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Welcome to this interactive exploration of the eligibility of the MADA Building (or building G) at Monash University to recieve a heritage listing. The structure of this presentation oes not follow the layout of the building itself but this is more of a tour through the logic and reasoning involved in discussing the significance of it in a heritage context. This will all have the form of a non-linear slide presentation with some text on scree accompanied by images but most information will be conveyed through audio, it is rather quiet so I would recommend wearing headphones. Click on the option below to begin the presentation. [[Begin Presentation->MADA]]

The Purpose of Heritage Listing <<audio "intro" stop>> To protect an object or structure that is deemed to have [[Historical/Cultural Significance->History]] To preserve an example of great architectural work or work of a great and significant [[architect/craftsman->Architecture]] or person important to the history of the area. Stong assosciation with a particular social or cultural group for social or cultural reasons [[social or cultural reasons->Culture]]. <<cacheaudio "purpose" "https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/purpose.mp3">> <<audio "purpose" play>>

Significance in university culture <<cacheaudio "culture" "https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/actcult.mp3">> Culture is something that can give a place significance which has bearing on how it has meaning [[historically->History]] <img src="https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/mada-19.jpg?w=2040" height="666" width="500"> <<audio "architecture" stop>> <<audio "history" stop>> <<audio "significance" stop>> <<cacheaudio "significance" "https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/culture.mp3">> <<audio "culture" play>> <<audio "purpose" stop>>

How the design is significant <<cacheaudio "architecture" "https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/architecture.mp3">> <<audio "architecture" play>> <img src="https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/mada-25.jpg?w=2040" height="500" width="666"> <img src="https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/mada-18.jpg?w=2040" height="500" width="666" this ties the building to one with a wider cultural impact through a similary design style that again influenced the spenceer street footbidge. [[Related designs]] Won industry accolades: -1999 Royal Australian Institute of Architects National Sir Zelman Cowan Award for Public Buildings - Commendation -1999 Royal Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter Institutional – New See [[Culture->Culture]] <<audio "purpose" stop>> <<audio "history" stop>> <<audio "related" stop>>

How can something 'new' be History? Everything has age, so at what point do we consider something as 'historical'? We must look at the meaning in context Do some places have greater 'potential' and become history sooner? This potential has a basis in its [[Architecture]] There is a human element to a place being [[significant->Significance]] <img src="https://s3.studentvip.com.au/photos/entrance-to-building-g-art-de-82251-small.jpg" height="300" width="500"> <img src="http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/image/5771032-3x2-940x627.jpg" height="300" width="500"> <<cacheaudio "history" "https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/histroy.mp3">> <<audio "history" play>> <<audio "purpose" stop>> <<audio "culture" stop>>

What grounds the significance to the place is very much the [[Culture]] <<audio "history" stop>> <<cacheaudio "significance" "https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/culture.mp3">> <<audio "significance" play>>

[[Architecture]] <<audio "architecture" stop>> <<cacheaudio "related" "https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/related-architecture.mp3">> <<audio "related" play>> The MADA building <img src="https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/mada-11.jpg?w=2040" height="333" width="250"> Melbourne Exhibition Centre <img src="http://www.businessrisksinternational.com.au/images/MCEC.jpg" Width="400" Height="250"> ANZAC memorial hall <img src="https://www.dcwc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Project%20Assets/Aust-War-Memorial-ANZAC-HALL-High-Res-Purchased-from-Andrew-Ashton-AAP0602.jpg?t=1522734101332&width=750&height=495&name=Aust-War-Memorial-ANZAC-HALL-High-Res-Purchased-from-Andrew-Ashton-AAP0602.jpg" height="250" width="333">

[[What is Heritage Listing?]] <<cacheaudio "intro" "https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/intro.mp3">> <<audio "intro" play>> <img src="https://thenuclearalternative.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/mada-01.jpg?w=2040" height="500" width="666"> Continue to [[What is Heritage Listing?]]