Posts Tagged ‘1969’
AMP Square: 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne
AMP Square's main tower at 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne viewed from the corner of Bourke and William streets
This 26 storey 113 metre building was completed in 1969. Constructed on part of the site of John Sanderson & Co. woolbroking premises, St. James Building, 111 William Street, a large five storey second empire building which spanned an entire city block.
Posted in City of Melbourne, Melbourne 3000, Skyscraper (13+ storeys) | 
Tags: 1960s, 1969, 20th century, 26 storey, amp, bates smart, bates smart mccutcheon, bourke street melbourne, cor-ten, eero saarinen, john sanderson, modern architecture, office building, public art, sculpture, skidmore owings & merrill, william street melbourne | 
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Old Age Building: 250 Spencer Street, Melbourne (demolished 2014)
Old Age Building: 250 Spencer Street, Melbourne
The Old Age building on Spencer Street was purpose built for and occupied by The Age for over 40 years and is a redevelopment site. The building has gained notoriety for its uncompromising architecture and has been dubbed an eyesore by many. It has also earned the nickname (with political undertones) “Spencer Street Soviet” by Jeff Kennett former Premier of Victoria.1
Posted in City of Melbourne, Low-rise (1-5 storeys), Melbourne 3000 | Tags: 1960s, 1969, 20th century, 4 storey, axiom properties limited, brutalism, corbusian windows, industry superannuation property trust, international stlye, lonsdale street melbourne, modern, office building, spencer street melbourne, the age | No Comments »
Northbank Place: 525-565 Flinders Street, Melbourne