Legacy and Style
In 1899, Barnet published Architectural work in Sydney, New South Wales, 1788-1899.
Barnet’s work was significantly influenced by the Italian Renaissance. He had little time for the new styles of architecture becoming fashionable in Sydney at the end of the nineteenth century, particularly those that followed American trends. Barnet was also critical of domestic architectural fashions, cluttered with what he saw as useless ornamentation, and “surmounted with blazing red tiles from France.”
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