Andrew Leach

Contributor Profile

Andrew Leach is Professor of Architectural History at Griffith University, where he holds an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship. Among his books are What is Architectural History? (Polity, 2010) and The Baroque in Architectural Culture, 1880–1980 (Ashgate, 2015). He chairs the editorial board of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand.

Occupation: Lecturer

Location: Australia

A finely crafted bunker: Mt Coot-tha House

Projects | An intimate knowledge of both the steep site and the inhabitants shaped the design of a connected family refuge in a eucalypt forest on the outskirts of Brisbane.

A future ruin in the garden: Almora House

Projects | Edged by an established garden and crowned by an undulating concrete roof-form, this home for collectors is a carefully cultivated expression in concrete and glass.