This article provides a description of Winthrop Hall and the Hackett Buildings at the University of Western Australia by the architect, Rodney Alsop, shortly after they were opened in 1932. Alsop describes the guidelines he was set, namely that there…
A view of the large rose window on the eastern wall of Winthrop Hall at The University of Western Australia. Inside the hall, the rose window is a focal point above the dais. Rose windows were popular decorative features of Romanesque and especially…
A view of the northern side of The Great Gate joining Winthrop Hall to the old Administration building at the University of Western Australia’s Crawley campus. The flanking towers of the Gate are square at the base and octagonal at the top,…