Manning Clark House
| Manning Clark House | |
|---|---|
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| Alternative names | Manning Clark home |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Architectural style | International Modern Movement |
| Location | 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest, Australian Capital Territory |
| Country | Australia |
| Completed | 1952 |
| Client | Manning and Dymphna Clark |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Robin Boyd |
The Manning Clark House, designed by Australian architect, Robin Boyd in 1952, is a house located at 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest, a suburb of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. The house was built for Professor Manning Clark (1915 – 1991), described as "Australia's most famous historian",[1] and his wife, Dymphna Clark, (1916 – 2000), a linguist and educator.[2]
The house in now home to Manning Clark House Inc. (MCH), a community based institution that nurtures creative practice and research in Australian history, human rights, literature, music, visual art, and indigenous culture, as well as discussion and debate on issues of public importance and all areas of scholarly interest. The organisation supports the intellectual and creative community through a network of scholars and community garden. The program includes public lectures, open forums, seminars, conferences, art exhibitions, poetry readings, concerts, book launches, human rights education, and social gatherings in the former home of Manning and Dymphna Clark.[3]
Following the 2000 death of Dymphna Clark, the house was transferred to community use.
A full calendar of events is available on the webpage.
Heritage significance
[edit]The Manning Clark House was entered into onto the Australian Capital Territory Heritage Register on 27 September 1996 in recognition of the architect and link to Professor Manning Clark.[4] The Australian Capital Territory chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects also recognises it as a notable building within the Territory noting the design was specific for Professor Manning Clark's requirements for isolated study.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Graeme Davidson and others, The Oxford Companion to Australian History, Oxford University Press 1998, 128
- ^ Jones, Philip (May 2000) Dymphna Clark obituary, theguardian.com; accessed 6 June 2015.
- ^ Manning Clark House website Archived 3 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Government, A. C. T. (11 December 2024). "ACT Heritage Register". ACT Government. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "ACT Notable Buildings - Australian Institute of Architects". Australian Institute of Architects. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Baracco, Mauro, and Louise Wright. Robin Boyd: Spatial Continuity 1st ed. Routledge, 2017.
- Lewi, H. (2012). "Deranging Oneself in Someone Else’s House". Interstices: Journal of Architecture and Related Arts, 13(13), 85-91.
- Martin, Eric. "Robin Boyd: a Canberra context" Canberra Historical Journal 50 (2002): 3-8.
External links
[edit]- http://www.manningclark.org.au
- "Manning Clarke House". National Trust.
- "Manning Clarke House 3D tour". Robin Boyd Foundation.