This roaming exhibition shows that sustainability is not so new, writes Megan Hughes.
Catch Built for the Bush as it continues to travel around New South Wales, an exhibition that demonstrates how the early settlers’ simple energy efficient building techniques are being used in sustainable housing design today.
Contemporary homes feature in the exhibition, as well as Brian Woodward’s Hunter Valley mud brick home profiled in ReNew 110, a low-impact dwelling prompted by the 1973 oil crisis and the common sense buildings of the pioneers. The 1960s saw a boom in building with recycled or natural materials, as well as moves by some to off-grid independence, providing plenty of inspiration for the show.
Built for the Bush is currently at the Lady Denman Museum in Huskisson until 27 March and then heads north to the Liverpool Regional Museum where the exhibition will show from 2 April – 12 May 2011.
Built for the Bush: the Green Architecture of Rural Australia is curated by the Historic Houses Trust NSW. For more information visit their website.
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