Valuing Australia’s National Heritage

David Yencken

Valuing Australia’s National Heritage describes the progressive development of a national heritage consciousness from early settlement onwards. It shows the different ways this consciousness led to national heritage protection for natural areas…

The Creative City

David Yencken

We give much attention to the efficiency of our cities, although they are sometimes far from efficient. We give some attention to the equity of our cities, although we could do much more to make them fairer. A creative city must be efficient; it should be a city that is concerned with …

A Tale of Two Motels: The times, the architecture and the architects

David Yencken

A Tale of Two Motels: The times, the architecture and the architects is part memoir, part commentary on the development of a new industry in Australia, and part tribute to the work of two architects, John Mockridge and Robin Boyd, both outstanding designers of their generation …