澳大利亚,建筑文化的群岛

AUSTRALIA, AN ARCHIPELAGO OF ARCHITECTURE CULTURES

澳大利亚可以比喻为由城市组成的群岛,各城市的建筑文化状况有着很大的差别。许多城市关注的焦点是城市中心,大学也是重要的建筑设计内容。住宅是澳大利亚建筑师的重要设计内容,如郊区别墅、海滩住宅、工业建筑的改造、以及公寓设计。此外还有为土著居民所做的建筑。

Australia can be regarded as anarchipelago of architecture cultures. Theconditions of contemporary Australianarchitecture of different cities diverse greatly.Central city and its immediate environs arefocused. The rise of the university becomes amajor building patron. The exceptional qualityof and economic opportunity for building housesis a distinctive feature. Contemporary projectsfor indigenous people have been important forbringing such architecture to broad publicattention.