Building 2 (School of Art) (1916 - )

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1916
Website
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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).

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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

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