A 'Particularly Happy' Arrangement?: Idealism, Pragmatism and the Enclosed Open Spaces of Perth Garden Suburbs
One of the hallmarks of many planned garden suburbs of the early twentieth century is the internal reserve: open space at the rear of residences, without street frontage. An idealistic conception with direct links to overseas planning theory, these spaces were not always well received by either loca...
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| description | One of the hallmarks of many planned garden suburbs of the early twentieth century is the internal reserve: open space at the rear of residences, without street frontage. An idealistic conception with direct links to overseas planning theory, these spaces were not always well received by either local councils or residents; despite this, many survive today as legacies of early suburban reformism. Perth’s highest-profile planning advocates of the interwar years, most notably town clerk William Bold and the progressive surveying partnership of Hope and Klem, embraced and encouraged the idea and a number of middle-ring suburbs in Perth feature internal reserves which have survived both encroachment and resubdivision. Some have been given heritage status in recognition of their importance to the history and fabric of particular suburban communities; others remain neglected and essentially unacknowledged. All raise ongoing usage, maintenance and management issues for the councils that have inherited them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e80e5b7093184e88b6183cb4095bcf462022-12-21T21:23:53ZengUniversity of Western AustraliaLimina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies1833-34192001-06-017None6581A 'Particularly Happy' Arrangement?: Idealism, Pragmatism and the Enclosed Open Spaces of Perth Garden SuburbsRobert FreestoneDavid NicholsOne of the hallmarks of many planned garden suburbs of the early twentieth century is the internal reserve: open space at the rear of residences, without street frontage. An idealistic conception with direct links to overseas planning theory, these spaces were not always well received by either local councils or residents; despite this, many survive today as legacies of early suburban reformism. Perth’s highest-profile planning advocates of the interwar years, most notably town clerk William Bold and the progressive surveying partnership of Hope and Klem, embraced and encouraged the idea and a number of middle-ring suburbs in Perth feature internal reserves which have survived both encroachment and resubdivision. Some have been given heritage status in recognition of their importance to the history and fabric of particular suburban communities; others remain neglected and essentially unacknowledged. All raise ongoing usage, maintenance and management issues for the councils that have inherited them.https://www.archive.limina.arts.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/186570/freestone_new.pdfurban planning, garden suburbs, perth, western australia |
| spellingShingle | Robert Freestone David Nichols A 'Particularly Happy' Arrangement?: Idealism, Pragmatism and the Enclosed Open Spaces of Perth Garden Suburbs Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies urban planning, garden suburbs, perth, western australia |
| title | A 'Particularly Happy' Arrangement?: Idealism, Pragmatism and the Enclosed Open Spaces of Perth Garden Suburbs |
| title_full | A 'Particularly Happy' Arrangement?: Idealism, Pragmatism and the Enclosed Open Spaces of Perth Garden Suburbs |
| title_fullStr | A 'Particularly Happy' Arrangement?: Idealism, Pragmatism and the Enclosed Open Spaces of Perth Garden Suburbs |
| title_full_unstemmed | A 'Particularly Happy' Arrangement?: Idealism, Pragmatism and the Enclosed Open Spaces of Perth Garden Suburbs |
| title_short | A 'Particularly Happy' Arrangement?: Idealism, Pragmatism and the Enclosed Open Spaces of Perth Garden Suburbs |
| title_sort | particularly happy arrangement idealism pragmatism and the enclosed open spaces of perth garden suburbs |
| topic | urban planning, garden suburbs, perth, western australia |
| url | https://www.archive.limina.arts.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/186570/freestone_new.pdf |
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