Developers invaded the Perth community with new ideas for architectural designs

According to Asia Rooms (2010), the other fact that facilitated the all-changing architectural works in the Perth Community is the all famous Australian gold rush which brought about a major revolution in the architectural world of the Perth community. Victorian architecture brought about an air of sophistication and was experienced in parts of Melbourne, Bendigo and Ballarat provinces. Architecture went ahead to advance and borrow from other designs that were taking root in Australia. The next style that captured the city of Perth’s architects was the federation style which debuted around the 20th century. It is important to note that with the emerging trends, many older buildings were demolished to embrace these upcoming designs which proved more superior to the others (Asia rooms 2010, 1-10).

Developers invaded the Perth community with new ideas for architectural designs and thus threatened the existing ones which faced a risk of being demolished. In an effort to protect the Perth’s city heritage, green bans were put in place to protest against such intended demolitions. This move proved successful and most of the buildings were saved and they live till today exhibiting the Perth’s community architectural heritage. Most of these buildings had been erected around the 18th century and they had been so carefully done by Australia’s leading architects. Thanks to the green bans, these buildings survived and are now landmarks of the city of Perth’s cultural and artistic values. These buildings that survived include the Sydney opera house which encompasses creativity and innovation courtesy of Jorn Utzon (Asia rooms 2010, 1-10).

Utzon also created the Sydney harbour and his distinctive style was use of hemispherical contours and curved roofs. The other buildings that still stand to showcase the city of Perth architectural culture are the rocks and the royal botanic gardens. An architect by the name of Philip Cox designed the Sydney Maritime Museum which he creatively designed using fabrics, miniature ships and underwater tunnels that make it stand out as one of the most unique structures of the Perth community. Other buildings that showcase the city of Perth’s unique architectural designs are the Sydney State Bank which is also highly innovative in terms of design and materials used for its construction. The big names associated with the Perth community architecture include Burley Griffin and Glenn Murcutt who have won awards for their exemplary works. Burley griffin for example is accredited to the construction of the Canberra and other works that fall under him include the construction of the Newman College, the Leeton Township, the Griffith town, Melbourne’s capitol theatre, Castle Cove and Castle Crag which all stand so uniquely in Australia (Asia rooms 2010, 1-10).