Suburban Dreams

Residential architecture in Western Australia has been dominated over the past hundred years by the idea of the suburb.  While high-rise and inner-city housing developments show a continued interest in higher-density living, the development of suburban sprawl has produced styles of residential housing which can be found transplanted throughout all areas of the State.

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