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Rose Window, Winthrop Hall, the University of Western Australia
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…
Winthrop Hall, The University of Western Australia
A view of Winthrop Hall and the clock tower at the University of Western Australia. They are built in an Italian or Mediterranean Romanesque style, typified by rounded arches, arcading, thick walls (they are 9ft thick) and the large square campanile…
University Buildings. 51 Competitive Designs.
In 1926, an architectural competition invited new designs for Winthrop Hall and the Hackett Memorial Buildings at The University of Western Australia. A bequest by the University’s first Chancellor, Sir John Winthrop Hackett, had provided…
Vaulted Ceiling, Winthrop Hall Foyer, The University of Western Australia
A view of the red brickwork and vaulted ceiling in the foyer of Winthrop Hall at the University of Western Australia. Groin vaults are produced when two semi-circular barrel or tunnel vaults are intersected at right angles. Vaulted ceilings were a…
Winthrop Hall Clock Tower, The University of Western Australia
A view of Winthrop Hall and the clock tower at the University of Western Australia. They are built in an Italian or Mediterranean Romanesque style, typified by rounded arches, arcading, thick walls (they are 9ft thick) and the large square campanile…
The Great Gate and the Clock Tower (south side), The University of Western Australia, Crawley Campus.
A view of the southern side of the Great Gate joining Winthrop Hall to the old Arts and Administration building and the clock tower at the University of Western Australia. The flanking towers of the Gate are square at the base and octagonal at the…
Hackett Buildings. The Architect’s Description.
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…
Rose Window, Winthrop Hall, the University of Western Australia
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…