Building 2 (School of Art) (1916 - )
- From
- 1916
- Website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240222014722/https://www.rmit.edu.au/maps/melbourne-city-campus/building-2
- Summary
Building 2 was designed by the Public Works Department and is comparable to contemporary British industrial architecture. The building was completed in 1916 (Argus, 6 July 1916, p. 8; Age, 6 July 1916, p. 6). It housed the School of Applied Art, which was opened on 25 January 1917 by the Governor of Victoria Sir Arthur Stanley (Edquist and Grierson, 2008, p. 22).
Related Entities
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
Newspaper Articles
- 'Working Men's College - Annual Demonstration', The Age, 6 July 1916, p. 6. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155166605. Details
- 'Technical Education - Vigorous Policy Indicated - Working Men's College', The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria), 6 July 1916, p. 8. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1623050. Details
Images
- Title
- Laying of Foundation Stone - Building 2
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1915
- Creator
- RMIT University Photographer
- Control
- 2867; PH5.1.003:01
- Source
- RMIT University Library
- Title
- Opening of Building 2 (Applied Art) - Events and Exhibitions - Unveilings and Openings
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1917
- Control
- Item no. PH5.1.079:01, Series S0462
- Source
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives
- Title
- Latrobe Street - Building 2 & Foresters Hall - Buildings - General Campus and Aerial
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1965
- Control
- Item no. PH2.2.051:01, Series S0462
- Source
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives
- Title
- Latrobe Street Foresters Hall & Building 2 - Buildings - General Campus and Aerial
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1977
- Control
- Item no. PH2.2.101, Series S0462
- Source
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Technical Education - Vigorous Policy Indicated - Working Men's College', The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria), 6 July 1916, p. 8. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1623050; 'Working Men's College - Annual Demonstration', The Age, 6 July 1916, p. 6. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155166605; 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.
Created: 14 December 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024