Harry Seidler
A new way of living
Once word spread about the newly built Rose Seidler House in 1950, it was the ‘most talked about house in Sydney’. Seventy years on, it's impossible to deny the strength and daring of Seidler's vision
A straight edge and a semicircle
Architect Harry Seidler & artist Frank Stella collaborated on just one project - Grosvenor Place. But the influence of Stella’s work is evident in the geometric plans of many towers & civic centres designed by Seidler
An environment for living: Rose Seidler House
From the curtains to the coffee table and the cutlery, every object and fitting in the house Harry Seidler designed for his parents was of a functional and flexible design that reflected the modern lifestyle
At home with Penelope Seidler
The Harry and Penelope Seidler Killara House was designed by Harry and Penelope as their family home
Conserving Harry Seidler’s sofa
A sofa Harry Seidler designed for Rose Seidler House was conserved and reupholstered, and the process revealed some unexpected findings
Eulogy Harry Seidler AC OBE 1923-2006
This is an edited version of a eulogy given by Peter Watts at Harry Seidler's Memorial Service at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, 6 April 2006
Harry & Penelope Seidler House: commemorating 50 years
Saturday 28 October 2017 was the 50th anniversary of the iconic Harry & Penelope Seidler House in Killara
Mid-century modern
Rose Seidler House, built by Harry Seidler between 1948 and 1950 is regarded as an iconic example of Modernist domestic architecture in Australia
Sydney visionaries
Cities are collective enterprises that reflect the decisions, dreams and lives of innumerable citizens, past and present