Mechanics Institute, Gormandale

According to the foundation stone of the Gormandale Mechanics Institute hall in the Latrobe Valley laid by Mrs E Power on 15 Mar 1932, this fine building was designed by architect AC Leith and constructed by JW Pinnock.

Apartments, Montevideo

I love the curved wrap-around balconies on this apartment block in Montevideo.

Alexander Buildings, Mt Lawley

According to Mouth Lawley - A Brief History of the Suburb, this building on the corner of Beaufort & Walcott Streets were originally built by architect, Simon Alexander, in 1911 and was known as the Broadway Building. Simon's son, John, put an Art Deco façade on the structure in 1938 and it now bears the name Alexander Buildings.

Reference:
Mouth Lawley - A Brief History of the Suburb, Town of Vincent Local Studies, 2005

A Bathroom in Rio

During our time in Rio we were lucky to visit a fabulous Art Deco house on the suburb of Urca. This is the bathroom.

MAC - Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói

It isn't deco! It isn't even old, just over 20 years, but it is one of the most amazing buildings in the world. Oscar Niemeyer's Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC).

Thanks to my friend Peter Sheriden for taking this picture of us at MAC

Apartments, Belo Horizonte

Shops & Apartments in Avenida Alfonso Pena, Belo Horizonte

Courthouse, Shepparton

Courthouse complex in Shepparton.

Warehouse 44, Essendon Airport

This is a lovely little Art Deco building at Essendon Airport. Three vertically arranged porthole windows punctuated with a small eyebrow ledge with another slightly larger rounded one above the door. Notice also the use of different coloured bricks to provide decoration around the entrance. Finally, it appears the brackets from a flagpole remain on the corner of the building but the flagpole is long gone.