Centennial Square Fountain, Rod Clack and Jack Wilkinson (c.1965)
The Emergence of Architectural Modernism in Victoria I: Town and Gown: Centennial Square and the Gordon Head Campus: Seminal Projects (1962-1972)
March 10 – May 2, 2011
Legacy Maltwood (at Mearns Centre – McPherson Library)
Curated by Martin Segger
In the early 1960s two large architectural projects emerged in Victoria which redefined the urban landscape. The development of the Gordon Head Campus in its garden landscape suburban setting repositioned Victoria College as it emerged as the new University of Victoria. On a smaller scale the completion of Centennial Square, with its mix of heritage restoration and stridently modern buildings, provided a new direction for the revitalization of Victoria’s urban core.
This exhibition explores how these two important projects developed, sharing a mix of local young architects, planners and designers. In the process they created a set of iconic buildings and settings which set local architectural and design directions that have profoundly influenced urban design in Victoria to the present day.
No accompanying catalogue
Similar Exhibitions:
- From a Modern Time: The Architectural Photography of Hubert Norbury (2009)
- The Emergence of Architectural Modernism II (2011-2012)
- Survival by Design (2017)
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