A History of European Housing in AustraliaPatrick Troy This collection of essays, first published in 2000, was the first systematic attempt to explain the social, administrative, technical and cultural history of 'European' housing in Australia. Written by a collaborative team of scholars from a wide range of disciplines, it explains how Australian housing has evolved from the ideas brought by the first settlers, and what makes Australian housing distinctive in social terms. This book covers a broad range of topics including the ways in which houses reflect social values and aspirations, the relationship between houses and gardens, the home as a site of domestic production and consumption, and an exploration of how housing provides the basis for developing a sense of community. The book will be invaluable for students of urban affairs and those engaged in housing and the design professions, as well as policy-makers and analysts in the public and private sectors. |
Contents
Colonial Origins of the Australian Home | |
The Introduction of Order | |
Making Do | |
Necessity the Mother of Invention or DoItYourself | |
The Industry Time Forgot | |
Embracing the New A Tale of Two Rooms | |
Making Oneself Comfortable or More Rooms than Persons | |
Planning Housing Gardening Home as a Garden Suburb | |
Connections | |
The Comfortable House Responding to the Australian Environment | |
Project Homes or HomesasProjects Fashion and Utility in TwentiethCentury Australia | |
Paying for It All | |
Home Ownership and the Illusion of Egalitarianism | |
Between the Houses Neighboring and Privacy | |
Poor Naked Wretches A Historical Overview of Australian Homelessness | |
Lowering the Standard | |
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