Living & Partly Living: Housing in Australia

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Authored by multiple pioneering voices in the Australian architectural landscape. Living & Partly Living explores housing in Australia through the 20th century. It places focus on the period around the mid 20th century and delves into Australian housing policies, neighbourhood planning, and the impact of housing on urban development. Also in discussion is the state of domestic architecture in Australia, the contrast between quality and quantity of housing, as well as the evolution of housing throughout the era.

Overall condition: Very good. Dust jacket unclipped and in good condition. Mild age toning and foxing. Some creasing to front fold-in edge. Hardcover boards in very good condition. Some foxing present, particularly on white cloth surfaces. Binding square and tight. End papers and text block in excellent condition. Contents clean and fresh. Book features an assortment of B&W and colour photography, as well as hand-drawn design illustrations. All images remain preserved and details are clear.

Book designed by Harry Williamson, award-winning Australian graphic designer.

First edition. Sydney: Thomas Nelson, (1971). 4to. Original black and white cloth hardcover in original dust jacket. Pages:196.

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