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Architecture of Australia

27 January 2010
1910 – Offices, New Zealand Insurance Co., Brisbane, Queensland

1910 – Offices, New Zealand Insurance Co., Brisbane, Queensland

Architect: Hall & Dods Completed in 1909 or early 1910, and later destroyed.

08 September 2009
1910 – Proposed Anglican Church, Laidley, Queensland

1910 – Proposed Anglican Church, Laidley, Queensland

Architect: Hall & Dods Perspective View with Plan published in The Building News, September 16th 1910.

08 September 2009
1929 – Parliament House, Melbourne, Victoria

1929 – Parliament House, Melbourne, Victoria

Architect: Peter Kerr In the early 1850s a competition was held for a design for the building, but all the entries were rejected and the government architect, Charles Pasley, came up with a...

08 September 2009
1930 – Brisbane City Hall, Queensland

1930 – Brisbane City Hall, Queensland

Architect: Hall & Prentice The City Hall was once the tallest building in Brisbane. Designed by Hall & Prentice, the foundation stone was laid in July 1920, and it was opened in 1930....

07 September 2009
1932 – Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales

1932 – Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales

Architect: J.J.C. Bradfield It was as early as 1815 that Francis Greenway proposed building a bridge from the northern to the southern shore of the harbour. It took some time for this to...

08 September 2009
1935 – Swan Hill Town Hall, Victoria

1935 – Swan Hill Town Hall, Victoria

Fine town hall with Art Deco detailing.

07 September 2009
1941 – National War Memorial, Canberra, Australia

1941 – National War Memorial, Canberra, Australia

Architect: Emil Sodersteen / John Crust A competition for the design of the memorial was conducted in 1925-26, however none of the entries received met all of the competition conditions and no winner...

07 September 2009
1952 – Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, New South Wales

1952 – Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, New South Wales

Architect: W.H. Withers / W.D.H. Baxter Government architect W.H. Withers began work on the building plans in 1939 for the Maritime Services Board (MSB) building. Work resumed in 1944 under government architect W.D.H....

07 September 2009
1959 – Shine Dome, Canberra, Australia

1959 – Shine Dome, Canberra, Australia

Architect: Grounds, Romberg and Boyd The Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome has been a Canberra landmark since its construction in 1959. Reflecting some of the more adventurous architectural ideas of that time,...