Join Robert Griffin and Robert Brown in a talk about the history of the Paddington terrace house. Robert Griffin has over 25 years experience in heritage assessment, historic place management, and the conservation and interpretation of historic sites and interiors. Robert Brown is a founding director of Casey Brown Architects in Sydney and the first Australian to receive a SPAB Lethaby Travelling Scholarship in the United Kingdom. Both contributed to the award-winning book ‘Paddington: A History’ and co-authored an essay on ‘The Victorian Suburb’.
Drawing on their research for the book, the authors will trace the history of the terrace house and its architectural contribution to Paddington. With one of the largest and most intact concentrations of Victorian-era housing in the world we learn about the earliest developments to the latest contemporary examples. Drawings and illustrations designed by Robert Brown will be highlighted.
This talk is held in partnership with the Royal Australian Historical Society at History House, Macquarie Street.