Walter Burley Griffin
Subtitle: the architecture of Newman College, 1915-1918
By: Jeffrey John Turnbull
Contributors: University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning
Publisher: Vivid Publishing
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Fremantle, Western Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 458
ISBN-13: 9781925681628
Subjects: Buildings; Architects; Biography; Architecture; History; Modern Architecture; Themes, motives; Domestic Architecture; Local history; Newman College (University of Melbourne)
Description: Walter Burley Griffin, when he wrote about his conception of the proposed Roman Catholic College on Christmas Day, 1915, emphasised the users' experience of facilities and functions of the new building. As an artist, he did not write about its form, but instead embedded his ideas in its plan, characterisation and appearance. Accordingly, this book is in two Parts. An exhaustive description of functions, facilities and construction process comprises Part 1: Specific. The building's form was read to explore Griffin's ideas and design method in Part 2: Form.
Notes: "This new manuscript is developed from two volumes submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, October 2004, amended May 2005, revised October-December 2014, and April 2017, Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning, University of Melbourne."--Page [2].