Migrant houses in Northcote, Melbourne, Australia, 1950‐1975
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01/01/2009
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Resumo |
The data collection contains documentation of migrant houses in Northcote, Melbourne. It includes photographic documentation of the houses, interviews with the inhabitants, and drawings/sketches of the houses.<br /><br />The focus of the research is on houses that were built between 1950 and 1975. These houses are themselves a product of the construction skills and processes of post-war immigrants and the waves of 1960s immigrants into Australia from Southern European countries. Typically, these houses are brick veneer and have a strict sense of order and endurance about their design and image of the facade. A series of outdoor and semi-outdoor spaces produce a complexity of inside-outside relations and make possible different lifestyles. <br /><br />Stories of the migrant house suggest it is an example of what might be called an ‘eco-object’, an object through which ecological practices are interwoven with social and cultural orientations. The houses are also aesthetic artefacts that present a public image through their facades. The project has documented the ‘material history’ of the houses. It illustrates the significance of particular elements/processes including: the terrace, new nature (in the front garden and back vegetable garden), summer kitchen, ongoing construction and storage space. |
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eng |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30040959/lozanovska-migrant_houses-proforma.pdf |
Direitos |
2011, Deakin University |
Palavras-Chave | #houses #migrants #migrant architecture #Northcote, Victoria #cultural diversity #built environment #architecture |
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Data Collection |