The Lascelles and Bostock Buildings
The Gordon Institute of TAFE (Technical and Further Education) is one of the largest regional TAFEs in the state of Victoria in Australia's south-east.
The Lascelles Chemical Laboratory (left: 1921, 1961) and the Bostock Memorial Building (right: 1928, 1961) have architectural and social significance. Designed by prominent architects Laird and Buchan, they are rendered in the classical revival mode.
The Gordon opened for business in 1887 and the Wool Classing course introduced in 1891. The historical significance of these buildings is their association with the wool and textile industries in Victoria as well as their contribution to the development of the college as the first training institution for those industries.
Laird and Buchan designed several prominent public buildings which still stand in the City of Geelong, such as the former Wool Exchange, as well as Erskine House, a guest house in the seaside resort of Lorne which has been in continuous operation since the 1860s.
(c) Natasha Emerson #6796
Geelong, Victoria, Australia - 2 April 2019
The Lascelles and Bostock Buildings
The Gordon Institute of TAFE (Technical and Further Education) is one of the largest regional TAFEs in the state of Victoria in Australia's south-east.
The Lascelles Chemical Laboratory (left: 1921, 1961) and the Bostock Memorial Building (right: 1928, 1961) have architectural and social significance. Designed by prominent architects Laird and Buchan, they are rendered in the classical revival mode.
The Gordon opened for business in 1887 and the Wool Classing course introduced in 1891. The historical significance of these buildings is their association with the wool and textile industries in Victoria as well as their contribution to the development of the college as the first training institution for those industries.
Laird and Buchan designed several prominent public buildings which still stand in the City of Geelong, such as the former Wool Exchange, as well as Erskine House, a guest house in the seaside resort of Lorne which has been in continuous operation since the 1860s.
(c) Natasha Emerson #6796
Geelong, Victoria, Australia - 2 April 2019