Louise Johnson is professor of Australian Studies at Deakin University and author of Suburban Dreaming (1994), Placebound (2000) and Cultural Capitals (2009) as well as numerous articles and book chapters on the subject of the Australian suburbs.
Louise Johnson's Latest contributions
The shrinking dream: Household diversity and changing house designs
Louise Johnson takes a look inside the Australian home and examines the changing character of the suburban idyll that maintains a hold on our national psyche, as the composition of its domestic spaces continues to evolve in response to the rising density of our major cities and growing ethnic and cultural diversity.
Postmodern petrol station: United Petroleum
This futuristic reimagining of the humble roadside service station as sculptural architecture by Peddle Thorp Architects brings a postmodern statement to Corio, on the industrial outskirts of Geelong.
