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W. E. Kemp's school buildings 1880-96: ‘seed-germ of the Australian architecture of the future’?
Citation
Orr, K, W. E. Kemp's school buildings 1880-96: seed-germ of the Australian architecture of the future'?, Fabrications, 19, (1) pp. 96-121. ISSN 1033-1867 (2009) [Refereed Article]
Copyright Statement
Copyright 2009 SAHANZ & Kirsten Orr. Published in Fabrications: The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand
DOI: doi:10.1080/10331867.2009.10539647
Abstract
The newly formed Parkes Government of 1878 inaugurated four years of
stable government in New South Wales, during which a national system of
free, compulsory and secular primary school education was introduced. Its
Public Instruction Act of 1880 created a demand for new school buildings and
the refurbishment of existing structures to house the ever-increasing number
of students. The work of erecting schools, which in previous years had been
carried out by George A. Mansfield under an arrangement with the Council
of Education, was transferred to the Department of Public Instruction and
William Edmund Kemp was placed in charge of the office of "Architect for
Public Schools."
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | WE Kemp, Australian architecture, school buildings |
| Research Division: | Built Environment and Design |
| Research Group: | Architecture |
| Research Field: | Architectural history, theory and criticism |
| Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
| Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
| Objective Field: | Understanding Australia's past |
| UTAS Author: | Orr, K (Professor Kirsten Orr) |
| ID Code: | 107510 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Deposited By: | Architecture |
| Deposited On: | 2016-03-17 |
| Last Modified: | 2016-09-20 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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