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Postwar Melbourne was characterised by a combination of suburban sprawl fueled by the Australian Dream and walk up flats that Robin Boyd described as 'The Australian Ugliness'. [276] Surveys of post-war architecture tended to agree with Boyd's theory that post war, good residential architecture was extremely rare in Melbourne.
Pages in category "Architecture of Melbourne" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In Melbourne, Robin Boyd and Roy Grounds articulated a Melbourne interpretation of the modern style. Boyd's book Victorian Modern (1947) traced the history of architecture in the state of Victoria and described a style of architecture that he hoped would be a response to local surroundings as well as the popular international style. In ...
Art Nouveau architecture in Melbourne (5 P) B. ... Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Melbourne" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
[4] [5] Sydney's architecture the period was generally more modest and contributed to its economy rebounding from the financial crisis whereas Melbourne's did not. The phrase is sometimes used, uncapitalised, to designate similar opulent architecture of overlapping periods across the late British Empire, [6] and to some extent in America. [7]
Melbourne comprises five of the ten tallest buildings in Australia and the city has routinely hosted the tallest building in Australia to architectural feature or roof. [3] As of 2025 [update] , the tallest building in Melbourne is the 100-storey Australia 108 , which stands 317 metres (1,040 ft) in height and whilst the second–tallest ...
The City Baths is one of the most significant examples of Edwardian civic architecture in Melbourne, combining Edwardian red-brick with rich cream painted Edwardian Baroque elements, in a bold "blood and bandages" palette. The highly articulated facade wraps around the corners of the site, and the roofline is enlivened by multiple cupola-roofed ...
Originally built as the Wool Exchange building in 1891, the architects were Charles D’Ebro and Richard Speight Jnr. [26] [27] It had a front section of offices, and a much larger rear section of stores of various sizes, stretching the full block back to Flinders Lane. The front section is an example of the Queen Anne style, in red brick with ...