32.0 x 23.0cms 112pp b/w & colour illusts hardcover dustjacket very good> Adrian Wilke and Phil Harris established Troppo Architects in Darwin in 1981 to build regionally specific homes offices and civic buildings.

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Title: Troppo Architects / Architecture For The Top End
Publisher: Pesaro Publishing Sydney 1999
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0957756011
ISBN 13: 9780957756014
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Historically, the phrase "going troppo" came into prominence in World War II. It meant to be "heat affected", one went "off", a little mad in the heat of the tropics. This is the story of two architects who "went troppo", but in doing so, found another state. For them it meant becoming acclimatised, not going "off" at all, but understanding the place. "Going troppo" was revealing - even enlightening - and it would provide the basis for a new practice of architecture in Australia's Northern Territory.

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