Seidler's scrapbooks

Harry Seidler’s personal scrap albums, covering the period 1948-1968, record his career as an architect from the time of his arrival in Sydney. The three albums, arranged chronologically, contain press cuttings from the popular press and specialist architectural publications of the time including articles about Seidler’s early domestic designs and associated disputes with local councils, as well as his ongoing interest in urban design and planning.

The albums feature articles relating to some of his best-known, award-winning and controversial projects such as Rose Seidler House, the Ithaca Gardens apartments at Elizabeth Bay, the Australia Square building and Blues Point Tower, Sydney. They also contain articles about his personal life, his wife Penelope and their own Seidler house, Killara, which they designed together.

These albums give a valuable insight into Harry Seidler's early career and his reputation as a leading modernist architect of the day.

> View a selection of articles from volume 1 (1949-1956)