Continental Living - by David Helms
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Continental Living: the influence of European migration on flat building in St Kilda and Elwood, is presented by David Helms, cultural heritage planner and City of Port Phillip's heritage adviser.Melbourne after World War I faced a housing shortage and flats were seen as a solution to the problem. By the mid-1930s almost as many flats as houses were being built across the city and many of these were in St Kilda. By 1947 St Kilda contained 5,500 flats, a quarter of all flats in Melbourne.
Many of these new flats were built by European migrants, and post World War II an increasing number were designed by émigré architects from eastern Europe.
David's presentation will use several case studies of interwar and postwar apartments in St Kilda and Elwood to demonstrate how they changed their architectural and social character and have become an integral part of the distinctive identity of the suburbs today.
Date
Monday 28 July 2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+10)Location
St Kilda Army and Navy Club
88 Acland Street, (upstairs - lift access), St Kilda VIC 3182
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Continental Living - by David Helms
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