STREETS OF YOUR TOWN
09 Dec 2016
'Streets of Your Town' takes an indepth look at how and why our suburbs look the way they do; the past and present influences that create our built environment. WIN your own copy of this informative DVD here…
With an interest in how our built environment is shaped, the influences and techniques that go into creating the spaces we live in, and how they best serve us as a community, ODS is delighted to present our readers with the chance to WIN one of 15 copies of the informative and interesting DVD Streets of Your Town.
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STREETS OF YOUR TOWN
Streets of Your Town is a two-part series focusing on the aesthetics of our suburbs. Tim Ross – comedian, broadcaster and Architecture enthusiast – is the tour guide for this very personal journey exploring how and why our suburbs look the way they do.
From the Modernist boom in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s to the McMansions that came to dominate our suburban landscape from the ‘80s, our design decisions say a lot about the times we live in, our shifting aspirations, and our confidence in the world.
Australians used to build small modest homes designed by pioneering architects including Robin Boyd, Syd Ancher, Roy Grounds and Harry Seidler but we now build the biggest houses on earth, 10% larger than the average American home.
Travelling the country and gaining unprecedented access to some of our most iconic homes and meeting their owners, peeling back their history and revelling in their beauty, Tim poses the question: From Modernism to McMansionism – how did we get here?
As seen on ABC TV.
Details to be announced: Tuesday 13 December 2016