Gunyah, Goondie Wurley: the Aboriginal architecture of Australia - Paul Memmot

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Unique IDLIB-00015900Date1st January 2017Date qualifieryear onlyDescriptionDescription: When Europeans first reached Australian shores, a long-held and expedient perception developed that Australian Aboriginal people did not have houses or settlements, that they occupied temporary camps, sheltering in makeshift huts or lean-tos of grass and bark. This book redresses that notion, exploring the range and complexity of Aboriginal-designed structures, spaces and territorial behaviour, from minimalist shelters to permanent houses and villages. 'Gunyah, Goondie and Wurley' encompasses Australian Aboriginal Architecture from the time of European contact to the work of the first Aboriginal graduates of university-based courses in architecture, bringing together in one place a wealth of images and research.

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1. Australian indigenous architecture: an overview

2. Campsite behaviour in arid Australia

3. Customary camps and lifestyle in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria

4. The village architecture of the north-east rainforest

5. Socio-spatial structures of Australian Aboriginal settlements

6. Mud dome architects of the Lake Eyre Basin

7. Northern monsoonal architecture

8. The stone architecture of Aboriginal Australia

9. Spinifex houses of the Western Desert

10. Symbolism and meaning in Aboriginal Architecture

11. Fringe dwellers and town camps

12. Towards a contemporary Aboriginal Architecture

Public Note: Includes indexCultural and sensitivity noticeWe ask that, in addition to standard copyright and privacy considerations, users of these resources uphold the dignity of the people, communities and places depicted or described and support ongoing cultural rights.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this item may contain images and voices of people who have died. In some Aboriginal communities, this may cause sadness and distress, particularly to relatives of those people.
If you are concerned about the availability of this item, please contact the City Archives.LanguageEnglish (eng)Edition1st ed.IllustrationsBlack and white illustrationsPublisherUniversity of Queensland PressPlace of publicationSt Lucia
Queensland
Australia

Format

FormatPublication - Book

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Number of pages412

Characteristics

Dimensions (free text)31 cm

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Subject tagsAboriginal and Torres Strait IslandersHousingHistoryDwellingsArchitecture

Identification

Dewey decimal numberSRC 720.899915 MEMMISBN/ISSN97807022324590702232459Source system IDR0000219503Alternative ID30002036503803

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CollectionBooks and JournalsFirst Nations Places

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Gunyah, Goondie Wurley: the Aboriginal architecture of Australia - Paul Memmot