DOCOMOMO AUSTRALIA NEWS 

 - 14 SEPTEMBER 2020  -

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Heritage Council of NSW gave notice of its intention to consider listing the MLC Building in the State Heritage Register

The Heritage Council of NSW resolved, at its meeting of 1 September 2020, to give notice of its intention to consider listing MLC Building, North Sydney on the State Heritage Register in acknowledgment of its heritage significance to the people of New South Wales. This advice is in accordance with section 33(1)(a) of the Heritage … read more…

 

URGENT: Lodge a submission with the Heritage Council of NSW supporting MLC Building listing before October 8th 2020!

Dear Docomomo Australia members and readers, The Heritage Council of NSW resolved to consider listing the MLC Building on the State Heritage Register. Please see the attached notification letter. We urgently need you to lodge a submission with the Heritage Council supporting its listing before the closing of the public submission period on 8 October … read more…

 


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ACAHUCH and AIA Heritage Awards 2020 Panel / 15 September

Tuesday 15 Sep 2020 / 12:30pm – 2pm Please note: Zoom details will be sent upon registration at intervals of 48 hours prior, 12 hours prior, and 10 minutes prior. For information prior, please click the ‘View Links’ button in the Eventbrite app or web platform upon receipt of registration email. Join Professor Philip Goad … read more…

 

Petition: Save the River Pavilion in Fairfield Park by Carter Couch

City of Yarra is about to demolish a significant portion of the important River Pavilion to Fairfield Park by Carter and Couch – Kennedy Nolan, a Melbourne architecture practice, has launched a Change.org campaign to ensure its retention or relocation. City of Yarra is set to demolish a significant portion of the important River Pavilion … read more…

Seidler + Nervi: Talks and Walking tour of the Edmund Barton Building / Canberra

Seidler + Nervi: Walking tour (exterior) of the Edmund Barton Building (1970-74) Canberra Design Festival,Tuesday 10 November, 6-7pm$35, tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=655458&Meet at the corner of Kings Ave and Blackall St, Barton ACT 2600 (Edmund Barton Building) Discover the unexpected Italian affinities of Harry Seidler’s Edmund Barton Building (1970-74) with Paolo Stracchi, architectural technology lecturer, University of … read more…

 

Book / The Australian Ugliness at 60

In 2020, the Robin Boyd Foundation is celebrating the 60th anniversary of Robin’s publication of The Australian Ugliness. Published in 1960, it has become canon for Australia’s built-environment and design practitioners and academics. Following on a successful year of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Robin, as one of Australia’s most influential architects, … read more…

Register: Beaurepaire Pool and Gymnasium | 1954-57 | VIC

Beaurepaire Centre Design: Eggleston, MacDonald & Secomb Construction: 1954-57 Location: University of Melbourne, Parkville campus, Melbourne Professor Hannah Lewi: The Beaurepaire Pool and Gymnasium is a highly awarded example of modern architecture and art, united to create a special place in the lead up to Melbourne hosting the Olympic Games in 1956. The pool was instigated and … read more…

 

 

Register: Lobster Bay House | 1971-72 | NSW

LOBSTER BAY HOUSE DESIGNER: IAN MCKAY CONSTRUCTION: 1971-72 LOCATION: PRETTY BEACH, NEW SOUTH WALES Professor Philip Goad: Rarely seen and little known, even within the architectural profession, this house designed for the photographer David Moore is one of Ian McKay’s best residential designs. It incorporates a series of geometrically derived shed-like forms that nestle comfortably into a … read more…

 

 

City of Melbourne lists over 100 buildings following extensive heritage review of CBD

Following years of assessment and conversation, the Hoddle Grid Heritage Review, prepared by Context Heritage Architects, is up for consideration by City of Melbourne councillors, recommending permanent heritage controls for over 130 buildings in Melbourne’s CBD. Image Source: HGHR Report, Context Heritage Architects Commissioned by Greens councillor Rohan Leppert in 2015, The Hoddle Grid Heritage … read more…

 

 

Twentieth Century Society Lectures Online

The British Twentieth Century Society has released online a number of very interesting lectures about Architectural Styles I: 30’s Modernism with Alan Powers Following the success of our 2017 series ‘A Style Guide to Twentieth Century Architecture’, this is our first lecture in our new series of online lectures about Architectural Styles, led by Dr. … read more…

Free Architecture Films Online with Dado and Robin Boyd Foundation

Dado Online: More Free Architecture Films DaDo, the film society of the Robin Boyd Foundation, have published links to a list of free architectural and design films in lieu of their 2020 film season.  Featuring the works of architectural giants including Murcutt, Utzon, Eames, Seidler, Foster, Pei and more. Check it out at DaDo online.   
 

Book / SRIA Guide to Historical Steel Reinforcement in Australia

 

The Steel Reinforcement Institute of Australia (SRIA)’s has published a new Guide to Historical Steel Reinforcement in Australia. This unique Guide has been developed to assist designers in preserving historic reinforced concrete structures by providing the properties of earlier steel materials. It covers achievements in reinforced concrete with key projects from the very beginning in Australia … read more…

 







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