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JJ Clark : architect of the Australian Renaissance / Andrew Dodd.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781742233055 (hbk.) :
Author	Dodd, Andrew
Title	JJ Clark : architect of the Australian Renaissance / Andrew Dodd.
Other title	John James Clark
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2012.
Description	271 p. : ill., maps, facsims., plans, ports. ; 25 cm.
Note	"A NewSouth book" -- t.p. verso.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-263) and index.
Contents	Precocious immigrant -- Adolescent architect -- The riddle of the Treasury -- Designing the colony -- Beyond Black Wednesday -- A hiatus in Sydney -- Victim of his own success -- Outcast in Brisbane -- The rush to Western Australia -- Redemption in Brisbane -- Coming home -- Legacy.
Summary	Colonial architect John James Clark designed some of the most beautiful buildings in Australia and New Zealand. Melbourne's Government House, City Baths and Royal Mint as well as the Treasury Building in Brisbane and the Auckland Town Hall. This biography reveals the inspiration and drama of Clark's controversial career.
Subjects	Clark, John James, -- 1838-1915
	Architects -- Australia -- Biography.
	Architecture -- Australia -- History -- 19th century
	Public architecture -- Australia -- 19th century
Call number	720.92 DOD

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A00806023	720.92 DOD	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .