by cectimm | Sep 30, 2018 | drawing, my work
#adrawingaday #australianFIBRO For the last day of the month, I decided to end on another Google image search special. I have not idea where this house lives, it may not even be Australian, but does that matter? Mid-century fibro architecture is not unique to...
by cectimm | Sep 29, 2018 | drawing, my work
#adrawingaday #australianFIBRO We often forget that there were more than just fibro houses… there are scout halls, community centres, police stations, surf lifesaving clubs and of course humble country corner stores. This sweet store is located in Curlwaa in...
by cectimm | Sep 28, 2018 | drawing, my work
#adrawingaday #australianFIBRO When you Google “fibro house” an image of this house appears within a few scrolls. It’s a popular example of a modernised great Aussie fibro house. All I can glean about the location of this cute as a button house is...
by cectimm | Sep 27, 2018 | drawing, my work
#adrawingaday #australianFIBRO The Kiwi (New Zealand) equivalent of the fibro shack is a batch. The batch became popular in the middle of last century and symbolised the beach holiday lifestyle that was more accessible to the Kiwi middle class. Sometimes called cribs,...
by cectimm | Sep 26, 2018 | drawing, my work
#adrawingaday #australianFIBRO Again, I had no idea that I was drawing a culturally significant house until I sat down to write this blog! When will I learn LOL? Built in 1950 (truly mid-century), the Rose Seidler House in Wahroonga was designed by HarrySeidler for...
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