Main entry:

Memmott, Paul, author.

Title & Author:

Gunyah Goondie + Wurley : the Aboriginal architecture of Australia / Paul Memmott ; foreword by Marcia Langton.

Edition:

[Updated edition]

Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson, 2023.

Description:

xxxiii, 404 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 28 cm

Notes:
First edition published in Australia in 2007 by University of Queensland Press; updated edition: Port Melbourne, Victoria : Thames & Hudson Australia [and] Australian Institute of Architects, 2022.
Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within this work which reflect the author's attitude, or that of the period in which the work was created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-390) and index.
Australian Indigenous architecture -- a continental overview -- Campsite behaviour in arid Australia -- Customary camps + lifestyle in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria -- The village architecture of the north-east rainforest -- How socio + spatial behaviours influenced settlements -- Mud dome architects of the Lake Eyre Basin -- Northern monsoonal architecture / by Paul Memmott + Shaneen Fantin -- Stone architecture -- Spinifex houses of the Western Desert / by Carroll Go-Sam + Paul Memmott -- Architectural symbolism + meaning / by Paul Memmott + Shaneen Fantin -- Fringe dwellers + town camps -- Towards a contemporary Aboriginal architecture -- Cultural sustainability + Aboriginal architecture -- Appendix: our knowledge base of Aboriginal ethno-architecture.

Summary:

"Here is the definitive guide to Australian Indigenous architecture, comprehensively updated to showcase the flourishing Indigenous design practices reshaping Australia's architectural landscape. The award-winning Gunyah Goondie + Wurley: The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia is the only continental survey of this country's First Nations' innovative architecture. It explores the range and complexity of Indigenous-designed structures and spaces, from minimalist shelters to semi-permanent houses and villages, debunking false perceptions of early Aboriginal constructions and settlements. Built on decades of research and field work and richly illustrated with rare photographs, Gunyah Goondie + Wurley offers insight into the lifestyles and cultural heritage of Australia's Indigenous peoples, and how they combine to have a dynamic influence on this country"--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9781760762513 (hardcover)
1760762512 (hardcover)

Subject:

Vernacular architecture Australia History.
Aboriginal Australians Housing History.
Aboriginal Australians Dwellings History.
Aboriginal Australians Social life and customs.
Architecture vernaculaire Australie Histoire.
Australiens (Aborigènes) Mœurs et coutumes.
Architecture
Vernacular architecture
Australia

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Langton, Marcia, 1951- writer of foreword.
Royal Australian Institute of Architects, issuing body.

Gunyah, Goondie and Wurley
Gunyah, Goondie plus Wurley
Gunyah, Goondie & Wurley
Aboriginal architecture of Australia

Holdings:

Location: Library main 317636
Call No.: 317636
Copy: 1
Status: Available