On 29/08/2021 14:50, Yuri Sos wrote:
> Yes, the creative design people have gone berserk on the upper storeys and roof as well.

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/2123_2058_2129_swanston_latrobe_a7r3_12286.jpg

>

> Aah, so perhaps you can answer: "What does the green shaving foam represent?"


RMIT has a very good school of architecture and they have been able to persuade a few Vice Chancellors to erect striking buildings (monuments?) - especially along the Swanston St frontage.

Looking at your picture, the classical Storey Hall (built as the Hibernian Hall in1887) and the red brick Singer Building (as in sewing machines) are both heritage listed.

They also both had major access problems limiting their usefulness.

The initial solution for Storey Hall was to demolish a non-descript building south of the hall and build what amounted to a foyer with lifts at the side of the hall in 1996.  It was nicknamed the Bat Cave for obvious reasons.  The result internally is a really good and useful space.

When the time came to improve access to the Singer building (which basically involved internal re-building to re-level the ground floor and basement) it was seen as an extension of the Storey Hall annexe and the green shaving foam design (nicknamed "The Brain") is supposed to create an organic link between the two buildings.

Mal Rowe - getting back on topic by attaching a pic from the 'window box' protruding from the front of the Storey Hall annexe.