Oral History
Other Publications
A Middle Class Man: An Autobiography
Alistair Knox (1912-1986): modernism, environment and the spirit of place
Alistair Knox and the birth of environmental building in Australia
The Home Builder's Manual of Mud Brick Design and Construction
Housing grouped in rural setting
alistair knox : an integrated approach to landscape + architecture
House that Captures the Country's Soul
Hexagonal Design for Eltham House
Eltham the Mecca of Landscape Painters
With the Clay of Life, House and Land Are One
House Built with Head, Heart and Hand
Author: Barbara Blackman
Alistair Knox interviewed by Barbara Blackman [sound recording] for the National Library of Australia. 20-27 May 1986. http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-215778484/listen.
Alistair Knox interviewed by Barbara Blackman [sound recording] for the National Library of Australia. 20-27 May 1986. http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-215778484/listen.
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Alistair Knox interviewed by Barbara Blackman [sound recording] for the National Library of Australia. 20-27 May 1986
Alistair Knox, an environmental planner, speaks about his family backgrond; his early career including drawing at the Gallery School, working in a bank and joining the Navy; his years designing and building houses at Eltham, Vic., 1946-1970; reasons for building in mud; his philosophy of environmentally sensitive proportion and design; views on recent mud buildings; the social attitudes of the Eltham community; his religious faith as the basis of his life and work; the Presbyterian church he built at Eltham; and local artistic associates including John Percival, Arthur Boyd, Sid Nolan, Neil Douglas and Clifton Pugh.