Australian Architecture Now

Australian Architecture Now is a crucial record of the most significant buildings created in one of the most fascinating and dynamic countries in the world during its unprecedented building boom of the 1990s.

Projects range from the breezy east-coast houses of Clare Design and Peter Stutchbury and the stadia built for the Sydney Olympics, to Melbourne’s wave of daring monuments by Denton Corker Marshall, Peter Corrigan, Ashton Raggatt McDougall and Wood Marsh. Every one demonstrates an astonishing variety and individuality of concepts.

Essays survey the contemporary scene, with thirty-three concise chapters that explore prevailing styles and building types. In addition, twenty-two extremely detailed case studies examine the most remarkable public buildings and houses from a wide range of areas.

From the work of celebrated masters to rising stars, Australian Architecture Now has lessons for everyone interested in the built environment.