Since I took this shot in 2019 a development by @sixdegreesarchitects was announced, which I thought maybe has been built, but no I think these are the renders used for presale. At least they’re keeping or rebuilding part of the roof over the first floor front units. I recall an early design for this side … Continue reading Some near facadism in Sydney Road. →

Original post 7 April 2017: Melbourne's women-only #LyceumClub, a rare city work by a #femalearchitect, from 1959 - #EllisonHarvie, from #StephensonTurner. Major works going on, a bit worrying because it's not (yet) #heritagelisted, but a woman who said she was the president asked me why I was taking photos, looked pleased when I said I … Continue reading Lyceum Club →

Repost from 2017: The Port Authority building, built as the Harbour Trust, completed in 1931 (it was started just before the depression hit - must've seemed a bit OTT by then). But beautifully proportioned, practically cubic, dominated by those great #giantorder #ioniccolumns and great big cornice. Architects #sydneysmithoggandserpell. Converted to flats in 2000 after a … Continue reading Port Authority Building, Market Street, 1931 →

Original post 5 April 2018 St Ignatius Richmond, one of the largest (along with St Mary North Melb) and with that spire certainly the most prominent of any Melbourne church apart from the two main cathedrals. Designed by #WilliamWardell, who was the chief of the #PublicWorksDepartment ‘with a right to private practice’, and he did … Continue reading St Ignatius, Richmond. →

Original post 5 April 2021: The fabulous #MiltonHouse in #FlindersLane, with unique #ArtNouveau details, thought to be, and probably are, by #RobertHaddon, early champion of the #ArtsAndCrafts, but basically a creative genius - the architects are officially #SydneySmithAndOgg, but the details arnt seen on any other of their work, but can be seen on Eastbourne … Continue reading Milton House, Flinders Lane, 1901 →

Repost 2018: A good shot ? Yes I think so (straightened but otherwise #unedited). #CenturyBuilding, #MarcusBarlow, 1939, a #Moderne companion to his #ManchesterUnity 7 years earlier other end of the block ! Barlow was the chosen architect for the #HoweyEstate which owned the entire 1/4 of a city block since, well, the beginning, in 1837. … Continue reading Century Building and Century Theatre →

A reminder to @metrotunnelvic that they’ve promised to keep and return this sculpture (not sure about the shop one) - this is what I said in 2018 : The Charles Bush #sculpture (right term ?) on the front of the #PortPhillipArcade, built 1961, designed by JFW Ballantyne. The sculpture is to be 'considered' for removal … Continue reading Sculpture, Port Phillip Arcade, 1961 →

The #BendigoHotel in #JohnstonStreetCollingwood looked so much more interesting #unpainted; though it’s still interesting ! One of the best almost #ArtNouveau pubs in Victoria, by #SydneySmithAndOgg, who did many pubs, often with turrets (but here there’s two), usually with baroque/classical decoration, but sometimes Art Nouveau, which may be from #RobertHaddon, who was known to have … Continue reading Art Nouveau in Collingwood- Bendigo Hotel, 1911. →

Original post 3 April 2019: I was involved (somehow) about 8 years ago when the tram top was being planned here, and tried to get it moved a bit further to the left, but there was gas line in the way…but it doesn’t look too bad. @ Luna Park Melbourne

Deltham, 1936, #EsmondDorney, Meredith St, Elwood; not great shots with all the shadows, but you get the picture. Dorney’s Art Deco was quite distinctive, he liked curves in his plans (here is the stairwell), and the top has complex rectangular stuff going on. The top floor front flat sold in 2017 for $1.2 mill (😮).