as independent as it is today the Californian Bungalow was mainly influenced from the American Californian Bungalows. The bungalows in Australia was an approved style for a suburban house as a result of its simplistic building methods such as staining timbers, creating a pale plaster surface and applying decorative textures on plywood (Cuffley, 2007). Hence, the bungalows was a start of a new way of living for

wished to house these museums in preexisting period homes. Not only did these homes serve as museums, they also frequently served as backdrops for Nutting’s photographs. Despite the failure of his

The 19th century was a notable period in Australian History as during this time, countless Australian cities saw English architecture in some of its domestic and commercial buildings. It was the time when Victorian architecture overshadowed the Georgian style in Britain and as a result, Victorian style became a hallmark of all the British colonies in colonies. The Gothic and Renaissance architecture, which was forbidden due to its whimsicality, saw its revival under Victorian architecture predominately in churches and other commercial buildings. This new style became widespread in Adelaide’s architecture framework. The Victorian influenced buildings, which once provided grounds for business meetings and official work, is perhaps now the heritage of Adelaide.

William Butterfield had little interest in contributing to the development of a distinctly Australian identity. During the design and construction of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne was experiencing a transitional period whereby many were attempting to develop an authentic Australian architectural identity. The 1880s saw the “feeling about the place of foreign architecture drastically altered” (Hamann 1979, 393) and the earlier calls that Australia’s “imported styles simply be altered to accommodate climate” (Hamann 1979, 393) were beginning to be abandoned. Unfortunately, the societal reality of Melbourne at this time was that much of Australia’s population still consisted of displaced first generation foreigners and, as such, traditional

In this picture, Victorian style house stands alone in the field. A railroad track cuts through the foreground. There is a bare sky behind the house with no secondary objects in the immediate surroundings of the building. this enables us to keenly focus on the articulation of the building and its relationship with its environment.