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aussie architecture buffs may find the name Robert Cummings to be familiar. Generally credited with bringing modernist architectural approaches to Queensland, Robert Cummings was also well known for establishing the University of Queensland’s School of Architecture. It’s safe to assume he knew a thing or two about architecture. What you may not know is that he designed the original version of the gorgeous abode you see here in 1935 as his family home.

Known affectionately as Cummings House by its occupants, the home was updated in

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