Philip Smith Centre
71 Brooker Ave (via Aberdeen Street), Hobart
Sunday, Nov 03
Booking required
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Photo provided by the University of Tasmania
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Architects: Rudolph Koch (1909); Restoration by Lovell Chen (2021-2024), Builder: Hansen Yuncken
Constructed in 1911 as the Philip Smith Training College, the Philip Smith Centre is an important example of ‘hygienic’ design, which valued light and ventilation. It references the Gothic character of the adjacent Domain House, while clearly being an Arts and Crafts building and has been maintained as a community education building since 1997. Lovell Chen with Hansen Yuncken have sympathetically restored the building to its original glory, as a purpose-built learning and teaching facility for the University of Tasmania.
Open: Sunday 3 November 2024, 10am – 2pm – with guided tours departing at 12pm and 1pm.
Duration: 30 Minutes
Location
Hobart
Building Types
Commercial
Under Construction
Architectural Periods
Contemporary (2001-current)
Federation/Edwardian (1902-1918)
Features
Architectural Design
Day on the Domain
Heritage
History of Hobart
New to Program
Accessibility
Stair Access Only
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