The 1930s and 1940s Canberra was little more than a country town during the 1930s, with a population of around 10,000. In 1941 there were …
Canberra’s heritage nomination backlog beginning to shift
A large backlog of nominations to the ACT Heritage Register has been building up over the past decade. During that time the RAIA has nominated …
Going once, going twice…still going…
In July we wrote about the then-imminent sale of the Robin Boyd House II in South Yarra: the auction scheduled for 21 July was postponed …
Recent Twentieth Century heritage press coverage
It’s been pleasing to see some coverage of twentieth century heritage in the mainstream media lately. ABC TV’s The Collectors aired a segment on 7 …
Robin Boyd Foundation to sell Robin Boyd House 2
On 22 June, 2007 the Directors of the Robin Boyd Foundation announced their decision to sell the Robin Boyd House II in Walsh Street, South …
9th World Congress on Art Deco
In April 2007, the Art Deco Society will host the 9th World Congress on Art Deco in Melbourne. The 2007 Congress will be held from …
‘The finest building in the National Capital’ — a bridge
As I drive or ride over Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, I often think of Sir Robert Menzies—no, really. Menzies thought the Bridge was the ‘finest building …