alistair knox : an integrated approach to landscape + architecture
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Author: Clair Lee
Research Project November 2005. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Abstract
This project examines the contribution of Alistair Knox (1912-1986) to the development of an integrated approach to built form in the Australian landscape. Knox is renowned for ... read more
chapter one : introduction
Alistair Knox
ALISTAIR KNOX
This chapter provides an introduction to the research topic and outlines the aim, objectives, rationale and methodology that were used to ... read more
chapter two : organic architecture
INTRODUCTION
Knox described his environmental building5 as a unification of structure and nature6. Much has been written about the relationship between architecture and the ... read more
chapter three : discussion of findings
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents discussion of the findings of 5 spreadsheets that were compiled to analyse Knox's books:
COLLABORATION CHART - A chart of people mentioned ... read more
chapter four : conclusions
This research project has sought to gain a greater understanding of Alistair Knox and his contribution to the field of environmental design through an analysis of his writings. ... read more
bibliography
BOOKS
Avalon landscape and harmony: Walter Burley Griffin, Alexander Stewart Jolly and Harry Ruskin Rowe. Avalon Beach, NSW: Ruskin Rowe Press, 1999
Beyond architecture: ... read more
appendix one : collaboration chart
"There is no question that a typical cross-section of the Eltham community would reveal a more distinguished group of individuals than has occurred in any part of Australia ... read more
appendix two : attribute listing
'Landscape is in essence, a poetic vision of the visible creation. It may be described but not defined, because it is a work which releases the imagination and fires our spirits ... read more
appendix three : registration of influence
This register was compiled from references made in the texts to historical artists/designers who Knox respected. The ideas and methods of these people may have influenced and ... read more
appendix four ; projects table
'If the alternative society is to arrive in Australia, it will be done by flesh-and-blood people ranging from school teachers to bank managers, potters to porters who are ... read more
appendix five : eltham vs suburbia
'There is a fundamental movement in the hearts of many people to find an alternative to the tidy-tacky and pressed out plastic products that have neither sensuous appeal nor ... read more
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