high quality office accommodation in Canberra, and even if it did that this is particularly relevant to this issue. Mr Flannery stated that the significance of the Building lies principally and fundamentally in it being an important and rare example of the style known as Late design excellence is achieved and provided by its form Modern. “Its (particularly the interplay of simple, solid geometric forms), its powerful massing (as exhibited on all four sides) and its overall streamlined use of materials - rather than any technical ingenuity or inventiveness in the fabrication of any of its component parts.” The applicant conceded in effect that the appearance of the Building is attractive, but submitted that it not show an exceptionally fine level of “does simplicity and elegance in its form and finish, particularly when viewed in close Mr Metcalf stated that, in his opinion, the Building is above proximity”. “an average exemplar of an office building, but it is not sufficiently distinctive as a creative achievement to elevate it to a high level of As to the significance.” failure by Mr Metcalf to include it in his book Canberra Architecture, Mr Metcalf stated that the Building had remained a of its contender “because unusual architectural form in a precisely designed and executed building but as a creative work of architecture, it was too engaged with precedents set by others - which placed it in a different category - when it could have been more In his oral evidence, Mr Metcalf noted that he did not set out to have examples of particular styles, such as the Late Modern style, in the book. Ms Hill stated that the Building not an exceptionally fine example of “is creative the design has simple and elegant form and finish, achievement”, “a expressing a high-tech quality aesthetic but not necessarily technical with the assessment of the Heritage Council that the innovation.” She disagreed Building is an early example of the Late Modern style, saying that “numerous examples of the style exist dating from the 1970s.” G.2 Aluminium cladding Various opinions were offered by the expert witnesses as to the significance of the materials and construction system for the exterior curtain walls of the Building. It was agreed by the parties that the term refers to an ‘curtain wall’
high quality office accommodation in Canberra, and even if it did that this is particularly relevant to this issue. Mr Flannery stated that the significance of the Building lies principally and fundamentally in it being an important and rare example of the style known as Late Modern. “Its design excellence is achieved and provided by its form (particularly the interplay of simple, solid geometric forms), its powerful massing (as exhibited on all four sides) and its overall streamlined use of materials - rather than any technical ingenuity or inventiveness in the fabrication of any of its component parts.” The applicant conceded in effect that the appearance of the Building is attractive, but submitted that it “does not show an exceptionally fine level of simplicity and elegance in its form and finish, particularly when viewed in close proximity”. Mr Metcalf stated that, in his opinion, the Building is “an above average exemplar of an office building, but it is not sufficiently distinctive as a creative achievement to elevate it to a high level of significance.” As to the failure by Mr Metcalf to include it in his book Canberra Architecture, Mr Metcalf stated that the Building had remained a contender “because of its unusual architectural form in a precisely designed and executed building but as a creative work of architecture, it was too engaged with precedents set by others - which placed it in a different category - when it could have been more In his oral evidence, Mr Metcalf noted that he did not set out to have examples of particular styles, such as the Late Modern style, in the book. Ms Hill stated that the Building “is not an exceptionally fine example of creative achievement”, the design has “a simple and elegant form and finish, expressing a high-tech quality aesthetic but not necessarily technical innovation.” She disagreed with the assessment of the Heritage Council that the Building is an early example of the Late Modern style, saying that “numerous examples of the style exist dating from the 1970s.” G.2 Aluminium cladding Various opinions were offered by the expert witnesses as to the significance of the materials and construction system for the exterior curtain walls of the Building. It was agreed by the parties that the term ‘curtain wall’ refers to an