April 2011
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RBA staff appointments, travels and studies
Director Roger Beeston, was appointed as a Heritage Advisor to the Melbourne City Council towards the end of last year.
India
Architectural historian, Anthony Hemingway, recently traveled to India as part of a team from AusHeritage – Australia’s international cultural heritage network. The team visited a number of sites, firstly to Santiniketan, north of Calcutta (Kolcatta), to collaborate...
Projects underway, Autumn 2011
Ensor
Work has begun at ‘Ensor’, Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, a property owned by the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. RBA have been commissioned by the hospital to document and manage the refurbishment of the roofs and facade of the substantial double storey Victorian villa. The building was designed c1874-5 by architects Crouch and Wilson, whose other well-known projects...
December 2010
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What we're working on
Laveter House relocation, Assisi Centre, Rosanna
Anyone been watching Mega Moves on SBS? RBA is gearing up to relocate a historic Queen Anne era house (pictured below) in early 2011, to enable the redevelopment of the Assisi aged care facility. Stay tuned for more details!
Keith Haring mural - conservation
RBA has been commissioned by Arts Victoria to prepare a Conservation Management...
November 2010
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Hello and goodbye ...
End-of-year madness is almost upon us and before it descends, we thought we’d take the time to share with you a few recent developments at RBA.
Not long ago we said farewell to staff member Anna James, who has jetted off to explore the world. We wish Anna all the best on her travel adventures!
We have since welcomed a new staff member, Emi Whyte, a recent graduate of architecture from...
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National Architecture Week 2010 - Pecha Kucha...
National Architecture Week took place in the last week of October and staff member Eleanor Chapman was involved in coordinating a Pecha Kucha night at BMW Edge, Fed Square, as part of the festivities.
Speakers took the stage to explore the place of architecture in your city, your neighbourhood and your home. In Australia, the apparent contribution of architects to society is small, with only a...
June 2010
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RBA has a new home on the web!
RBA Architects + Conservation Consultants is pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website! The site brings you a selection of design and heritage management projects completed by RBA over 15+ years in operation, and profiles our team, our services and our values. We’ll be keeping you posted with the latest news from our office in this section, so feel free to check in here for...
Singapore Cottage restoration featured in The Age
Builder unearths gold rush cottage JENNY BROWN June 29, 2010
Once an eyesore, the refurbished Singapore Cottage is now of state significance What appeared to be a dump turned out to be a historic prefab from Singapore. Anthony Morton became an accidental champion of heritage when, on the way to bowling over ‘‘a ramshackle dump’’ in South Melbourne, he complied with a heritage sign-off...