Douglas Snelling: Pan-Pacific Adventures in Modern Design and Architecture
The Modern House is delighted to be partnering with the Twentieth Century Society to host a talk on the life and work of architect Douglas Snelling.
Born in Kent and educated in New Zealand, Snelling became one of Australia’s leading mid-century architects and an influential designer of furniture, interiors and landscapes. The talk will present some of his best-known houses and explain how Snelling interpreted the design and architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and Southern California for the Australian landscape.
Davina Jackson is the author of the first comprehensive study of Snelling’s pan-Pacific life and works. A Sydney-based author, editor and curator, she writes extensively on modernist architecture and design in Oceania and the creative applications of technology in urban contexts. She was professor of multi-disciplinary design at the University of New South Wales and an editor of Architecture Australia.
Join us for the evening from 18.30 on Monday 9 October. Tickets are available to purchase here.
FCB Studios, 20 Tottenham Street, London, W1 4RG
Members £8.00
Non-Members £10.00
Be the first to hear about our latest events, interviews and exclusive offers: Subscribe to The Modern House
RELATED ON THE MODERN HOUSE
Book Preview: ‘I never met a straight line I didn't like’ uncovers Christchurch’s mid-century modern movement
Step through the looking glass at Sally Mackereth’s story-book inspired house
Book Preview: the 20 most influential houses of the 20th century
Book Preview: Urban Geometry celebrates the abstract beauty of contemporary architecture
What to see at Open House London 2020
‘A Roman ruin wrapped around a modern concrete house’ – step inside Adam Richards' Nithurst Farm
My Modern House: Chris and Susannah Burke on updating their 1960s modernist house in Suffolk for the 21st century
Architect Barbara Weiss takes us on a tour of her upside-down house, a converted pub in Westminster, central London
Photo Essay: support the Trussell Trust with this architectural photography sale
Open House: designer David Pocknell on his converted barn in Essex, the culmination of a lifetime’s work