Category Archives: Organic architecture

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The McKeown Houses

These two houses at 109 Irvine Street, Watson are unusual in that they were designed 30 years apart by the same architect for the same client on the same block of land. Both were designed by Enrico Taglietti and are excellent examples of his sculptural … Read More

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Late twentieth century organic

Modern architecture had two parallel directions in the immediate post-war years: the functional, represented by the sleek, cubiform buildings of the international style; and the organic, represented by houses typically set in bushland, constructed from natural materials and demonstrating an affinity with nature. The latter … Read More