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Corrigan and Burgess - continuity and renewal in Melbourne architecture Evans, D 2006, 'Corrigan and Burgess - continuity and renewal in Melbourne architecture', in T. McMinn, J. Stephens and S. Basson (ed.) Proceedings [of the] Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand XXIII Annual Conference 2006 : SAHANZ 2006 : contested terrains, Fremantle, Australia, 29 September - 2 October 2006, pp. 135-139. Document type: Conference Paper Collection: Conference Papers Title Corrigan and Burgess - continuity and renewal in Melbourne architecture Author(s) Evans, D Year 2006 Conference name Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand XXIII annual conference 2006 Conference location Fremantle, Australia Conference dates 29 September - 2 October 2006 Proceedings title Proceedings [of the] Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand XXIII Annual Conference 2006 : SAHANZ 2006 : contested terrains Editor(s) T. McMinn J. Stephens S. Basson Publisher Society of Architectural Historians Place of publication Melbourne, Australia Start page 135 End page 139 Total pages 5 Abstract In the latter half of the 1970s the field of Melbourne Architecture was broadly seen as a contested terrain as the emergent flag-bearers of architectural renewal struggled to establish their position, independent-from and perhaps in opposition-to, the hegemony of late-modern brutalism. The two main agents of architectural change at this time were Peter Corrigan and Gregory Burgess who-thirty years later- were both awarded the RAIA national gold medal in 2004 and 2005 respectively. In the architectural discourse of the time the process of renewal that they instigated was broadly associated with the writings of Robert Venturi and accordingly allocated the title 'Postmodernism.' On the evidence of a shared rejectionof the aethetic characteristics of late modernism evident in their work. It was widely assumed, that Burgess and Corrigan occupied common groudn philsophically; that the work of both of us was in line with the post modern revision of contemporary architecture then sweeping the world. Subjects Architecture not elsewhere classified Keyword(s) twentieth century Australian architectural history Melbourne architecture Copyright notice © Society of Architectural Historians 2006 ISBN 0646465945 Related Links Link Description http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/25165616 Link to Trove   Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 09 Jul 2010, 09:54:32 EST Fri, 09 Jul 2010, 10:10:32 EST Fri, 09 Jul 2010, 10:13:07 EST Fri, 09 Jul 2010, 10:22:38 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 183 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 09 Jul 2010, 08:43:54 EST by Catalyst Administrator