Streets of Your Town - Season 1 (2016)

In this two-part series, Tim Ross – broadcaster, comedian and aficionado of all things Modernism – explores the story of our suburbs, from Modernism to McMansionism. In the 1950s, pioneering architects such as Robin Boyd, Sydney Ancher, Roy Grounds and Harry Seidler adapted the international style of Modernism for a nation that was ready to embrace new ideas for home design. This ‘new’ architecture was extremely popular and as a result our suburbs boasted some of the best architecture in the world. But by the end of the 1970s, things changed. Australians turned their back on these modest homes designed specifically for our needs and climate and embraced featurism – massive street presence and enormous dwellings. The era of the McMansion was born. With unprecedented access to some of our most iconic homes, Tim wants to find out why our suburbs look the way they do.