Broadcasting House, London

Broadcasting House has been a part of the BBC for almost 80 years. Construction commenced in 1932 to G Val Myer's design and the building was opened in 1934.

Sculptures by Eric Gill decoration the exterior facade including Prospero & Ariel over the front entrance.

Reference:
BBC Buildings - Broadcasting House, The BBC Story

National Audit Office, London

In 1938, architect Albert Lakeman designed the Imperial Airways Empire Terminal in Buckingham Palace Road, London.

The terminal comprises of a tall clock tower with symmetrical curving wings on either side. And above the entrance is Eric R Broadbent's sculpture Speed Wings Over the World.

The building is now occupied by the National Audit Office.

Reference:
Imperial Airways Empire Terminal by Chris Taylor, taylorempireairways.com

Commonwealth Bank, Deniliquin

There is a certain house style to Commonwealth Bank branches all over Australia but I think the decoration above the door of this branch in Deniliquin makes it stand out.

St Michael's Primary School, Deniliquin

The foundation stone in the wall of St Michael's Primary School reads …

THIS STONE
WAS BLESSED AND LAID BY
THE MOST REV. THOMAS M. FOX D.D.
BISHOP OF WILCANNIA-FORBES
9th OCTOBER 1955

St Michael's school is next door and part of the school and church complex.

On this building the foundation stone reads …

JUBLIEE MEMORIAL SCHOOL
THIS STONE
WAS BLESSED AND LAID BY
THE MOST REV. T. M. FOX D.D.
SUNDAY AUGUST 17th 1952

Subway, Devonport

corner Modernist build in Devonport, Tasmania

École Notre Dame-de-la-Défense, Montreal

École Notre Dame-de-la-Défense in Montreal built in 1933 and designed by Eugène Larose

Reference:
Art Deco Montreal

Chickenfeed, Hamilton

121 Gray Street, Hamilton

Bazar Mitre, Montevideo

This is one one of my favourite buildings in Montevideo but then I have so many. The long vertical sign really made the Bazar Mitre stand out.

The top of the building has some lovely decoration below the open balcony and along the roofline.

And the façade seen from street level has a wonderful profile.

A House in Leongatha

You've gotta love the colour scheme of this house in Leongatha.

A House in Poowong

I really liked the view of this house in Poowong. It had a bit of a deco feel to it and then I noticed the low brick wall.

Criterion Hotel, Gundagai

This is the Criterion Hotel in Gundagai.

Edificio Kavanagh, Buenos Aires

This is a somewhat deceptive view of Edifcio Kavanagh in Buenos Aires and not just because it appears to be surrounded by trees. This view shows the top of the building so you don't get a sense of the bulk of the building. This is a very large building.

This view shows some of that bulk but in a a way overstates it.

As you can see here, the building is very narrow near the top while the lower floors are actually in the shape of a 'V' with a car park and service area in the back.

Edificio Kavanagh is rightly the most well-known Art Deco building in Buenos Aires. It was designed by architects, Sanchez, Lagos and de la Torre and was built 1934-36.

References:
Edificio Kavanagh, Emporis.com

Gowings Buildings, Bega

I love the simple lines of Gowings Buildings in Bega dating from 1951. I wonder if it was designed before the war?

Shops, Yenda

Yenda is a small village in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) of New South Wales but it packs a punch as far as deco is concerned. Unfortunately, too many of the commercial buildings are vacant like this pair of shops.