Aloomba Hotel, Far North Queensland

I love the off the main highway places as you never know what you may find in the pursuit of Modernist buildings.  The small township of Aloomba is one such example, 30km from Cairns and a short drive off the Bruce Highway.  Check out this interesting social history story and video from the local newspaper, the Cairns Post.

Empty Streets series - Ingham, Far North Queensland

I enjoy capturing empty street scenes, this is one from a series of photographs that form part of a larger project on abandoned buildings and streetscapes.  This one is in the township of Ingham, Far North Queensland.

Amazing what a lick of paint does - Innisfail Art Deco

You may recall that I've been undertaking a major project photographing Innisfail Art Deco and Modernist buildings.  One day in 2009 I spent an entire day from 8am-7pm shooting the wonderful buildings of Innisfail.  I am still in the process of processing my photographs, but I have many buildings of Innisfail up on my website that can be viewed by clicking here: http://www.tryanphotos.com/Projects/Innisfail-Region-Art-Deco

Innisfail is an amazing township for those who love Modernist design, it's located in tropical Far North Queensland, about an hours drive south of Cairns.  The sheer number of commercial, and residential Art Deco and Modernist buildings are amazing for a township that has a population of roughly 10,000.  After a tropical cyclone destroyed many of the buildings in Innisfail in 1918 many new structures were designed with concrete in the Modernist style.  I just love how the buildings of Innisfail, especially many of the concrete homes have their own vernacular, they take on their own persona, and are totally unique, perhaps they should be known as Innisdeco! 

Even in the short period of time since 2009, which is just 3 years ago, many changes happen.  I used to think this home would look amazing done up with a lick of paint, and in 2012 it happened!  Amazing what a lick of paint does! Sadly in just 3 years several iconic buildings and structures have been demolished in Innisfail.  

Manchester Unity Building - Melbourne

The landmark Art Deco "Manchester Unity Building" in Melbourne CBD is lavishly detailed on the exterior as well as the interior.  There are many interesting features, the ground floor foyer and escalator being one of them.

What's the difference between a 20th Century suburb and a 21st century suburb?

Check out my new "Townsville city in change Project" for some visual perspectives of this fast changing city...and a visual analysis on the above question posed.

Stunning country Art Deco residence - Tropical Far North Queensland

Sometimes when you think you have discovered all the Art Deco buildings in an area, there is always one around the corner to surprise you, and sometimes really amaze.  This was the case with this wonderful streamline art Deco building near Innisfail, tropical Far North Queensland.  Innisfail and the surrounding towns such as Tully & Ingham have a wonderful diversity of Art Deco and Modernist buildings.

The topical North has some very interesting buildings, many designed for the tropical climate.  I have, over the past several years dedicated many hours to photographing and documenting the region, whilst I don't have all of my collection uploaded, I continue to add them to my blog and website on a regular basis.  Check out the growing collection from the region on my website here

Ingham Squash Courts typeface + repeating design

Ingham in North Queensland has a wonderful diversity of mid 20th Century buildings, including this little gem, the Ingham squash courts.  The building dates around the 1960/70s and I love how the building uses repetitious patterns and how the blinds also give the building a striking vertical flow.  I love the typeface of this building, typeface always plays a large part of what I do when I go about photographing buildings.

Ostend Flats, Brighton - Melbourne

These stunning flats located in the suburb of Brighton, Melbourne were designed by architect, I.G Anderson.  He designed many great examples of Art Deco architecture in Victoria as well as Tasmania.  A notable example in Melbourne city that he designed included Lonsdale House that was only recently demolished.  Check out these flats named "Dorijo" in Fitzroy, Melbourne, also designed by Anderson. Note that Ostend, Lonsdale House and Dorijo are all adorned with tower turrets.

If you enjoy my Australian Art Deco & Modernism blog you might be interested to check out my blog dedicated to Tasmanian Art Deco & Modernism at http://modernismtas.blogspot.com.au/

I undertook a major photographic project documenting Australian Modernism that saw me travel throughout Victoria, New South Wales, ACT, and Queensland.  Check out my photographic collection here, the collection continues to be added too, so keep on checking back.

Millaa Millaa Telephone Exchange

The simple no fuss lines of this telephone exchange building (circa 1960s) are to be found the Far North Queensland township of Millaa Millaa.  The period typeface logo is great, and so are the vertical blinds that were popular in post war design throughout many buildings in the tropics to protect them from the ravages of the tropics. Being that Millaa Millaa is located in the tropical highlands the blinds visually demonstrate the ravages of moisture with just a little bit off moss growth!

Bega Base Hospital - New South Wales

Bega Hospital is a great example of 20th Century hospital architecture design, I love the space around the hospital, one would have imagined that this space would have been for extensions of the hospital if required.

Albury Art Deco Sreamline Art Deco home

In my last post I highlighted a stunning Art Deco home in Albury, and here is another. To add icing to the cake this home is right beside the one I posted in the previous post!

To check out my growing collection of Australian Art Deco and Modernist architecture and design view my website

Stunning Art Deco Albury Home

Albury in New South Wales has many wonderful examples of Modernist architecture, and this includes many fine Art Deco homes including this stunning example.  It surely has to rank as one of the top examples of residential Art Deco architecture in Australia. 

"Rural City of Wangaratta Council" Brutalist Council Building

Many regional centers over Australia have great examples of Brutalist style Government and Civic buildings, including this one in Wangaratta, New South Wales.

500+ Photos of Tasmanian Art Deco & Modernism

It's official, the Tasmanian 20th Century Modernism archtiecture page on my website has hit 500 photographs!  These include images of residential, industrial, civic and Government buildings.  The project continues to grow and many more photographs are yet to be added to the website and blog.  There are many more to come....Thanks to those over the years who have dropped by, checked out my blog and website and left comments, it's great to see other people who have a similar interest. There are other galleries on my site Deco and Modernist buildings around Australia as well.

Check out my website for 500+ images of Modernism in Tasmania photo project.

Melbourne Art Deco Flats "Dorijo"

This Art Deco complex in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy is an amazing design, and were designed by I.G Anderson who did many homes and flats in Melbourne and he also designed a wonderful streamline commercial building in Tasmania.  Many of his buildings had stylised turrets on the top of the building, and Dorijo is no different.  Others included Lonsdale House (demolished 2010) and Ostend flats in Brighton, Melbourne.

To view 100+ photographs from the Art Deco and Modernist period in Melbourne check out my website page dedicated to Victoria check them out here