Harry SEIDLER • PAINTING TOWARD ARCHITECTURE •

Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture traces nearly nine decades of the distinguished architect’s life, exploring his passion for art, architecture and engineering, and focusing on his collaborations with creative visionaries.

Words by Lucy Moloney

Few people conspicuously leave their mark on the city, but renowned architect Harry Seidler’s influence is undoubtedly lasting and far-reaching. A major retrospective exhibition, curated by New York-based Vladimir Belogolovsky and Sydney Living Museums’ Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, traces Seidler’s life story along with his remarkable creative collaborations and the key residential, commercial and institutional projects that defined his career. Harry Seidler (1923–2006) was known as a crusader for modernism. After growing up in Vienna he lived in England and Canada during World War II, where he developed a passion for architecture. After studying at Harvard University, he worked in Marcel Breuer’s New York office from 1946 to 1948, during which time his mother enticed him to Sydney to build her a house. With the success of the Rose Seidler House and…

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