5 October 2014:

#modernism and #gumtrees at the #baillieulibrary at #melbourneuniversity, a very long facade of rather typical curtain wall, but impressive. Designed by the office of JD Scarborough, it was actually built in two stages, with the southern part completed 1959, which has nice double height spaces and an interesting 1/2 spiral stair; the northern part was added c1967, with slightly less refined framing, somehow not nearly as aged either. There’s a plan to demolish that end, so as to expand and install an auto book retrieval system – so much for that great long wall. Not heritage listed apparently. 2024 update : well that never happened thankfully, instead the interiors have been progressively updated, seem to recall it was somewhat intact before. Still not heritage listed.

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