Building 55 (George Thompson Building) (1968 - )

From
1968
Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20231004001746/https://www.rmit.edu.au/maps/melbourne-city-campus/building-55
Summary

The construction of Building 55, or the George Thompson Building, was commenced in 1966 and completed in 1968 (Edquist and Grierson, 2008, p. 94). The building was named after George D. Thompson, vice president of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Council from 1963 to 1968 (RMIT University, undated). According to Murray-Smith and Dare (1987, p. 366) the full name for the building was the George Thompson School of Foundry Technology.

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
  • Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987. Details

Webpages

Images

Title
George Thompson School of Foundry Technology - Artists Sketch - Buildings - Technical College Buildings
Type
Image
Date
c. 1965
Control
Item no. PH2.12.48:01, Series S0462
Source
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

Details

Title
George Thompson School of Foundry Technology - Completed - Buildings - Technical College Buildings
Type
Image
Date
1968
Control
Item no. PH2.12.17, Series S0462
Source
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

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; Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987; RMIT University, Building 55 (George Thompson Building), Melbourne, Victoria, undated. Also available at https://web.archive.org/web/20231004001746/https://www.rmit.edu.au/maps/melbourne-city-campus/building-55.

Created: 16 December 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024