Bunkers, Brutalism & Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry
Heritage Council of Victoria and Open House Melbourne present a BBC FOUR two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in homage to a style that he sees as brave, bold and bloody-minded.
Rodney Disney Davidson AO OBE LLB, passed away 13/4/2016, aged 83.
The January Registrations by the Heritage Council of Victoria included:
The fourth joint NSW-Vic registration of a Murray River bridge. The Old Cobram-Barooga, a two-span de Burgh truss bridge with a central single, vertical-lift opening span supported on cast iron piers, was the only border crossing fully funded by Victoria. It was constructed in 1902 by the Victorian bridge-building firm of JB and W Farquharson.
The 2016 Heritage Address was held on Thursday 21 April at Melbourne Museum featuring Museums Victoria CEO Dr J Patrick Greene OBE speaking on “A Heritage Journey in Three Chapters”.
Ian Hay McGregor Lonie, 30/10/1940 – 16/2/2016
It is with sadness that members of the Heritage Council of Victoria note the passing of Ian Lonie
Ian was a long serving member of the Historic Buildings Preservation Council, the predecessor of the HCV.
