“Any work of architecture which does not express serenity is a mistake.”

— Harry Seidler

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About Harry Seidler

Architect • Australian

Harry Seidler was a prominent Austrian-born Australian architect, considered one of the leading exponents of Modernism in Australia. After studying under luminaries like Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, he brought the...

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