The House Detective - Ft. Marianne Taylor - When was it built? Who built it? Who lived there?”
Creating Australia
English - May 10, 2020 22:30 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBCareers Business Society & Culture development ideas career queensland Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode of Creating Queensland, Jessica Reynolds interviews Marianne Taylor, an Architectural Historian and founder of The House Detective, a company which investigates the history of Australian houses and who lived there.
Time Stamps
1:48 Introduction of Marianne Taylor and her work as Architectural Historian at The House Detective.
2:39 On why people engage in The House Detective’s services.
3:30 On how The House Detective helps clients whose houses were established prior to
1911 legislation requirements.
5:16 Marianne discusses how she gives general and planning advice to those who have heritage
listed properties.
6:14 How long a project takes to finish and Marianne’s love for work.
7:15 How The House Detective started and Marianne’s background.
8:36 Marianne shares her discoveries on Brisbane and Queensland’s architectural planning and the
personal stories of the people.
9:52 Marianne shares her opinion of the impact of social changes on urban planning.
10:46 On how Marianne uses old and modern methods of researching and the resources she utilizes.
12:55 Some crazy and interesting stories from Marianne’s research.
14:46 Marianne shares her passion for post war houses and mid-century modern style homes.
17:25 Heritage home listings being protected by legislation.
18:30 Different perspectives on heritage homes.