Discover Brisbane ArchitectureConcept & Images: Chris Osborne Introduction: Margaret Ward & Robyn Booth

Brisbane buildings reflect the boom and bust cycle of an economy driven by cultural and political change. The 20th century brought great change particularly to buildings of the Brisbane CBD. While this happened at a breathtaking pace we are fortunate enough to have a wide variety of 20th century buildings which exhibit significant architectural detail and are worthy of recognition. The aim of this guide is to provide a resource in the form of a guided walk through the CBD. This is not a comprehensive or accredited list, but simply a selection of buildings dating from the early years of Modernism in the 1930s, extending through to the 1980s, when Brisbane was being noticed internationally. Whether you spend time in the CBD making your way to work, hurrying down Albert Street to QUT, visiting the Riverside markets or taking in some retail therapy, look around you. The buildings and their designers deserve your attention.

Recommended reference material:

Architecture in Brisbane: Graham De Gruchy (1988) ISBN 0864390785

Buildings of Queensland: RAIA Weller E J A (1959) Jacaranda Press

Brisbane’s Commercial Heritage 1900-1940: Helen Bennett (2002) ISBN 098625573

A Short History of Brisbane Architecture: Patrick Bingham-Hall (2001) ISBN 0957756097

2 State Library Extension Features Glass Mosaic by Lindsay Edwards & Sculpture by Leonard Shillam 159 William St Public Works Dept 1959

8 The Chifley at Lennons (Former Lennons Hotel) 66 Queen St Mall Littlemore & Associates 1973

16 Westpac Bank Building Features Sculpture by Lennard Shillam 1970 260 Queen St Cook & Kerrison with Prangley & Crofts 1970

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William St (Cnr Margaret St) Lund Hutton Ryan Morton 1987

2 StateLibraryExtension 159 William St Public Works Dept 1959 (Features Glass Mosaic by Lindsay Edwards & Sculpture by Leonard Shillam)

3 VictoriaBridge Victoria Bridge 1969

GeorGe Street4 231GeorgeStBuilding 231 George St

GA Blackburn & EF Devenport 1957 (Former Friendly Society Building)

5 DistrictCourtBuilding 304 George St Bligh Jessup Bretnall 1970 SupremeCourtBuilding Bligh Jessup Bretnall & Partners 1981

6 McDonnell&EastBuilding 414 George St Stage 1 Hall & Prentice 1912 Stage 2 TR Hall 1928

Queen Street7 WestpacBank 33 Queen St (Cnr George St)

Hall & Devereux 1929 (Former Bank of nSW)

8 TheChifleyatLennons 66 Queen St Mall Littlemore & Associates 1973 (Former Lennons Hotel) new Queen St Façade Conrad & Gargett 1988

9 MyerCentre 91 Queen St Mall Malone Buchan Laird & Bawden 1988

10 QueenStMall (Stage 1) Queen St Mall Robin Gibson & Partners 1982 QueenStMall(Stage 2) Queen St Mall Malone Buchan Laird & Bawden 1988 QueenStMall Redesigned pavilions, shade structures & underground bus stn City Design John Mainwaring 2000

11 BrisbaneArcade 160 Queen St Mall Richard Gailey 1928

12 RegentTheatre (Foyer) 167 Queen St Mall Hollingshed & Gailey 1930 Theatre Refurbishment: Powell, Dods & Thorpe 1979

13 Wintergarden Stage 1 171-209 Queen St Mall Robin Gibson & Partners 1984 Stage 2 (and Hilton Hotel) Harry Seidler & Partners 1987

14 Tattersall’sClub 215 Queen St Stage 1 Hall & Prentice 1925 Stage 2 Hall & Phillips 1938 and Stage 3 Hall & Phillips 1949

15 MacArthurChambers 229 Queen St Hall & Cooke 1934 (Former Australian Mutual & Provident Society Building)

16 WestpacBankBuilding 260 Queen St Cook & Kerrison with Prangley & Crofts 1970 (Features Sculpture by Lennard Shillam 1970)

17 PostOfficeSquare 280 Queen St Robin Gibson & Partners 1982

18 ManorApartments 289 Queen St Hennesy, Hennesy & Co 1931

19 CentralPlaza 345 Queen St K Kurokawa & Associates with Peddle Thorp 1988 (Features swinging crane mechanism rooftop)

20 SingaporeAirlines 344 Queen St Thynne, Denham & Associates 1967 (Former MMi Building , new street facade)

21 ANLBuilding 379 Queen St Prangley & Crofts 1966 (Former Pearl Assurance Building)

eaGle Street22 RiversideCentre 123 Eagle St

Harry Seidler 1987 (Features Foyer Sculpture,‘Winter Wind’ by norman Carlberg)

23 AMPPlace 10 Eagle St Peddle Thorp & Harvey 1979

25 WaterfrontPlace 1 Eagle St Cameron Chisholm nicol 1989

Creek Street24 ComalcoPlace 12 Creek St

Peddle Thorpe & Harvey 1987

adelaide Street26 CommonwealthChambers 313 Adelaide St

Douglas Daly Bottger 1984

27 DesmondChambers 303 Adelaide St Atkinson & McLay 1913

28 NationalBankHouse 255 Adelaide St (100 Creek St) Conrad & Gargett 1976

29 CommonwealthGovernmentOffices 232 Adelaide St JS Murdoch, Commonwealth Works Department Architect 1931-1933-1949

30 QueensPlaza 149 Adelaide St Atkinson & Conrad 1930-1936 (Former Finney isles Dept Store)

31 GrantThorntonBuilding 102 Adelaide St Commonwealth Dept of Works 1973 (Former Reserve Bank Building)

32 BrisbaneCityHall King George Square Hall & Prentice 1930

33 CommonwealthBankBuilding 71-89 Adelaide St Conrad & Gargett 1966 (Former Reserve Bank Building)

ann Street34 StateLawBuilding (Gotham City)

Cnr Ann & George Sts Conrad & Gargett 1977 (Former Comalco House. Reclad 1993)

35 SebelKingGeorgeSquare Ann St & Roma St Prangley & Crofts 1972 (Former Mayfair Crest Hotel) Stage 2: Peddle Thorpe & Harvey 1984

36 LawSocietyHouse 179 Ann St Bligh Robinson 1987

37 ShrineofRemembrance Anzac Square, Ann St Buchanan & Cowper 1930

38 RothburyonAnn 301 Ann St Hall & Phillips 1932 (Former Shell House)

edWard Street39 RowesArcadeRedevelopment 235 Edward St

Conrad & Gargett 198440 MLCBuilding 243 Edward St (Cnr Adelaide St)

Bates Smart & McCutcheon with Conrad & Gargett 1965

41 TrilbyMissoLawyers 288 Edward St Bligh Jessup & Bretnall 1975 (Former Jetset Building)

42 KenlynnCentre 457 Upper Edward St noel Robinson Built Environ 1983

WiCkham terraCe43 WickhamTerraceCarpark Wickham Tce (Cnr Upper Edward St)

James Birrell, Brisbane City Council Architect 1961

44 Craigston 217 Wickham Tce Atkinson & Conrad 1924

45 MetroHotel‘TowerMill’ 239 Wickham Tce Fulton Collin Trotter 1968

aStor terraCe46 FultonCollin(Trotter&Moss)Offices 96 Astor Tce

Fulton & Collin 1960

leiChhardt Street47 Glencrag 119 Leichhardt St

F.oswell 1960 (Features 3 level commercial space with flats above)

turbot Street48 SuncorpBuilding&Theatre Turbot & Albert Sts

Conrad & Gargett 1970 (Former SGio. new External Cladding)

49 SofitelBrisbane 249 Turbot St Conrad & Gargett 1985 (Former Sheraton Hotel)

elizabeth Street50 HiltonHotel 190 Elizabeth St

Harry Seidler & Associates 1987

aliCe Street51 RoyalonthePark 152 Alice St

1969 (Former Park Royal)

other itemS off the map52 StoryBridge Bradfield Highway

Engineer: JC Bradfield 194053 WilliamJollyBridge Grey St

Engineer: AE Harding Frew 193254 QueenslandArtGallery Grey St South Bank

Robin Gibson 1975

QueenslandCulturalCentre Grey St Robin Gibson & Partners 1982 Stage 2- Performing Arts Ext 1986 Stage 3- Museum 1987 Stage 4- Library 1988

55 MainRoadsDept Boundary St (Cnr Fortescue St) Karl Langer & Colin Tesch 1965

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243 Edward St (Cnr Adelaide St) Bates Smart & McCutcheon with Conrad & Gargett 1965

51 Royal on the Park: Balcony Detail (Former Park Royal) 152 Alice St 1969

21 AnL Building (Former Pearl Assurance Building) 379 Queen St Prangley & Crofts 1966

33 Commonwealth Bank Building (Former Reserve Bank Building) 71-89 Adelaide St Conrad & Gargett 1966

43 Wickham Terrace Carpark: Concrete Detail Wickham Tce (Cnr Upper Edward St) James Birrell, Brisbane City Council Architect 1961

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