https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/files/original/13a8e9e383bb196236f895f78191ef12.JPG 26b328cfa2db8967ab63f8c362c73ee5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilson Hall Fire 1952 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/11343/111872" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://hdl.handle.net/11343/111872</a> https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/files/original/a88b24d88e840840ee7b087a11bb9756.jpg cba7fac2af179b30940417658315830a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Old Wilson Hall during demolition, University of Melbourne, Victoria. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/11343/70950" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://hdl.handle.net/11343/70950</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/files/original/8ed302f475e41ebad78027149fae604f.jpg f02f3d6427f9c83d1d9121974674ea37 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Wilson Hall North facade Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/11343/111890" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://hdl.handle.net/11343/111890</a> https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/files/original/1a1407190a61e02f7ba856a839a50634.jpg ff8767e04a25177d8b7ce4239b746c46 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Wilson Hall Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/11343/111871" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://hdl.handle.net/11343/111871</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1945 - 1960: Post-War & Conceptual Master Plans Description An account of the resource During the Second World War, there was no new building built on the Parkville campus. The Vice-Chancellor, John Medley, urged the University to think ahead and plan for the next fifty years. John Medley had grand visions for the extension of campus, restructuring university education and the division of campus. However, due to a lack of resources, funding and material, many of these bold ideas were not realised. Various master plans were proposed in this period, but none were officially adopted with complete conviction. Brian Lewis's Master Plan of 1948 was one of those plans, it was accepted but was not followed in detail. During this time the talk of introducing Modernist buildings into the campus had started but was not realised completely until the most unforeseen incident in the history of the campus, the destruction by fire of Reed & Barnes' Wilson Hall in 1952. The New Wilson Hall was both an exemplar of Modernism in the University and a representation of national academic independence. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilson Hall, 1956 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1312085~S30" target="_blank" title="A centenary history of the University of Melbourne / Geoffrey Blainey." rel="noreferrer noopener">A centenary history of the University of Melbourne / Geoffrey Blainey.</a><a href="https://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b2820664~S30" target="_blank" title="A short history of the University of Melbourne, Stuart Macintyre and R.J.W. Selleck" rel="noreferrer noopener"> A short history of the University of Melbourne, Stuart Macintyre and R.J.W. Selleck</a> <a href="https://cat2.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b7583501~S30" target="_blank" title="Architecture on Campus / Philip Goad & George Tibbits" rel="noreferrer noopener">Architecture on Campus / Philip Goad & George Tibbits</a> <a href="https://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1553918~S30" target="_blank" title="The University of Melbourne : a centenary portrait / arranged and illustrated by Norman H. Olver ; narrative by Geoffrey Blainey." rel="noreferrer noopener">The University of Melbourne : a centenary portrait / arranged and illustrated by Norman H. Olver ; narrative by Geoffrey Blainey.</a> <a href="https://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1343711~S30" target="_blank" title="Wilson Hall : Centre and symbol of the University / by R.M. Crawford." rel="noreferrer noopener">Wilson Hall : Centre and symbol of the University / by R.M. Crawford.</a> <a href="%20https://docomomoaustralia.com.au/wilson-hall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Wilson Hall,” Docomomo Australia</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Architect Bates Smart & Osborn McCutcheon Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952 Description An account of the resource Opened in 1956, Wilson Hall, is the location for university ceremonies such as graduations and conferral of office. It was designed by Bates, Smart and McCutcheon architects in the ‘International style’ and is one of several significant post-war buildings on campus, and the first to be built after 1945. The new building replaced the <a href="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/items/show/6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1882 original</a>, destroyed by fire on the 25th of January, 1952. It was built on the original foundation walls and incorporated elements of the original, such as stone rosettes.” It was officially opened in March, 1956. The impressive glass wall on the east side let in so much sunlight that full-length curtains had to be installed. Wilson Hall remains a monument to the role of the ‘great hall’ in the life of the University, hosting graduations, exams, concerts, enrollments, and events such as career expos and rare book fairs. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <table width="529" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 397pt;"><colgroup><col width="128" style="width: 96pt;" /><col width="191" style="width: 143pt;" /><col width="210" style="width: 158pt;" /></colgroup> <tbody> <tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td width="128" height="20" class="xl26" style="width: 96pt; height: 15.0pt;">Year</td> <td width="191" class="xl27" style="width: 143pt;">Architect</td> <td width="210" class="xl27" style="width: 158pt;">Work</td> </tr> <tr height="41" style="height: 30.75pt;"> <td height="41" class="xl24" style="height: 30.75pt;">1952-56</td> <td width="191" class="xl25" style="width: 143pt;">Bates Smart & McCutcheon</td> <td width="210" class="xl25" style="width: 158pt;">Designed & Constructed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Relation A related resource Predecessor: <a href="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/items/show/6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wilson Hall 1882</a> Architectural Style: <a href="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/exhibits/show/architecturalstyles/modernist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Modernist</a> Material: <a href="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/exhibits/show/browse-materiality/cream-coloured-bricks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cream Coloured Bricks</a> Critical Moment: <a href="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/constructing-change/exhibits/show/criticalmoments/wilsonhallfire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Re-built after fire</a> Bates Francis Smart Walter Osborn McCutcheon