Australian Modern - Keith Murdoch Gallery - State Library of Victoria

By the mid-twentieth century, Stephenson & Turner grew to become one of the largest architectural practices in the Southern Hemisphere. The architecture of prosperity formed the backbone of the practice after World War II as Stephenson & Turner's function-driven approach to design problem solving was applied to large-scale developments in industry, commerce, education and housing.

Indicative of the scope and scale of their industrial projects, especially in the 1950s, are the Altona Refinery for Standard Vacuum Oil, the British Nylon Spinners factory, and development across five sites in Australia and New Zealand for General Motors Holden (including Dandenong). This work is complemented by significant office buildings such as curtain wall structures for Electrolytic Zinc Co. and Colonial Mutual Life Assurance.

At its peak, the firm employed some 3-400 staff, earning the tag of the 'colossus of Australian architectural practices'. First based in Melbourne, and then expanding to Sydney (1934-37), company offices were subsequently established in Newcastle (1947), Singapore (1949), Adelaide (1955) and in New Zealand, as a separate company from 1956, in Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin.

Change continued for Stephenson & Turner after the decease of the three founding principals in the 1960s. Expansion into Asia during the 1970s and 1980s included the establishment of offices or representatives in Indonesia and Hong Kong. Today the firm continues to operate, still based in Melbourne, initially under the practice of Castles, Stephenson & Turner (from 1995) and as CS&T Pty Ltd since 2000.

		AUSTRALIAN MODERN 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	AUSTRALIAN COLOSSUS By the mid-twentieth century, Stephenson & Turner grew to become one of the largest architectural practices in the Southern Hemisphere. The architecture of prosperity formed the backbone of the practice after World War II as Stephenson & Turner's function-driven approach to design problem solving was applied to large-scale developments in industry, commerce, education and housing. Indicative of the scope and scale of their industrial projects, especially in the 1950s, are the Altona Refinery for Standard Vacuum Oil, the British Nylon Spinners factory, and development across five sites in Australia and New Zealand for General Motors Holden (including Dandenong). This work is complemented by significant office buildings such as curtain wall structures for Electrolytic Zinc Co. and Colonial Mutual Life Assurance. At its peak, the firm employed some 3-400 staff, earning the tag of the 'colossus of Australian architectural practices'. First based in Melbourne, and then expanding to Sydney (1934-37), company offices were subsequently established in Newcastle (1947), Singapore (1949), Adelaide (1955) and in New Zealand, as a separate company from 1956, in Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin. Change continued for Stephenson & Turner after the decease of the three founding principals in the 1960s. Expansion into Asia during the 1970s and 1980s included the establishment of offices or representatives in Indonesia and Hong Kong. Today the firm continues to operate, still based in Melbourne, initially under the practice of Castles, Stephenson & Turner (from 1995) and as CS&T Pty Ltd since 2000.