3 August 2014 :

The super stylish Beaurepaire Centre at #melbourneuniversity; used for training during the #melbourneolympics in 1956 but not officially opened until 1957. Designed by Eggleston MacDonald & Secomb, it features jaunty abstract patterned tiling by Leonard French, who also painted the futurist style mural over the rounded feature thing in the gym space upstairs. The #pool is so open – the #portalframe just goes right through to outside ! Huge sheets of glass.

That part closed in 1999, but luckily #melbourneuniversity eventually decided to repair restore and upgrade instead, works by @lovellchen, reopened 2005 only $5mill later. Looks great.

Named after Frank Beaurepaire who donated the $ for the place, and won swimming medals himself at the olympics in 1908 and 1924, was an MP and lord mayor and founded the eponymous auto repair co. (still going) and died a few months before the melb games ! Didnt know any of that.

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