ACA FEATURES IN NEW CENTRAL MELBOURNE AXIS WALKING TOUR APP

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The Victorian chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects has launched an app showcasing the architectural story of Melbourne’s central axis for a general audience.

The app, titled Central Melbourne Axis Walking Tour, features Arthur’s commentary on two projects for which ACA are Heritage Architects: St Paul’s Cathedral and Manchester Unity Building

The Walking Tour also includes other projects ACA has been Heritage Architects for: The State Library (The Queen’s Hall & General Conservation Works), Melbourne City Baths (Conservation Works), and the Melbourne Town Hall (Portico Works, Main Hall Conservation Programme, Emergency Egress Strategies, and more).

Other featured buildings include: The Shrine of Remembrance, National Gallery of Victoria, MPavilion, Arts Centre Melbourne, Princes Bridge, Flinders Street Railway Station, Federation Square, Nicholas Building, The Capitol RMIT Theatre, Council House 2, Curtin House, QV Melbourne, RMIT Storey Hall & Green Brain, RMIT Rodda Lane, RMIT Swanston Academic Building, RMIT Design Hub and the Barak Building.

The tour includes commentaries from:

• Ian McDougall, LFRAIA  (ARM Architecture)

• Angelo Candalepas, LFRAIA  (Candalepas Associates)

• Elaine Chia  (CEO, Naomi Milgrom Foundation)

• Hamish Lyon, LFRAIA  (NH Architecture)

• Donald Bates, LFRAIA  (Lab Architecture Studio)

• Arthur Andronas, RAIA  (Andronas Conservation Architecture)

• Marc Dixon, RAIA  (Marc Dixon Architect)

• Jocelyn Chiew, FAILA RAIA  (City of Melbourne)

• Peter Malatt, LFRAIA  (Six Degrees)

• Stephen Webb, RAIA  (DesignInc)

• Ruth Wilson, LFRAIA  (Architectus)

• Howard Raggatt, LFRAIA  (ARM Architecture)

• Amelia Borg, RAIA  (Sibling Architecture)

• Carey Lyon, LFRAIA  (Lyons)

• Sean Godsell, LFRAIA  (Sean Godsell Architects)

Link to app here.

Mint Condition: the Hellenic Museum

Arthur Andronas, the director of Andronas Conservation Architecture, discusses the practice’s recent projects in an interview with the Hellenic Museum.

The interview can be found here: Mint Condition: An interview with Arthur Andronas (Hellenic Museum)

ACA team at Queens Hall State Library of Victoria. Photography: Casamento Photography

Finishing touches to the roof at St. James Church, Gardenvale...

A full reconstruction of the roof at St. James Church, Gardenvale is nearing completion. The roof and ceilings have been reconstructed to match the original appearance and detailing, while integrating a new structural system to contemporary construction standards.

The roof has been meticulously rebuilt by the SIDA Construction team and has now received its finishing touches with new Vermont Green slates (imported from USA) installed by P&S Roofing and associated flashings/rain goods installed by Techrest.

View from the top!

Views from the top of the Spire scaffold at St. Ignatius Church, Richmond.

Works commence to the Spire at St. Ignatius Church, Richmond

Project Update #01

The Spire of St Ignatius Church is undergoing works to protect and ensure the longevity of this historic and iconic architecture of Richmond.

The works to Spire include:

• Restoration of the exterior masonry of the spire, including tooling of delaminated stone, repointing of joints and tinting of tooled stone,

• Replacement of some concrete louvres to Belfry to match original,

• Monitor vertical cracking over the next 12 to 24 month period to ascertain whether movement is active,

• Carry out miscellaneous stormwater drainage repair works, including sealing the junction of downpipes to drains currently not sealed,

• Concrete repairs to internal concrete floors in spire, including cutting out and replacement of corroded reinforcement or cleaning and coating of corroded reinforcement; reinstatement of concrete section where there has been spalling or cutting back to expose more reinforcement; coating of the concrete top surface to prevent future water / moisture ingress, and epoxy fill crack to the Level 7 slab.

• Lightning conductor system inspection and repair as and if required

Works are expected to be completed in late 2021.

SBS radio interview - Just to be part of the team would be brilliant!

Wouldn’t it be great if Andronas Conservation Architecture could in fact assist in the conservation of Notre Dame?

Just to be part of the team would be brilliant!

Thank you to SBS Greek language program for their interest. Listen to the Greek language interview here.

Neos Kosmos article - Should we throw our hat into the ring?

The headline reads: ”Greek Melbourne Architect aspires to take on the task of restoring the damage to Notre Dame Paris.”

What do you think? Should we throw our hat into the ring?

Thanks to Neos Kosmos for the write up.

Video - St Joseph's Collingwood

St Joseph's Collingwood was gutted by fire in 2007.

Together with the parish community, we worked to restore it and here it stands in 2019 different to what it was, but still a living, functional church.

In light of last week's fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, it will be interesting to see what approach the architects and indeed the French authorities decide to take with its restoration.

Video by The Content Engine.

ABC radio interview - Notre Dame: what's next?

It was a real pleasure to be interviewed by Lisa Pellegrino on ABC Radio Melbourne in the aftermath of the Notre Dame fire, to discuss the question that everyone was asking: what happens now?

ABC TV interview - What's next for Notre Dame?

Thanks to Joe O'Brien and ABC News for the opportunity to discuss the future of Notre Dame Cathedral, following this week's devastating fire.