Gunyah Goondie + Wurley: The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia

Description

Hardcover | 22.5 x 4.5 x 28.5 cm | 440 pp

Thames & Hudson | 2023 | 9781760762513

This is the definitive guide to Australian Indigenous architecture, comprehensively updated to showcase the flourishing Indigenous design practices reshaping Australias architectural landscape.

The award-winningbookis the only continental survey of this countrys First Nations innovative architecture. It explores the range and complexity of Indigenous-designed structures and spaces, from minimalist shelters to semi-permanent houses and villages, debunking false perceptions of early Aboriginal constructions and settlements.

Built on decades of research and field work and richly illustrated with rare photographs, this beautifully produced bookoffers insight into the lifestyles and cultural heritage of Australias Indigenous peoples, and how they combine to have a dynamic influence on this country.