THE ARCHITECTURE OF STEPHENSON & TURNER
For Health & Prosperity
Birth of a Practice
A Revolution for Health
Simplicity & Scale
Promise & Prosperity
On the World Stage
Australian Colossus
A Spirit of Progress
The Getting of Wisdom
Keith Murdoch Gallery
Friday 12 March -
Sunday 6 June 2004
Exhibition details
Book details
Free Exhibition
Friday 12 March - Sunday 6 June 2004
Open daily 10am - 5pm
Closed public holidays
Restaurant balcony at sunset,
E. S. & A. Bank, Royal Bank Branch,
Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria,
Stephenson & Turner, 1938-42
Photographer: Wolfgang Sievers
Pictures Collection, State Library of Victoria
The exhibition documents the oeuvre of the architectural firm that has been described as the ‘colossus of Australian architectural practices’. The firm’s work extends into every aspect of Victorian cultural life, from hospitals, banks and factories, to universities, state and religious buildings, and residential designs. Founded in Melbourne under the name of Stephenson & Meldrum, the firm’s groundbreaking works revolutionised health facility design and created many of Melbourne’s architectural landmarks: the (recently demolished) MCG Members’ Stand, and the St Vincent’s, Mercy, Freemasons’, Royal Melbourne and Royal Children’s hospitals.
Drawn mostly from the Library’s own collection, the exhibition explores the firm’s contribution to the architectures of health and prosperity, and, in particular, examines the pivotal role Stephenson & Turner played in importing and developing architectural modernism in Australia. exhibition
INSIDE THE EXHIBITION - FREE TALKS
Join exhibition curator, Rowan Wilken for an introduction to Australian Modern: The Architecture of Stephenson & Turner. Rowan will provide an insight into this prolific firm as well as background into the involved process of re-housing the Stephenson & Turner archive, featured in this exhibition, following its donation to the State Library of Victoria in 1994.
Meet in Front Foyer, Entry 1, 328 Swanston Street
Free Bookings essential: 03 8664 7016 (places are limited)
Tuesday 16 March, 11am – 12 noon
Seniors Festival special
Enjoy a free morning tea
Wednesday 24 March, 2–3 pm
Saturday 17 April, 3–4 pm
MODERNISM, METROPOLIS, MELBOURNE
Don’t miss this forum examining the crucial role Stephenson & Turner played in developing architectural modernism in an Australian context. Forum participants include Philip Goad, Deputy Dean of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne; Julie Willis, Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design and History at the University of Melbourne; and Ann Stephen, art historian and Curator of Social History at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
Chaired by Shane Carmody, Director Collections and Services, State Library of Victoria.
Tuesday 30 March, 6.30–7.45pm
Village Roadshow Theatrette
Entry 3, La Trobe Street
$12/$10
Bookings essential: 03 8664 7016
For Foundation members
Prior to the forum enjoy a free private drinks function with Philip Goad, Julie Willis, Ann Stephen and exhibition curator Rowan Wilken.
Tuesday 30 March, 5.45–6.30pm
Conference Centre
Entry 3, La Trobe Street
Free Bookings essential: 03 8664 7016
A MODERN VIEW
A unique opportunity to hear Wolfgang Sievers in conversation with exhibition curator, Rowan Wilken, and freelance curator and writer, Michael Galimany. Wolfgang Sievers, acclaimed Melbourne photographer, was commissioned by Stephenson & Turner to document several of their building projects.
Tuesday 27 April, 6.30–7.45pm
Conference Centre
Entry 3, La Trobe Street
$12/$10
Bookings essential: 03 8664 7016
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