Background

I’ve put together some introductory resources about Canberra and a map to help you locate the places.

• A brief overview of Canberra’s housing styles
• A more detailed introduction to Canberra’s planning and development
• This short history of Canberra provides some additional context
• View my Canberra architecture photos at Flickr
• View houses by location on this Google-powered location map

The houses

The house profiles listed below represent the core content of the site. Most are listed on the RAIA’s Register of Significant Architecture, the ACT Heritage Places Register or provisionally nominated to the ACT Heritage Register.

• 43 Melbourne Avenue, Forrest. Malcolm Moir (1935).
• 3 Wilmot Crescent, Forrest. Malcolm Moir (1936).
• Evans Crescent precinct, Griffith. Moir and Sutherland (1939-40).
• Forrest Fire Station and residences. Henderson and Whitley (1939).
• Whitley houses, Griffith and Braddon. Cuthbert Whitley (1939).
• 24 Arthur Circle, Forrest. Kenneth Oliphant (1939).
• 3 Spencer Street, Turner. Moir and Sutherland (1946).
• 11 Northcote Crescent, Deakin. Harry Seidler (1951-52).
• 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest. Robin Boyd (1952).
• 8 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill. Robin Boyd (1952-53).
• 4 Bedford Street, Deakin. Robin Boyd (1954).
• 10 Gawler Crescent, Deakin. Alex Jelinek (1956).
• 14 Jansz Crescent, Deakin. Derek Wrigley (1957).
• 73 National Circuit, Deakin. E. J. Scollay (1958).
• 16 Ryrie Street, Campbell. Yuncken Freeman (1958).
• Forrest Townhouses, 3 Tasmania Circle, Forrest. Roy Grounds (1959).
• Northbourne Housing Group. Sydney Ancher (1959).
• 42, 44 and 46 Vasey Crescent, Campbell. Roy Grounds (1960).
• Kanangra Court, Ainslie Avenue, Reid. Collard, Clarke and Jackson (1962).
• 204 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill. Robin Boyd (1963).
• 24 Cobby Street, Campbell. Roy Grounds (1963-64).
• Campbell Group Housing, Blamey Crescent. Harry Seidler (1964).
• Garran Housing Group, Gilmore Crescent. Harry Seidler (1964-68).
• McKeown Houses, 109 Irvine Street, Watson. Enrico Taglietti (1965 and 1994).
• 145 Mugga Way, Red Hill. Russell Jack (1965).
• 19 Downes Place, Hughes. Enrico Taglietti (1965).
• 13 and 15 Furphy Place, Garran. Anthony Pegrum (1967).
• RAIA Headquarters, 2A Mugga Way, Red Hill. Bryce Mortlock (1967).
• 3 Arkana Street, Yarralumla. Noel Potter (1967).
• 1 Astley Place, Garran. Dirk Bolt (1967).
• 12 Marawa Place, Aranda. Robin Boyd (1968-69).
• Swinger Hill Stage 1 and 2, Barnett Close, Phillip. Ian McKay (1969).
• 4 Cobby Street, Campbell. Roy Grounds (1969-70).
• Fisher Government Housing Group. Cameron, Chisolm and Nicol (1970).
• Paterson House, 7 Juad Place, Aranda. Enrico Taglietti (1970).
• Wilson House, 38 Mirning Crescent, Aranda. Roger Pegrum (1971-72).
• Urambi Village, Crozier Circuit, Kambah. Michael Dysart (1974).
• Wybalena Grove, Cook. Michael Dysart (1974).
• UC Student Residences, College Street, Bruce. John Andrews (1973).
• Jerilderie Court Housing, Ainslie Avenue, Reid. Philip Cox (1975).
• Apostolic Nunciature, 2 Vancouver Street, Red Hill. Enrico Taglietti (1977).
• Toad Hall Student Residences, ANU. John Andrews (1977).
• 61 Sullivan Crescent, Wanniassa. Enrico Taglietti (1980).
• Lakeview, 127 Hopetoun Circuit, Yarralumla. Harry Seidler (1982).
• 34 Fihelly Street, Fadden. Philip Cox (1983).
• 10 Decker Place, Fadden. Shane Blue and Rachael Bourne (1993).
• 3 and 5 Attwood Close, Gordon. Ric Butt (1997).
• Lovie House, 7 Tennant Place, Jerrabomberra. Geoff Lovie (1998).
• 65 National Circuit, Forrest. Peter Byfield (1998).
• 37 and 39 Finniss Crescent, Narrabundah. Ric Butt (1995 and 1999).