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A single-family detached home , also called a single-detached dwelling, single-family residence (SFR) or separate house is a free-standing residential building. It is defined in opposition to a multi-family residential dwelling .

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75-546: Langer House is a heritage-listed detached house at 396 Swann Road, St Lucia , City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by architect Karl Langer as his own home and built in 1950. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. A vacant block of land on a southern slope in St Lucia was acquired by Karl and Gertrude Langer in 1950 as the site for their new home. The house,

150-493: A board member of the university's Faculty of Engineering. The Queensland University Regiment Logistics Company is housed in the Witton Barracks, Indooroopilly . The University of Queensland is organised into a number of divisions for academic, administrative and logistical purposes. The senate is the governing body of The University of Queensland and consists of 22 members from the university and community. The senate

225-578: A collection of over 7,000 items of medical memorabilia, medical and surgical instruments. The focus is on the study of medical history in Queensland, but the collection includes items with broader significance to Australia and internationally. In 2014, UQ sold the Ipswich Campus to the University of Southern Queensland , believing that this regional teaching campus would be better used by USQ. The campus

300-572: A college, a graduate school, and six faculties. UQ incorporates over one hundred research institutes and centres offering research programs, such as the Institute for Molecular Bioscience , Boeing Research and Technology Australia Centre, the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology , and the UQ Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation. Recent notable research of

375-617: A colony with a literacy rate of 57% in 1861, primary education was the first concern well ahead of secondary and technical education. The government, despite the findings of the Royal Commissions, was unwilling to commit funds to the establishment of a university. In 1893, the Queensland University Extension Movement was begun by a group of private individuals who organised public lecture courses in adult education, hoping to excite wider community support for

450-595: A connected arcade so students could reach any section under cover. The Great Court was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 2002. The University of Queensland Art Museum is located in the James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre on the St Lucia campus. The Art Museum was established in the Forgan Smith Tower in 1976 to house the artworks collected by The University of Queensland since the 1940s, relocating to its present site in 2004. Today, with more than 4,400 artworks,

525-631: A cultural preference in settler societies for privacy and space. A countervailing trend has been industrialization and urbanization, which has seen more people worldwide move into multi-story apartment blocks . In the New World, this type of densification was halted and reversed following the Second World War when increased automobile ownership and cheaper building and heating costs produced suburbanization instead. Single-family homes are now common in rural and suburban and even some urban areas across

600-614: A home for their own family, but this was not the norm . The idea of a nuclear family living separately from their relatives as the norm is a relatively recent development related to rising living standards in North America and Europe during the early modern and modern eras . In the New World , where land was plentiful, settlement patterns were quite different from the close-knit villages of Europe, meaning many more people lived in large farms separated from their neighbors. This has produced

675-662: A number of sources. Its other campuses include Gatton , Herston and Dutton Park (formerly the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence). In 1927, the land on which the St Lucia campus is built was resumed by the Brisbane City Council using money donated by James O'Neil Mayne and his sister Mary Emelia Mayne to replace the less spacious city campus. The city campus is now home to the Gardens Point campus of

750-541: A particular period. It is an inventive and pioneering solution to the problem of domestic design in Brisbane under post-Second World War building restrictions. Karl Langer's original observations of local climate and landscape led to the incorporation of climatic design principles and an innovative approach to garden design including experimental gardening in the Japanese style and the suburban rainforest garden. The place has

825-506: A semester-based modular system for conducting academic courses. The Australian higher education model features a combination of the British system, such as small group teaching ( tutorials ) and the American system ( course credits ). Over a decade, UQ received more than $ 200 million in additional revenue from billionaire Chuck Feeney ’s Atlantic Philanthropies , which matched funding with

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900-449: A special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. The home of Gertrude and Karl Langer from 1950 until their deaths, the house and garden are the creation and embodiment of a partnership which had a significant impact on cultural life in Queensland. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by

975-657: A strong research focus in science, medicine and technology. The university's research advancement includes pioneering the development of the cervical cancer vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix , by UQ Professor Ian Frazer . In 2009, the Australian Cancer Research Foundation reported that UQ had taken the lead in numerous areas of cancer research. In the Commonwealth Government's Excellence in Research for Australia 2012 National Report, UQ's research

1050-474: A two storeyed brick structure with flat roof designed by Dr Karl Langer was completed in the same year. It remained the home of Karl and Gertrude Langer till their deaths in 1969 and 1984 respectively. Constructed under post war building restrictions, including a floor area limit of 12.5 squares or 13.5 squares if a staircase was incorporated, the design was the product of Karl Langer's research into local climatic issues and his European architectural training. At

1125-535: A university in Queensland. In 1894, 245 students were enrolled in the extension classes and the lectures were described as practical and useful. In 1906 the University Extension Movement staged the University Congress , a forum for interested delegates to promote the idea of a university. Opinion was mobilised, a fund was started and a draft Bill for a Queensland University was prepared. Stress

1200-598: Is an inner-city corporate education, meeting and dining venue and facility which is on Level 19 of Central Plaza One in the Brisbane central business district. Indooroopilly is the site of the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre and the Queensland University Regiment Logistics Company. The Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) of The University of Queensland Sustainable Minerals Institute

1275-602: Is at a former silver and lead mine at Finney's Hill in Indooroopilly . Acquired in 1951 by the School of Mining Engineering under the leadership of Frank T. M. White , Foundation Professor (appointed 1950), this mine (formerly Finney's Hill United Silver Mines Limited) then became known as the Queensland University Experimental Mine. It promptly became an integral part of the teaching and research capacity of

1350-402: Is completely separated by open space on all sides from any other structure, except its own garage or shed. — Statistics Canada The definition of this type of house may vary between legal jurisdictions or statistical agencies. The definition, however, generally includes two elements: Most single-family homes are built on lots larger than the structure itself, adding an area surrounding

1425-450: Is elected annually as its president. The president is assisted by a half-time deputy president. The university has six faculties to support both research and teaching activities. Faculty of Business, Economics and Law Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Science UQ has

1500-403: Is important because of its aesthetic significance. Through the decorative restraint evident in the facade detailing and composition, and the efficient but spacious planning of the house, Langer introduced to Brisbane aesthetic ideals and social concerns drawn from his experience of European modernism. The place is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at

1575-450: Is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. It is an excellent example of the invigorating contribution to Australian culture made by 20th century migrants. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places. The Langer House at St Lucia survives as a fine example of the work of the important and influential architect Karl Langer. The place

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1650-550: Is led by the chancellor and deputy chancellor, elected by the senate. The University of Queensland Act 1998 grants the senate wide powers to appoint staff, manage and control university affairs and property and manage and control finances to promote the university's interests. The academic board is the university's senior academic advisory body. It formulates policy on academic matters including new programs, teaching, learning and assessment, research, promotions, student academic matters, prizes and scholarships. An academic board member

1725-406: Is located above the upper-level windows. The main roof of the house, concealed behind the parapet wall on the northern elevation, has an overhang onto the roof terrace . Originally built on two levels, the house now has a third level which has been built into the former undercroft space. The front door of the house opens into an entrance hall containing a timber stair which now extends down to

1800-421: Is rated above world standard in more broad fields than at any other Australian university (in 22 broad fields), and more UQ researchers are working in research fields that ERA has assessed as above world standard than at any other Australian university. UQ research in biomedical and clinical health sciences, technology, engineering, biological sciences, chemical sciences, environmental sciences, and physical sciences

1875-812: Is situated in Herston and operates within Queensland Health system of the Royal Brisbane Hospital , Royal Children's Hospital , Royal Women's Hospital and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research . It is home to the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Population Health, the Herston Health Sciences Library, the Centre for Clinical Research and clinical research and learning activities of

1950-569: Is the core campus for research, learning and teaching activities and facilities in agriculture, animals, veterinary science and the environment. In 2008 the Centre for Advanced Animal Science (CAAS) was opened at the Gatton campus – a collaborative venture between UQ and the Queensland Government . UQ Mayne Medical School and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research is the core campus for clinical health teaching and research. The campus

2025-683: The Australian Planning Institute and the Queensland Branch of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and was a Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects . Gertrude was the art critic for The Courier Mail from 1953 until her death, her last review being published on the day she died, 19 September 1984. She was a foundation member of the International Association of Art Critics and

2100-1146: The Beattie government ’s Smart State program. UQ is a partner of McDonnell International Scholars Academy - an international network of research universities and scholars comprising 28 university partners, including Boğaziçi University , Fudan University , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Indian Institute of Science , Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Keio University , Korea University , Makerere University , Middle East Technical University , National Taiwan University , National University of Singapore , National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University , Peking University , Reichman University , Seoul National University , State University of Campinas , Tata Institute of Social Sciences , Technion – Israel Institute of Technology , Tecnológico de Monterrey , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Tsinghua University , University of Chile , University of Ghana , University of Hong Kong , University of Indonesia , University of Tokyo , Utrecht University and Yonsei University . Queensland has

2175-493: The Brisbane City Council in 1944 resulted in a Parliamentary Enquiry. The primary cause for complaint was the appointment of an "enemy alien" over a returned soldier. The outcome of this enquiry found that Karl Langer was an individual whose talent and experience clearly distinguished him as the most suitable applicant. He was still prevented from taking up the position, as Queensland Railways , his employer, refused to release him invoking wartime manpower regulations. He remained in

2250-502: The Queensland University of Technology . Construction of the new university at St Lucia began in 1937. At its centre is the heritage-listed Great Court – a 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) open area surrounded by Helidon sandstone buildings with grotesques of great academics and historic scenes, floral and faunal motifs and crests of universities and colleges from around the world. This central semi-circular quadrangle features

2325-551: The State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014). [REDACTED] Media related to Langer House at Wikimedia Commons Detached house A single detached dwelling contains only one dwelling unit and

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2400-411: The University of Queensland and the Queensland Institute of Technology in design, town planning and landscape architecture. Research carried out when he first arrived in Brisbane pioneered the field of climatic design and resulted in 1944 in the publication of an influential booklet called "Subtropical Housing". He was instrumental in establishing, and was the first president of the Brisbane division of

2475-425: The fireplace , originally exposed brickwork, has been bagged and painted. The upper level consists of two small bedrooms, a bathroom and a large roof terrace which overlooks the densely planted rear garden. The roof terrace is accessed from the landing at the top of the stairs through double timber doors. Built-in cupboards in the principal bedroom have been painted. A wardrobe designed by Karl Langer remains in

2550-672: The premier of the day and it was completed in 1939. During World War II, the Forgan Smith Building was used as a military base and it served first as advanced headquarters for the Allied Land Forces in the South West Pacific. The first Doctor of Science was awarded in 1942. The first PhD was awarded in 1952. In 1990, Australia reorganised its higher education system by abolishing the binary system of universities and colleges of advanced education. Under this transition,

2625-467: The 50th anniversary of Queensland's separation from the colony of New South Wales . The Act allowed for the university to be governed by a senate of 20 men and Sir William MacGregor , the incoming Governor, was appointed the first chancellor with RH Roe as the vice-chancellor. Old Government House ... [then Government House] in George Street was set aside for the university following the departure of

2700-520: The Challinor Centre served as an institution for people with intellectual disabilities . In late 1997 the Challinor Centre began its first stage of transformation as the new UQ Ipswich campus. UQ has other research and education facilities not directly attached to its four campuses. These locations are primarily for research, which cannot be undertaken in the campus locales but also represent buildings which established pre-eminence in education before

2775-617: The Michie Building on level 1) contains a significant collection of ethnographic material. It is also open to the public. The UQ Gatton Campus covers 1068 ha at Lawes , near the town of Gatton, Queensland , about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Brisbane on the Warrego Highway. The campus was opened in 1897 next to the site of the Queensland Agricultural College which was then amalgamated with UQ in 1990. UQ Gatton

2850-553: The New World and Europe , as well as wealthier enclaves within the Third World . They are most common in low-density, high-income regions. For example, in Canada , according to the 2006 census, 55.3% of the population lived in single-detached houses, but this varied substantially by region. In the city of Montreal , Quebec, Canada's second- most populous municipality , only 7.5% of the population lived in single-detached homes; in contrast, in

2925-475: The Queensland Government's Heritage Register's History section: Proposals for a university in Queensland began in the 1870s. A Royal Commission in 1874, chaired by Sir Charles Lilley , recommended the immediate establishment of a university. Those against a university argued that technical rather than academic education was more important in an economy dominated by primary industry. Those in favour of

3000-626: The School of Nursing and Midwifery. The Herston campus also houses other key facilities such as the Oral Health Centre and the purpose-built Herston Imaging Research Facility. The medical school building was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 1999. The Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History is in the Mayne Medical School at the Herston campus. Operated by volunteers and supported by The University of Queensland Alumni, it has

3075-512: The School, which in 1952 expanded to become the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering. JKMRC, incorporating the Experimental Mine, was officially established as a University Centre in 1970, with a goal to develop practical technical solutions for large-scale mining and minerals industry challenges. It is named after Julius Kruttschnitt , the chairman of Mount Isa Mines and

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3150-970: The United Kingdom and Canada), and separate house (in New Zealand). In the United Kingdom, the term single-family home is almost unknown, except through Internet exposure to US media. Whereas in the US, housing is commonly divided into "single-family homes", " multi-family dwellings ", "condo/ townhouse ", etc., the primary division of residential property in British terminology is between "houses" (including "detached", " semi-detached ", and "terraced" houses and bungalows ) and "flats" (i.e., "apartments" or "condominiums" in American English). In pre-industrial societies, most people lived in multi-family dwellings for most of their lives. A child lived with their parents from birth until marriage and then generally moved in with

3225-470: The University of Queensland as its permanent home. In the same year, the pitch drop experiment was started by Thomas Parnell . The experiment has been described as the world's oldest and continues to this day. Lack of finance delayed development of the St Lucia campus. Hence, the construction of the university's first building in St Lucia only began in 1938. It was later named the Forgan Smith Building, after

3300-525: The University's Art Collection is Queensland's second largest public art collection. The university also houses the R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum in the Michie building (bldg 9, level 2) which contains Queensland's only publicly accessible collection of antiquities from ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt and the Near East. The museum supports research and teaching at the university. The UQ Anthropology Museum (also in

3375-428: The added lower level. This middle level consists of open planned living spaces. Adjacent to the hall is the kitchen which opens onto a former dining area. A long room, originally divided by a timber screen into living area and study, extends across the back of the house with a fireplace on the eastern end. Timber framed double doors open from the hallway into the long room. The internal timber panelling has been removed and

3450-475: The capital city of the Australian state of Queensland . Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone universities , an informal designation of the oldest university in each state. UQ is also a founding member of edX , Australia's leading Group of Eight and the international research-intensive Association of Pacific Rim Universities . The main St Lucia campus occupies much of

3525-402: The city of Calgary , the third-most populous, 57.8% did. Note that this includes the "city limits" populations only, not the wider region. Culturally, single-family houses are associated with suburbanization in many parts of the world. Owning a home with a yard and a " white picket fence " is seen as a key component of the " American dream " (which also exists with variations in other parts of

3600-616: The creation of the current campuses. Queen Street, Brisbane is the location of the Customs House and the UQ Business School Downtown Venue. Customs House is one of Brisbane's heritage icons and is located on the river along Queen Street in the Brisbane central business district . It is leased to and operated by the University of Queensland as a cultural, educational and heritage facility. The UQ Business School Downtown

3675-639: The development of the arts and design in Queensland especially through such organisations as the Queensland Art Gallery Society, the Australian Council for the Arts and the Vacation Schools of Creative Art in which they fulfilled key roles over many years. Karl became well known throughout Australia shortly after his arrival when his appointment to the position of Assistant Town Planner with

3750-497: The first female Governor-General of Australia Dame Quentin Bryce , former President of King's College London Ed Byrne , member of United Kingdom's Prime Minister Council for Science and Technology Max Lu , Oscar and Emmy awards winner Geoffrey Rush , triple Grammy Award winner Tim Munro , former CEO and chairman of Dow Chemical Andrew N. Liveris , and current director of multiple organisations including IBM . According to

3825-477: The first students enrolled. The university's first classes in the Government House were held in 1911 with 83 commencing students and Sir William MacGregor is the first chancellor (with RH Roe as vice-chancellor). The University of Queensland began to award degrees to its first group of graduating students in 1914. The development of the university was delayed by World War I , but after the first world war

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3900-472: The footpath in front of the house stand a very tall river gum. Concealed from the street behind the house is a mature rainforest garden. Rectangular in plan the house spans across the block with minimal setbacks from side boundaries. The walls are constructed of brickwork which has been rendered and painted, floors are built of timber and skillion roofs are sheeted in corrugated asbestos cement . Openings, primarily timber casement windows , are concentrated in

3975-544: The governor to the Bardon residence, Fernberg ..., sparking the first debates about the best location for the university. In 1910 the first teaching faculties were created. These included Engineering, Classics, Mathematics[,] and Chemistry. In December of the same year, the Senate appointed the first four professors; BD Steele in chemistry, JL Michie in classics, H. Priestley in mathematics and A Gibson in engineering. In 1911

4050-645: The house, which is commonly called a yard in North American English or a garden in British English . Garages can also be found on many lots. Houses with an attached front entry garage closer to the street than any other part of the house are often derisively called a snout house . Terms corresponding to a single-family detached home in common use are single-family home (in the US and Canada), single-detached dwelling (in Canada), detached house (in

4125-490: The initial four UQx courses cover hypersonics, tropical coastal ecosystems, biomedical imaging and the science of everyday thinking. The University of Queensland maintains a number of campuses and facilities throughout Queensland. UQ has its main campus in the suburb of St Lucia in Brisbane, bordered by a meander in the Brisbane River to the north, east, and south. UQ's main campus has been recognised for its beauty by

4200-472: The longer northern and southern elevations facilitating illumination and ventilation of the interior while maintaining privacy. The compact plan of the house ensures the maximum amount of garden space on the small site. The northern facade rises two storeys above the street. Windows on this elevation are protected by protruding window surrounds on the upper level and a masonry projection that forms an awning over ground level openings. A row of ventilator slots

4275-689: The office of Schmidt and Aichinger. In 1928 he was appointed the architect in charge of Behrens Vienna office where he designed and supervised important works such as the tobacco factory in Linz, Austria. At this time he also commenced studies in Art History at the Vienna University graduating as a Doctor of Philosophy in 1933 with a thesis entitled "Origins and Development of Concrete Construction". In 1935 Karl established his own practice in Vienna. Gertrude Froeschel

4350-817: The opening of the Ipswich branch of the Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum . Operations continued until 1910 when it became the Ipswich Hospital for the Insane. In 1938 it was renamed the Ipswich Mental Hospital and in 1964 it was renamed again as the Ipswich Special Hospital. It was finally named the Challinor Centre in 1968 in honour of Henry Challinor , the ship's surgeon on the Fortitude . From 1968 to 1997

4425-401: The parents of the man ( patrilocal ) or the woman ( matrilocal ) so that the grandparents could help raise the young children and so the middle generation could care for their aging parents. This type of arrangement also saved some of the effort and materials used for construction and, in colder climates, heating. If people had to move to a new place or were wealthy enough, they could build or buy

4500-406: The rear of the house a rainforest garden was established, a unique undertaking at that time, using indigenous plants such as ferns, native violets and verbenas, cunjevois, walking stick palms, myrtle bushes, ground orchids and rainforest trees. The front garden, a more formal arrangement with a hedge and fish pond was designed in the Japanese style. Timber furniture designed by Karl Langer in the 1930s

4575-490: The riverside inner suburb of St Lucia , southwest of the Brisbane central business district . Other UQ campuses and facilities are located throughout Queensland, the largest of which are the Gatton campus and the Mayne Medical School . UQ's overseas establishments include UQ North America office in Washington D.C., and the UQ- Ochsner Clinical School in Louisiana , United States. The university offers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, and higher doctorate degrees through

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4650-478: The service of the Queensland Railways until 1946 when he left to establish his architectural and planning practice in Brisbane. He worked throughout Australia and was the initiator of many influential urban design ideas such as the site for the Sydney Opera House and the pedestrianisation of Queen Street . He was the designer of buildings such as: and worked in the regional centres of Queensland as an architect, town planner and landscape architect. Karl lectured at

4725-407: The smaller bedroom. Doors which opened from the principal bedroom directly onto the terrace have been replaced with windows. The former Japanese garden has been altered by the increase to the height of the brick garden wall and the removal of the original planting. Langer House was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria. The place

4800-489: The university enrolments for education and research took flight as demand for higher education increased in Australia. Thus, in the early 1920s the growing university had to look for a more spacious campus as its original site in George Street, Brisbane , had limited room for expansion. In 1927, James O'Neil Mayne and his sister, Mary , provided a grant of approximately £50,000 to the Brisbane City Council to acquire 274 acres (111 ha) of land in St Lucia and provided it to

4875-562: The university include pioneering the invention of the HPV vaccine that prevents cervical cancer , developing a COVID-19 vaccine that was in human trials, and the development of high-performance superconducting MRI magnets for portable scanning of human limbs . UQ counts two Nobel laureates ( Peter C. Doherty and John Harsanyi ), over a hundred Olympians winning numerous gold medals, and 117 Rhodes Scholars among its alumni and former staff. UQ's alumni also include University of California, San Francisco Chancellor Sam Hawgood ,

4950-409: The university merged with Queensland Agricultural College, to establish the new UQ Gatton campus. In 1999, UQ Ipswich began operation as one of the completely web-enabled campuses in Australia. In 2010, The University of Queensland was a recipient of the Queensland Greats Awards . In May 2013, UQ joined edX , an international consortium of massive open online courses ( MOOCs ). From May 2014,

5025-406: The university, in the face of this opposition, distanced themselves from Oxford and Cambridge and proposed instead a model derived from the mid-western states of the U.S.A . A second Royal Commission in 1891 recommended the inclusion of five faculties in a new university; Arts, Law, Medicine, Science, and Applied Science. Education generally was given a low priority in Queensland's budgets, and in

5100-463: The world). In the 21st century, a lack of affordable housing , the climate change impacts of urban sprawl and car dependency , and concerns about racial inequality have increasingly led cities to abandon single-family housing and single-family zoning in favor of higher-density zones. House types include: University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a public research university located primarily in Brisbane ,

5175-405: Was Jewish, and Karl left Vienna and travelled via Athens to Australia. Karl and Gertrude arrived in Sydney in May 1939 proceeding to Brisbane in July so that Karl could commence work for architects Cook and Kerrison. From the time of their arrival until their deaths the Langers dedicated themselves to a great variety of civic and professional activities. Their combined efforts greatly influenced

5250-404: Was added. The house, a three storeyed masonry and timber structure, is located in a well known suburban street on a small rectangular block with a narrow frontage. The site is a south facing slope that falls steeply away from the street. In the space between the house and the footpath is a single storeyed garage, a covered access to the house and a small walled garden containing a fish pond . On

5325-427: Was born in Vienna in 1908. She commenced study in the History of Art at Vienna University in 1926 being taught by Professor Josef Strzygowski and later attended lectures by Henri Focillon at the Sorbonne. In 1932 she married a fellow student Karl Langer graduating the following year on the same night as he with a Doctorate of Philosophy in Art History. In 1938 with the annexation of Austria by the Third Reich, Gertrude who

5400-505: Was laid on the practical aspects of university education and its importance for the commerce of Queensland. The proceedings of the Congress were forwarded to Premier [of Queensland] Kidston . In October 1906, sixty acres in Victoria Park were gazetted for university purposes. The University of Queensland was established by an Act of State Parliament on 10 December 1909 to commemorate

5475-446: Was made up of nearly 20 buildings and more than 5001 students on nearly 25 hectares (62 acres). Courses offered included: arts, business, medicine and social sciences as well as Interaction design . It is located near central Ipswich, Queensland , just south of the CBD. Nearby landmarks include Limestone Park, Workshops Rail Museum and RAAF Base Amberley . The site dates back to 1878 with

5550-581: Was president of the Association's Australian Division from 1975 to 1978. Through her work with the Gallery Society and her personal donations of art works including drawings by Karl she exerted her influence on the collection of the Queensland Art Gallery. The house was sold to the present owner after the death of Gertrude Langer. Alterations were subsequently made to the interior and a third level

5625-625: Was used to furnish the house. Karl Langer was born in Vienna in 1903 where he lived until emigrating to Australia in 1939 with his wife Gertrude. Karl studied architecture in Vienna most notably in the Master Class run by Peter Behrens at the Viennese Academy graduating in 1926. During this time Karl had worked in the office of Josef Frank, who was to become well known in Swedish modernism, and later in

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