This is one of my favourite buildings in Melbourne, The Raymond Priestly Building at the University of Melbourne. It's a real inspiration to me on many levels - the details are amazing from the grand open space underneath the building held up by angled pillars and the use or orange brick - a lot of orange brick! For me buildings are my open air gallery, they inspire me and teach me so much about the built environment in which we live. I remember many years ago when I first visited Melbourne University I was totally inspired by the architecture, it really elevated my enthusiasm for architecture and design, especially those styles from the Modernist period of the 20th Century. The Raymond Priestly Building was designed by Architects Douglas Alexandra and Raymond Berg in association with Rae Featherstone in 1969. View my ongoing project documenting Melbourne 20th Century Modernism here

Raymond Priestly Building, designed by Architects Douglas Alexandra and Raymond Berg in association with Rae Featherstone, 1969