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10 modern Australian houses with unusual designs

Australian architecture has generally been consistent with trends developing in the Western world, with a few alterations and adaptations created in response to the climate and the culture present ...
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Why Is the Sydney Opera House Shaped Like Sails? The Inspiration Behind Australia’s Icon

In 1956, a competition to design the Sydney Opera House drew 233 entries. Danish architect Jørn Utzon surprised everyone by ...
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A Minimalist Australian Dream Home With an 18th-Century Twist

Why would a modernist house in a Melbourne suburb need an inverted ha-ha? (And what is a ha-ha, anyway?) 13 Photos View Slide Show › By Tim McKeough As the real estate market in Melbourne, Australia, ...
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‘Most significant’ arts venue since Opera House: Sydney’s $230M gallery complex opens

In a World War II-era fuel storage tank deep beneath Sydney, the smell of gasoline still hangs in the air. Pulsing lights sweep the cavernous space to reveal fragments of “The End of Imagination,” an ...
The New York Times

In Australia, an Old Victorian With a Moody Modernist Vibe

It’s not as scary as it sounds: ‘It’s just joyful and really easy to live in.’ 22 Photos View Slide Show › By Tim McKeough Ariane and Andrew Vincent’s former home in Melbourne, Australia, was the kind ...