Stephen Batey discovered Lend Lease Homes while completing a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Technology, Sydney. Now a registered architect, he lives with his family in Newcastle and works for EJE Architecture on heritage and conservation projects. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle researching Lend Lease Homes.
Stephen Batey's Latest contributions
Revisited: Beachcomber Mk II by Nino Sydney
Pragmatic, cost-effective and assuredly modern, the Beachcomber by Nino Sydney was one of Lend Lease Homes’ many designs to emerge in the project home boom of the 1960s. Today, the Beachcombers that remain – including this cherished Mk II in the Blue Mountains – are reminders of Nino’s aspiration to make affordable, well-designed homes available to more people.
Carlingford Homes Fair 50th anniversary tour
Stephen Batey revisits the site of the 1962 housing fair that shaped suburban Sydney.
