tag: art deco
Happy 100 Art Deco, or maybe not
posted 04.25 in news.
The Art deco style turns 100 this month. Sort of. But what was it then, what is it now, and how did it become associated with architecture? The term “art deco” is much beloved of real estate agents, though this might be because so many people...
Shifting sands at Oriental Bay
posted 11.19 in news.
Oriental Bay, 2015 (PJ) In the past 100 years the “rotunda” at Wellington’s Oriental Bay has been buffeted not just by wild seas, but also the less predictable winds of change. Shifting needs, mores, and economies have...
What House Is That?
posted 09.11 in resources.
“What house is that? is an exploration of the social and architectural history of Victoria’s housing styles. From our earliest Victorian cottages through to the light filled, open plan houses of the Modern era, we look at the houses...
Art Deco & Modernism - Architecture Australia
posted 01.11 in resources.
Or ModernAus for short. An Australia-wide accompaniment to Thomas Ryan’s Tasmanian Art Deco & Modernism photo blog ( here ).
Index
posted 11.10 in news.
It must be the end of the year, as RMIT’s INDEX is about to launch in a sprawling woolstore in a forgotten corner of North Melbourne, down where all the landlords seem to make most of their dough erecting massive billboards on their...
The Fall
posted 05.10 in news.
Lonsdale House now looks like this… The facades of the ground floor shops have, rather eerily been left as a hoarding. And a few from the vaults: 2009 2009 2004 The five uncertain years in the lead up to the demolition...
Art Deco & Modernism - Architecture Tasmania
posted 12.09 in resources.
“My blog highlights the diversity of art deco and modernism styles throughout Tasmania through my photography and the written word.” A blog by Tasmanian photographer Thomas Ryan.
Lonsdale House Protest
posted 08.09 in events.
“We will be conducting active demonstrations in the coming weeks at various times around the building for as long as the building is still standing. A community protest is scheduled for Saturday August 22nd at 12pm on the corner of Lonsdale...
iDemo
posted 08.09 in news.
The upcoming demolition of Lonsdale House, an art deco building in Melbourne’s dowdy Lonsdale Street, is attracting attention that must be worrying the developers and Myer. A brief survey of recent developments turns up calls to arms,...
Lonsdale House barber shop
posted 08.09 in resources.
This little barber shop occupied space on Caledonian Lane, in between a tailor and a mattress shop. The storekeepers had been worked beside one another for about 30 years, I was told. In 2004, ill health meant the barber had to close. A Japanese...
Lonsdale House doomed?
posted 07.09 in news.
Planning permit approved . Going, going… Lonsdale House was most recently known for the Caledonian Laneway experience – a cheap rent refuge for barbers, mattresses, noodles, and long neck beer – until everyone was booted...
Life in a heritage overlay
posted 07.09 in news.
An Albert Park resident is having the usual problems trying to demolish his “bog standard” deco house, and has gone to the press with it as consultant fees top 150K. “When we’ve put extensions to [the council] previously they...
Modernism Magazine
posted 09.08 in resources.
I know some people who dead keen on this mag and pay heaps to get it air-freighted – now you can view the current issue after registering for free. What they say: “Modernism is a quarterly magazine about 20th-century modernist design. We...
Docomomo
posted 01.08 in resources.
The local offshoot of the Dutch organisation whose mission is to, “draw attention to the plight of some of the pioneering early modern buildings which were decaying for lack of a current use.” Not a lot of action on this site, though...
Deco Pub Demo
posted 12.07 in news.
Oh dear, this is one of those articles that make you wonder. A Melbourne Pub, The Stork, was built in 1855 and given an art deco facelift in 1925. According to the owner the 82 year old facelift means the pub was ineligible for heritage protection....
Art Deco and Modernism Society
posted 12.07 in resources.
A big group with a site that includes preservation information on about 160 buildings. Established in Melbourne in 1992, the society opened chapters in Adelaide in 2008 and in Brisbane in 2015. In 2016 the society changed its name to Art Deco...
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