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01 Architecture at the Heart of the Home by Jan Henderson and Dianna Snape (Thames and Hudson, 2021)

Long-time friends Jan Henderson and Dianna Snape have teamed up for this survey of 22 Australian houses, which focuses on those parts of the home that people naturally gravitate to – the “heart” that gives the book its title. The writer-and-photographer team visited the houses in 2020, dodging bushfires and lockdowns in a whirlwind tour of some of the best new houses around the country, most

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