Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Ultimo, Sydney Technical College

The Sydney Technical College building, which is part of the Sydney Institute of TAFE (Technical and Further Education), is located along Mary Ann Street in the inner city suburb of Ultimo. Built in 1891, it was designed by William Kemp in the Federation Romanesque architectural style. The brick and terracocotta construction is adorned with Australian ornamental plants and animals such as such as waratahs, kangaroos, wombats, echidnas, platypuses and lizards.
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29 comments:

  1. Rae WalterTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 00:16:00 GMT+10

    Very impresive building Jim Amazing to read about the adornments.

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  2. JackTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 02:15:00 GMT+10

    This is similar to the architecture of H. H. Richardson in the USA around that time (or maybe a decade earlier). In the USA, this style of architecture would have had less brick and more brownstone.

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  3. PerthDailyPhotoTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 02:50:00 GMT+10

    Really like the style of these buildings Jim, love the name of last post The Muse. Is it just me or is it impossible to pull the photos in really close anymore, it comes in a bit and then that's it. Annoying because sometimes it's nice to get really close.

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  4. AnonymousTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 03:09:00 GMT+10

    Such lovely architecture.

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  5. lina@engagement ringsTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 05:24:00 GMT+10

    Lovely building...

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  6. DianneTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 06:49:00 GMT+10

    A stately building and I can't ever remember hearing the suburb Ultimo - must look it up on Google.

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  7. AnonymousTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 07:20:00 GMT+10

    Decades since last I went to a Tech. Thank you for the memories, studying Engineering back home in Germany.

    Please have a good Tuesday.


    daily athens

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  8. eileeninmdTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 07:43:00 GMT+10

    It is a beautiful brick Tech college. Wonderful photo.

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  9. Inger-MTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 08:02:00 GMT+10

    That's a beautiful building! I stayed one block away from it, in Bulwara Rd, during my visit to Sydney in July :-) Great to see it again!

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  10. Sylvia KTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 08:11:00 GMT+10

    What an interesting building, Jim! I love the adornments that have been added! Fascinating! Terrific capture as always. Have a great week! Hope you're continuing to mend!

    Sylvia

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  11. CarverTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 09:40:00 GMT+10

    That's an interesting building. It's very appealing.

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  12. Kay L. DaviesTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 10:12:00 GMT+10

    Nice shot, Jim. I enlarged the photo but there was nary an echidna to be seen, just that beautiful blue sky reflected in the windows. Lovely!
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  13. RajeshTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 12:47:00 GMT+10

    Very grand looking structure.

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  14. JimTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 13:49:00 GMT+10

    Kay, the animals are on the arch below the Syd Tech Coll name. If you click on the link you can see a lizard and a platypus on the achitecture website. I'll have to go back and get some close up shots.

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  15. ArijaTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 15:32:00 GMT+10

    A great representative of that period of architecture. Nice pic too.

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  16. alicesgTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 16:03:00 GMT+10

    Love the beautiful architectural designs.

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  17. VaishVijayTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 17:15:00 GMT+10

    The building is majestic and the clear blue sky enhances it!

    In India also there is a TAFE but it is a manufacturing company - Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited!

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  18. HelsTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 17:38:00 GMT+10

    Surprising for me, I love William Kemp and I love Federation Romanesque architecture. But Melbourne doesn't have much, so the TAFE building in Ultimo becomes even more precious.

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  19. Stewart MTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 19:26:00 GMT+10

    Hi there - I wonder if people will be taking pictures of the buildings that many schools have just got in a few generations - I think not!

    They really don’t do buildings like that anymore.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  20. lotusleafTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 19:53:00 GMT+10

    What an impressive building! If you hadn't mentioned it, I'd have thought it was at least 100 years old. It has such lovely classic lines!

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  21. FranciscaTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 20:43:00 GMT+10

    A very handsome building, Jim! Has it ever been remodeled? That seems like a LOT of window for a pre-1900 building.

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  22. KcalpeshTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 22:06:00 GMT+10

    I can see the sky reflecting on the windows... and its looking really awesome!!

    Pixellicious Photos

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  23. JimTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 22:28:00 GMT+10

    Francisca, it may have been restored over the years but not remodelled. I think it would have been very hard to alter the original design without ruining it.

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  24. Tina´s PicStoryTuesday, 20 September 2011 at 23:05:00 GMT+10

    thanks for stopping by ^.^

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  25. AnonymousWednesday, 21 September 2011 at 00:11:00 GMT+10

    That building looks so good, impressive structure..

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  26. Kathy WalkerWednesday, 21 September 2011 at 06:28:00 GMT+10

    Lovely architecture. I adore the fountain!

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  27. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Wednesday, 21 September 2011 at 14:53:00 GMT+10

    Great adornments for a school. And we strongly support the idea of technical colleges!

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  28. JulieFriday, 23 September 2011 at 07:20:00 GMT+10

    Really, adorned? I would love to see this. Shall have to make a project of it. Compare it with the GPO in MP.

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  29. JimSaturday, 24 September 2011 at 18:32:00 GMT+10

    Julie, some may think that these amimals crawling along the walls look strange but I think they are great adornments. :)

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