[Enlarge] [Purchase] (c) Richard Daehn

 

[Enlarge] [Purchase] (c) Richard Daehn

 

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Identification
Official name	MLC Building
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Emporis Building Number	169502
Location
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Bordering street	Victoria Square*
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Location Map	*
City	Adelaide
State	South Australia
Country	Australia

 

Technical Data
Height (tip) * Height (struct.) 45 m 148 ft Height (roof) * Floors (OG) 12 Construction start * Construction end 1957

 

Building in General
Type of construction	high-rise building
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Architectural style	*
Status	completed

Facts

-	One of Adelaide's first modern skyscraper's and the first use of glass curtain walling in the city. It was restricted to the 40m height limit, and the building is now heritage listed.
-	A weather beacon was installed on the MLC building in Adelaide in June 1958 and, as was the case in Sydney and Melbourne, the companies displaying beacons produced a small pocket card explaining the system of signals indicating the forecast weather.
-	This building is regarded as a notable exponent of the Functionalist and International style of architecture by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.
-	The MLC Building, an international style building was designed to reflect the company's progressive image, representing their modernity through technological innovation and functionalism.
-	The MLC Building is the first in Australia to use full curtain wall construction, and it had a very refined steel frame structure for its time.
-	A grid of 3 feet 1.5 inches governed the design of the building, which was derived from the structural design system.

Companies involved in this Building*

architect: Bates, Smart and McCutcheon Pty Ltd

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