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Modernist Australia

A Pristine Mid-Century Family Home Buried In Greenery

This North Balwyn home was built in 1957 and now it's for sale!
Modernist Australia

A Glittering, Glamorous Mid-Century Pad Is For Sale

This apartment in Caulfield North retains all its original charm through a sensitive, contemporary renovation.
Modernist Australia

This Vast 1960s Dream Home Is A Bushland Paradise

A Modernist home on the Northern Beaches of Sydney is up for sale (and living rent-free in our heads!).
Modernist Australia

A Modernist Mansion Fit For A 'Contemporary Goddess'

Designed by architect Iwan Iwanoff in 1959, this incredible home in Mount Lawley, Western Australia is on the market.
Modernist Australia

A Fond Farewell To Modernist Australia!

We bid a sad adieu to Trish Callan, and look back at some highlights from Modernist Australia.
Modernist Australia

Mid-Century Magic Meets The Modern Day... And, Yes, It's On The Market!

The former home of a renowned Australian architect goes up for sale in Eltham.
Modernist Australia

Terrazzo Marble Floors + Indoor Garden Oasis = A Modernist Masterpiece (On The Market)!

An inspiring example of great ingenuity from the early '60s that has to be seen to be believed!
Modernist Australia

Are You The Third-Ever Owner Of This 1970s Masterpiece?

Designed by Kevin Borland in the late 1970s, this architecturally significant Melbourne home is up for sale.
Modernist Australia

This 1950s Sandy Bay Stunner Is On The Market

Designed by renowned Tassie architect Esmond Dorney, this Hobart home is a slice of local architectural history.
Modernist Australia

A Bohemian Blue Mountains Modernist Beauty On The Market!

A breathtaking Blue Mountains home, with real Australian Modern flair.
Modernist Australia

The Perfect Sun-Drenched A-Frame Beach House

Where mid-century beach shack meets modern design, this Inverloch beach house has an orientation of 'twin wins'!
Modernist Australia

A Secret Modernist Stunner For Sale On Sydney's North Shore

After cherishing this unbelievable home for over 45 years, the current owners are ready to hand over the keys!
Modernist Australia

A Robin Boyd Bushland Block Up For Sale!

A classic home by Australia's most loved modernist architect, the 'Uglow House' in Montmorency is on the market for a steal!
Modernist Australia

1970s Excellence On The Market In Eaglemont

Nestled within the Glenard Estate designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Griffin, this four-bedroom stunner brings the WOW-factor!
Modernist Australia

A Rare Opportunity In Melbourne's 'Bagel Belt'

A five-bedroom 1970's gem in Caulfield North, and it's for sale!
Modernist Australia

An Unrivalled Bushland Bonanza For Sale In Mount Eliza

Mint-condition in a covetable location – the Merchant Builders / Graeme Gunn beach house of our dreams.
Modernist Australia

This 80s A-Frame Is The Beach House You've Been Dreaming Of!

One of the cutest seaside shacks on the NSW South Coast could be yours.
Modernist Australia

This Corner-Block Mid-Century Classic Is For Sale

A modernist treasure that hasn't changed hands since the late 1960s!
Modernist Australia

A Home Where Summer Holidays Never End, And It's For Sale

A miracle confluence of premier Victorian beach town, and preeminent Victorian architect.
Modernist Australia

The Beachfront ‘McKay House’ Is Up For Auction This Weekend

A DREAM beach house in Mollymook, New South Wales, designed by one of the nation’s most beloved Modernist firms.
Modernist Australia

This House By Seidler's First Apprentice Is On The Market

Tour the 1964-built home by architect Don Gazzard on Sydney's Upper North Shore.
Modernist Australia

Robin Boyd's Brigford House Goes Under The Hammer

An exceptional 1950s home by Australian architecture legend Robin Boyd. It's a beauty, it's in Melbourne, AND it's up for auction.
Modernist Australia

The Unforgettable 'Gruzman House’ Set For Auction

The terraced-in-rock home of legendary architect Neville Gruzman, designed in 1958.
Modernist Australia

Iconic Architecture In The Heart Of St Lucia

A 1962-built modernist home currently on the market in Brisbane.
Modernist Australia

European Daring And Dash In Brisbane

A 1965 family home in Brisbane, designed by hometown favourite, architect Vitaly Gzell.
Modernist Australia

Could This Be Australia's Most Beautiful, Original Mid Century Home?

The Canberra residence Theo Bischoff built in 1969, for a power couple of formidable minds.
Modernist Australia

Pure Unadulterated Mid-Century Magic

The ‘Jones House’ in Melbourne’s Park Orchards is breaking the Internet.
Modernist Australia

A Bush-Baby Stunner In Eaglemont

The Glenard Estate 'Williams Home' by renowned Melbourne mid-century architect Charles Duncan.
Modernist Australia

A Mid-Century Gem On Geelong’s ‘Golden Mile'

The legends at Modernist Australia kick off their new column with a tour of a fairytale MCM pad.
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