This course offers an in-depth study of Australian architecture through the work of selected architects and themes. It will explore the complexity of ideas and philosophies that have influenced and shaped the work of some of Australian leading architecture practitioners both historically and in the present. It will also examine the complexity of the material precedents of this work. Exemplary Australian architectural figures and their work will be discussed through a series of lectures and seminars. Emphasis is placed on the capacity of each student to work on a research topic and develop a convincing and substantial interpretation through an in-depth graphic and written research study.