THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE PALLADIAN PRINCIPLES IN THE 18TH-19TH CENTURY COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE OF AUSTRALIA

Abstract

The article describes the transformations of the Palladian architectural style in colonial conditions and outlines the history of Great Britain’s colonial policy with focus on Australia, where the territory governance specifics created a social demand for Palladian buildings. The period of the Georgian style in Australia actually became almost synonymous with Palladianism and was contrasted to the Regency style. The properties of the local building materials influenced the final result of the projects. The work of the first Palladian architect of Australia F.H. Greenaway is analyzed, and the characteristic features of the colonial transformation of the style and its individual features dictated by the climatic conditions are highlighted. His buildings are used as examples to draw analogies with the projects of A. Palladio and his followers. The evolution of Australian architecture to early Eclecticism and manifestations of neo-Palladianism in specific buildings are described.

Keywords

• palladianism
• classicist architecture
• australian architecture
• palladian architects