ISBN |
9781760761400 |
1760761400 |
Author |
Page, Alison (author) |
Title |
Design : building on country / Alison Page & Paul Memmott. |
Other title |
Building on country |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Port Melbourne, Vic. : Thames & Hudson, 2021. |
©2021. |
Description |
219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
Series |
First Knowledges 2. |
Note |
"First Knowledges edited by Margo Neale"--Cover. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
First knowledges : an introduction -- Personal perspectives -- Objects and spirituality : building on Country -- On camps, shelter and Country -- Engineered structures -- Materials -- Camp layouts and the importance of kinship --Placemaking in Country -- Comtemporary Indigenous architecture and design -- The offering : a new Australian design. |
Summary |
Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country. It is visible in the aerodynamic boomerang, the ingenious design of fish traps and the precise layouts of community settlements that strengthen social cohesion. Alison Page and Paul Memmott show how these design principles of sophisticated function, sustainability and storytelling, refined over many millennia, are now being applied to contemporary practices. Design: Building on Country issues a challenge for a new Australian design ethos, one that truly responds to the essence of Country and its people. |
Subjects |
Vernacular architecture -- Australia |
Architecture and society -- Australia |
Aboriginal Australians -- Architecture and society |
Creation -- Mythology |
Aboriginal Australians |
Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology) |
Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs |
Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology) |
Creation -- Mythology -- Australia |
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Memmott, Paul (author) |
Neale, Margo (editor) |
Other Corporate Bodies |
National Museum of Australia |
Series |
First Knowledges 2. |
Call number |
2021.139 |
NMA 2021 |