Australian Houses of the 40s & 50s

The houses of the forties and fifties are houses that were being built when the 'baby boomers' were growing up. When postwar austerity gave way to a new era of prosperity, whole streets sprang up around the suburbs of Australia. The classic triple-fronted brick veneer is one of the best-known styles of this era. Once derided, today's homebuyers are realising that a well-built house from this era can provide an attractive, comfortable and realistically priced home.

In this long-awaited reprint of this classic book, expert author Peter Cuffley looks at the great divesity of domestic architecture dating from the forties and fifties - from the humble postwar austerity bungalow through to the cottage style propounded by Edna Walling and the exciting innovations of such architects as Robin Boyd, Peter McIntyre, Harry Seidler and Frederick Romberg.

Taking up where Peter Cuffley's companion piece, Australian Houses of the 20s & 30s - also reprinted for the new generation - leaves off, stunnning contemporary photographs combined with lively, informative text bring these innocent times nostalgically to life.