Concrete Expressions

Brutalism and the Government Buildings Precinct, Adelaide

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Author(s)
O'Sullivan, Kevin
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)
Number
100776
Language
English
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Abstract
This monograph focusses on a cohesive group of four government buildings constructed in Adelaide during the 1970s. Designed by different architects, the buildings all feature monolithic, austere forms and broadly similar external concrete finishes, and are often described by casual observers as being Brutalist in style. But are any or all of them truly Brutalist?
URI
http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30728
Keywords
Arts; Architecture; Brutalism; Adelaide; Concrete; Flinders Street railway station; Gawler Place; Adelaide; Le Corbusier; Wakefield Street; Adelaide
ISBN
9780987120045
OCN
1030819579
Publisher
University of South Australia Architecture Museum
Publication date and place
Adelaide, 2013-12-01
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Series
Architecture Museum Monograph Series,
Public remark
Relevant Wikipedia pages: Adelaide - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide; Brutalist architecture - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture; Concrete - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete; Flinders Street railway station - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Street_railway_station; Gawler Place, Adelaide - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawler_Place,_Adelaide; Le Corbusier - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier; Wakefield Street, Adelaide - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakefield_Street,_Adelaide; 21-7-2020 - No DOI registered in CrossRef for ISBN 9780987120045
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