Leaves of Iron: Glenn Murcutt, Pioneer of an Australian Architectural Form
by Philip Drew
Angus&Robertson, 1991 (first published in Australia in 1985 by The Law Book Company Limited)

Paperback | 10-1/2 x 11 inches | 148 pages | English | ISBN: 9780207173271 | AUST $39.95

DESCRIPTION FROM BACK COVER:
For over 200 years, Australia has been searching for its identity. Often, this has led to the imposition of inappropriate European cultural values on a very different, very harsh, southern continent. In architecture, most of all, the manifest error of implanting old world styles in this new world landscape has led to a desperate need for an open, independent architecture.
That need is answered by Glenn Murcutt and his development of a strong and attractive, yet practical, architectural form. He has achieved this through a close scrutiny of, and a great sensitivity for, Australian landscape and climate. In Leaves of Iron, Philip Drew has produced a work which, in its sensitivity and understanding of Australian cultural needs, matches that of the architect who is the subject of this book. A fascinating look at Murcutt's life and the influences that shaped him into the artist he is today, it is also a detailed examination of Murcutt's planned and built work and the importance of that work to Australian architecture and culture in general. Leaves of Iron is the study of one very significant Australian and, at the same time, of the culture in which he works.
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