Building 70 (Sydney Manefield Building)

Website

https://web.archive.org/web/20240222095539/https://www.rmit.edu.au/maps/melbourne-city-campus/building-70

Summary

According to Edquist and Grierson (2008, p. 152) Building 70 underwent a major rebuild designed by architecture firm Reed Mussen Styant-Brown. It was officially opened as the Sydney Manefield Building on 21 May 1991 (Openline, 6 June 1991, pp. 4-5).

Archival Resources

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

• Openline - RMIT Magazine 1988 - 2005, 1988 - 2005, Series S0082; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

Published Resources

Books

• Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008; Openline - RMIT Magazine 1988 - 2005, 1988 - 2005, Series S0082; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives.

Created: 20 June 2024, Last modified: 26 February 2026