STREET ARCHITECTURE

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20387, 30 December 1937, Page 9

STREET ARCHITECTURE

the jury provides for a wide viewpoint and expert opinions from representative and capable judges. The qualities expected for the award are true scale and proportion in the mass. sincerity in purpose and materials, the display of good taste an.l scholarship in the design, mouldings and ornament, colour and texture, and. finally, the achieving of the elusive, quality of dignity and individuality in the ensemble. In addition to a bronze medal the. winner receives a diploma signed by the examining jury, and a -suitable

ENCOURAGEMENT OF DESIGNING PUBLIC AWARD OF MEDAL Street architecture of Melbourne is benefiting from the enterprise of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects In making an annual public award of a medal for the designing of a building of exceptional merit. It is mentioned in the “Journal” of tiie Institute that one of the purposes of the award is to direct public attention to new buildings of outstanding architehtural merit. The Council of the Institute feels that by singling out and acknowledging each year a new building which contributes to the civic beauty and architecture of Victoria a wider recognition of its good qualities is encouraged. It is also felt that the annual award of the R.V.I.A. Street Architecture medal is fostering a widespread appreciation and sense of civic responsibility among the architects and citizens of the State. The development of such a sense is assisting materially the co-operation between building owners and architects that is necessary to the production of structures of extreme beauty as well as of internal efficiency. Further, the award enables due recognition to bo paid to architects who attain outstanding achievement in tiie construction of buildings of high architectural quality, and tha award is spurring members of the profession on to constant endeavour towards obtaining beauty in civic architecture. Interested People That the award is gaining success in encouraging the interest of the public in architecture is demonstrated In ract Hint Mil 111" days I'ollowini? jis annnunrrmenl groups of interest."! people ran be seen stmlyimr and rmiimcntiiiß on the selected building. the " pres'id'en"*’ of the Institute, the oilier arel.iteet or the Hepartn.ent of Public Works, the director of the National nailery, the art Inspector of Hie Kduealion Deparlmenl. and se\en rrhitcets appointed l.v .1 of the institute, is elected earl, year to make the award. The composition of