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Architecture

The Interface betweeen Public and Private Territories in Residential Areas

A study by University of Melbourne architecture students under the supervision of Jan Gehl, School of Architecture, Royal Academy, Copenhagen in 1976. It compares and analyses soft and hard interfaces between public and private space across a variety of Melbourne's suburbs, and the importance these have on social interaction.

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The Invention of Melbourne: A Baroque Archbishop and A Gothic Architect

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Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Old Treasury Building Museum 31 July 2019-March 2020.  The exhibition 'celebrates the partnership of an ambitious archbishop and an architect of genius in the creation of some of the most celebrated and enduring buildings in Melbourne'.

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The Two Wings of Bishopscourt: the reasons for their contrasting styles and the origin of their designs

Article about the two very different wings of the Bishopscourt building. It discusses the sources of the two styles and shows their importance within the architectural movements each represents.

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