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Australian architecture - Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal (1548 words) |
 | Distinctive Australian architecture is also recognisable in the rural icons of 'the Queenslander', the 'wool shed' and the 'beach house' which have developed in response to climate, history, place and identity. |
 | Australian architects like Boyd and Roy Grounds have argued for the importance of modern architecture as an expression of a local identity which balanced the ideals of art and architecture against local climate and social realities. |
 | Early Australian domestic architecture was a response to the Australian landscape and the climate with its unique flora and fauna, intense sunlight and dappled shadows. |
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Australian architecture - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Australian architecture (222 words) |
 | Architecture of the early settlers includes Vaucluse House and the Sydney home of Australian politician William Charles Wentworth. |
 | Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council |
 | Australian and New Zealand Federation of Animal Societies |