ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
TOLHURST AND DRUCE, SOLICITORS, who hold that the bookbinder was not responsible for the loss by fire of 68 volumes of periodicals dispatched by the R.V.I.A. be bound, but destroyed by fire, unless it is shown that the binder failed to exercise reasonable care. Bates (F.), who was appointed tellers, was voted in the case of Rudolph Koch, a fellowship candidate; Rodney H. Crouch (A.) complained about what he called the unnecessary alteration of architectural plans submitted to the M.
It was often a matter of wording and there seemed to be no finality in the changes. The President thought it generally the best policy to meet the officer of the Board at the building and settle all the details with him. The board had informed him that he had received a drainage plan a month ago, and asked what he intended to do in the matter.
Feeling irritated by the haste shown by the board, he had replied that a month was a "mere trifle". The annual accounts and balance sheet for rgo5 (inserted in this issue) were presented by the Hon.
T HE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS FOR 1906
I am glad to say that there is much more enthusiasm among the young men who enter it, and it is only by showing a high sense of honor that we will gain the respect of the public. DURING the last session we brought many good papers before the members at the meetings, but I frankly admit that very little encouragement is given to the authors, as the meetings are not so well attended as they should be. be. It should not be assumed that we are banded together only for our own benefit, but if we raise the standard of the Institute, it will be for the benefit of the public, our employers and through us the quality of work performed by us. the builders, to whom we stand in the position of unbiased arbiters, as well as the creators of the various schemes entrusted to us.
Due to the nature of the soil, some of the exhibits were really interesting to us as they were closely related to architecture. There were many specimens of the furniture makers' art, very meritorious both in design and execution, and it was a great advantage to inspect them while concentrated under one roof. At the end of the president's address, a heartfelt thank you to the outgoing officers and board members was delivered by E.
The settlement was carried out and it was decided that the retired members would be notified of the appreciation of their services. Koch (F.), who was present, accepted the vote and thought it wise on the part of the members to introduce new blood into the Council.
Cbe Vresibent's Invitation
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL,
MEETINGS
MEMBERSHIP
109 being an addition to the roll of two during the year
SUGGESTIONS for amending the building by-laws of the City of Melbourne, frequently made of late years, the City Council last year invited your Council to indicate the lines upon which these proposed changes were desirable. Your Council appointed a committee to draw up the Institute's proposals, and the first interim report was forwarded to the City Council on September 5th. Application was made to the boroughs of Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, New York and Chicago for copies of the regulations in force in those cities.
To carry forward the recommendations made by the Council on November 5, 1903, at the request of the newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Health (Dr. Norris), Your President and Your Honor. The Secretary has met and consulted with the Chairman of the Board regarding the nature and scope of such recommendations. Since then, one of the recommendations - the appointment of members of the Institute as.
Placing a red brick building in the middle of a street surrounded by stone buildings would be an aesthetic disgrace in itself. The institute warned of the "tameness" of the development proposal for the land, which is bounded by Prince's Bridge, the Yarra and the Immigration Home.
EDUCATIONAL
The Board of Examiners is engaged in revising the list of reference texts and books and invites suggestions from members of the Institute. In the former subject none of the designs merited the silver medal prize, but W. The annual grant of £5 is., for the best work done in the classes of architecture and building construction in the Working Men's College was be last again. year, judges are Mr.
In their award, the judges recommended that, in the Architecture class, "the College should acquire a range of studies whose copying would constitute a complete and progressive course in the most universally used styles of architecture." In the Building Construction classes, it was suggested that "Riley's" first grade textbook omit certain examples of more or less obsolete work. The attention of the College Director and the Director of Education has been drawn to this issue and it is hoped that reform will be implemented immediately. Council to assist in procuring materials for the construction of the Building Trades' School at the College.
The Directorate of Education, in revising the curriculum in the subject of Architecture for Technical Colleges and State Schools, invited your Council for cooperation. It is hoped that the revised syllabus will lead to an advancement in the teaching of the subject.
COMPETITIONS
The case is currently pending, an application has been made to the government for funds to erect the building. For reasons of its own, the Hospital Committee rejected the recommendations of the subcommittee, which also included the assessors. When your late Council agreed to appoint evaluators, it was believed that the practice of adopting the views of such evaluators would be followed.
In this case the joint committee of architectural assessors and medical experts issued a unanimous report which the committee as a whole rejected. An institution in Melbourne solicited designs from various architects and gave little information about its requirements and no remuneration to the unsuccessful competitors. The correspondence submitted to your Council was the dignified attitude of a firm of architects—members of the Institute—in this matter the subject of hearty congratulations.
This "competition" appears to be a case in which the best thoughts of many minds can be had for free.
KINDRED INSTITUTES
Regarding our moving into the Institute premises, proposals are under consideration, according to which further Institutes of a professional nature can share our current or other premises with us. Whatever is done, it will be done without increasing the costs of the existing institutions appreciably, if at all.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
The Fourth Amendment pertains to partnerships, and no member may be in a partnership with a partner whose occupation is considered derogatory to the occupation. It is hoped that by adopting these changes, the Institute will not suffer any further damage by having to endure vexatious and expensive legal proceedings.
TREASURER'S REPORT,
The valuation of this asset has not been increased because of the loss suffered by the Institute from the fire at Green and Fargher's, where a number of the Institute's books and magazines were burned. The membership list has held up well over the past year and consists of 39 Fellows, 13 country Fellows, 3o Associates, 22 country Associates and 13 students, making a total membership of 117 in all, with no lifetime or honorary members.
REPORT,
29. Queensland Timber Show and Australian Tesse.lated Tile Company's Exhibit at the Australian Manufacturers' Show. The Committee must acknowledge the courtesy shown to Members on these visits. The Promise of American Architecture.—Addresses at the Annual Dinner of the American Institute of Architects, 1905.
The committee regrets to report that the library suffered heavy losses due to a fire in the bookbindery, where a large number of periodicals were bound.
WM. CAMPBELL,
D EPORT OF THE EDITORIAL
COMMITTEE
Nuttall (our artist solely engaged for this work) in America, we could not carry on the whole series in his style, but good work has been done by the other artists engaged, notably by Mr. In the next number it is intended. to include a catalog of books in the R.V.I.A. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed in any way to the success of the magazine.
In 1873 he was appointed architect to the City of Melbourne to design a hay market, a horse, cow and pig market, a meat market and a corn exchange. He began private practice in 1875, and among the buildings designed and executed by him are Record Chambers, Collins Street, residences for the late A. Stanford, large additions to the Foster and Shamrock Breweries, two public libraries in Richmond, and numerous warehouses. , factories and residences in Melbourne and suburbs, together with all the recent additions to the Melbourne and Women's Hospitals.
He was elected alderman of the city of Richmond in 1877 and mayor in 1883; he was chairman of the Richmond Board of Advice for several years; was made Justice of the Peace 1877; and was appointed Representative for Richmond, 1889. He was a member of the Council of the R.V.I.A. and chairman of the Institute's literary and social committee for many years.
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