Built for the Bush moves to Albury

Built for the Bush moves to Albury

Built for the Bush, the travelling exhibition profiled in ReNew 110 is moving to Albury from February 12. The exhibition celebrates traditional rural building customs and shows how they have inspired contemporary sustainable housing. Settler practices of earth, timber and iron construction, water conservation and passive solar controls are now lauded for their energy efficiency.

When: 12 February to 4 April 2010
Where: Albury Library Museum
Cnr Kiewa & Swift Sts, Albury NSW
More info: Call (02) 6023 8333 or visit here

 

These old ways are now informing a new generation of green architecture.

An exhibition produced by the Historic Houses Trust http://www.hht.net.au/whats_on/travelling_exhibitions/travelling_exhibs/built_for_the_bush_the_green_architecture_of_rural_australia and from the NSW State Cultural Instituitions

ReNew magazine is proud to be a supporter of Built for the Bush as it tours regional Australia in 2010.

 

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