Join us for a walk around the tree-lined streets of South Yarra, one of Melbourne’s most attractive inner suburbs, and explore the variety of interwar building types and styles – hotels, apartment blocks, houses, schools and streetscapes. Date: Sunday, 4 February Starting Time: 9.45am for a 10 o'clock start; duration - 2 hours approx Starting Point: Royce Hotel, 379 St Kilda ...
Join ADMSA President Robin Grow for a night exploring the wonderful interwar heritage of one of the world’s most vibrant cities – the “White City” of Tel Aviv, now a UNESCO World heritage site and home to about 4,000 modernist buildings. We will visit fairgrounds, apartments, hotels, offices, schools, museums, synagogues, cinemas, beach pavilions and even a kibbutz! Also included ...
The 1930s saw World’s Fairs hosted in a number of cities that were key centres of technological and design innovation, such as Chicago 1933, Paris 1937 and New York 1939. These massive events influenced design and styling during this momentous decade and provided the pathway to the future as the world embraced technology and consumerism. Join architectural historian and academic Flavia ...