Australian Houses of the 1950s and 60s
The living and dining areas in the Rose Seidler House.
This event includes a symposium on Friday 21 October from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and a self-guided tour of three houses on Saturday 22 October.
The open houses will be Atherton House in Hunters Hill, built in 1959 and designed by Graham Levido of Levido and Baker; the Sulman award winning Jack House in Wahroonga, designed by architect Russell Jack, founding partner of the architectural firm Allen, Jack + Cottier; and Rose Seidler House in Wahroonga, the modernist masterpiece and first commission for internationally renowned architect Harry Seidler.
Tim Ross, who lives at Atherton House, will be on hand to meet and greet Open House visitors to the property, and talk about what it’s like to live in a 1950s home. Annalisa Capurro, interior designer and design educator at the Sydney Institute of Design and current resident at the Jack House will be giving a guided tour of her 1950s home, while Andrew Mitchell, Property Manager at Rose Seidler House will show Open House visitors around the iconic modernist home, featuring open-planning and 1950s mod-cons.
This event is part of the Sydney Architecture Festival. For more events please see the festival website.