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Experiments in modern living : scientists' houses in Canberra 1950-1970
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Experiments in modern living : scientists' houses in Canberra 1950-1970

by Milton Cameron

This study explores the collaboration between clients and architects in mid-twentieth-century Canberra, illustrating how these relationships influenced domestic design and contributed to the city's cultural and architectural history.

Accession 19777 ISBN 9781921862694 Publisher Australian National University Press
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