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Australian Architecture Celebrated on StampsFour of Australia's iconic urban buildings are celebrated with the release of Australia Post's Landmarks: Australian Modernist Architecture stamp issue.
Melbourne's former ICI House, Canberra's Australian Academy of Science, Perth's Council House and the Sydney Opera House feature in the issue, which aims to present exemplars of Australia's modernist architecture to the Australian public.
Mr Noel Leahy, Australia Post Group Manager, Philatelic, explains the motivation behind the series:
"The Landmarks: Australian Modernist Architecture stamps are an opportunity to celebrate Australia's design heritage and to consider some of the outstanding buildings of the 1950s, which have contributed to Australian cities and culture.
The stamps will bring some of Australia's most notable modernist buildings to the attention of the general public."
As well as being chosen for their design brilliance, the buildings demonstrate various design solutions and materials.
Together they recognise the built heritage of four Australian states, on both the east and west coasts.
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July 17, 2007 | Viewed 35,654 time(s)
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