Comments on: Lonsdale House should be saved http://blog.adonline.id.au/lonsdale-house/ Adam Dimech's blog Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:28:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adrian http://blog.adonline.id.au/lonsdale-house/comment-page-1/#comment-1568 Adrian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:31:42 +0000 http://blog.adonline.id.au/?p=390#comment-1568 It's got only a few months i think It’s got only a few months i think

]]> By: Adrian http://blog.adonline.id.au/lonsdale-house/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Adrian Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:31:20 +0000 http://blog.adonline.id.au/?p=390#comment-1567 It's looking rather sad as the days go by. Demolition people are already putting the frame around it. It’s looking rather sad as the days go by.
Demolition people are already putting the frame around it.

]]> By: Charlie Powell http://blog.adonline.id.au/lonsdale-house/comment-page-1/#comment-890 Charlie Powell Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:11:47 +0000 http://blog.adonline.id.au/?p=390#comment-890 The building may not be the best example of Art Deco or streamline Moderne, but as its replacement is just a glass box, I feel that there is no reason why, the façade of the building at least could not be saved. Surely if creating jobs is the issue here then more jobs would be needed to save the façade while building behind it. I do not agree in any circumstances that a building should be replaced with something less significant, especially as like you have stated that it is part of a larger picture, a heritage streetscape. Charlie England. The building may not be the best example of Art Deco or streamline Moderne, but as its replacement is just a glass box, I feel that there is no reason why, the façade of the building at least could not be saved.

Surely if creating jobs is the issue here then more jobs would be needed to save the façade while building behind it. I do not agree in any circumstances that a building should be replaced with something less significant, especially as like you have stated that it is part of a larger picture, a heritage streetscape.

Charlie

England.

]]> By: Alison http://blog.adonline.id.au/lonsdale-house/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Alison Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:44:36 +0000 http://blog.adonline.id.au/?p=390#comment-886 Thanks for the interesting article, Adam. As a bus traveller, I will miss this building enormously. I've always enjoyed looking at it while waiting. Something about the sum is greater than its parts? The Myer building will be less impressive without its companion next door. Thanks for the interesting article, Adam. As a bus traveller, I will miss this building enormously. I’ve always enjoyed looking at it while waiting. Something about the sum is greater than its parts? The Myer building will be less impressive without its companion next door.

]]> By: ArtDecoBuildings http://blog.adonline.id.au/lonsdale-house/comment-page-1/#comment-884 ArtDecoBuildings Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:44:28 +0000 http://blog.adonline.id.au/?p=390#comment-884 Excellent article. Lays it all out for anyone to see. Well done. David Excellent article. Lays it all out for anyone to see. Well done.
David

]]> By: Sean http://blog.adonline.id.au/lonsdale-house/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Sean Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:33:01 +0000 http://blog.adonline.id.au/?p=390#comment-876 Great post - but hope and blogging are not enough Adam. People need to take action on this. You're right though, streetscapes are important. We've already lost enough and if every B heritage listed building and streetscape was demolished in Melbourne and we only had A heritage listed buildings left, our city would be a sterile collection of shopping malls and office towers lacking any interest or character. BTW, the tower and its role in the overall composition of the building is significant. None of the streamline moderne buildings you mentioned are as good exterior examples of early 20th century Futurist architecture from pre World War II. The subject of futurism was not unfortunately not raised by Heritage Victoria. Aside from the interior of Burley Griffin's capitol theatre, this is one of the few remaining examples. I'd challenge anyone to provide a few more to prove me wrong .... Great post – but hope and blogging are not enough Adam. People need to take action on this. You’re right though, streetscapes are important. We’ve already lost enough and if every B heritage listed building and streetscape was demolished in Melbourne and we only had A heritage listed buildings left, our city would be a sterile collection of shopping malls and office towers lacking any interest or character. BTW, the tower and its role in the overall composition of the building is significant. None of the streamline moderne buildings you mentioned are as good exterior examples of early 20th century Futurist architecture from pre World War II. The subject of futurism was not unfortunately not raised by Heritage Victoria. Aside from the interior of Burley Griffin’s capitol theatre, this is one of the few remaining examples. I’d challenge anyone to provide a few more to prove me wrong ….

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