Urban peasant
Bouman, Feiko2018
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Autobiography of Australian architect Feiko Bouman. Following long years of Nazi occupation in post WW2 Groningen, Bouman immigrated to Australia with his parents. He received an unorthodox early education, and lived in Oxford Falls and Manly. Behind-the-scenes stories of the world of architecture - The Stockman's Hall of Fame, and R.M. Williams and a personal encounter at the extravagant opening of the author's building in Longreach by Queen Elizabeth - Bouman's collaboration with Ted Mack in North Sydney - travels with Ted Egan - Difficulties with Sir Garfield Barwick as co-designer and supervising architect of The High Court of Australia, Canberra. Bouman's re-discovery of his mother tongue as an adult. A time to check out what his contemporaries in Groningen had been up to during his 60-year absence - Chapter called Another architectural competition, in which Bouman relates his experience of designing the Penrith Civic Centre (pages 266-274).
Main title:
Urban peasant / Feiko Bouman.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Austin Macauley Publishers, 2018.
Collation:
347 pages illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour).
Notes:
On cover: Urban peasant : a haphazard chronicle volume one.
ISBN:
9781788480345
Dewey class:
BIOGRAPHY
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
357806
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local Book | BIOGRAPHY BOUM | Available |