1930
Architecture of Sydney
Australia
Fowell & McConnel
1930 – BMA House, 137 Macquarie St., Sydney, Australia
Architect: Fowell & McConnel
The BMA Building at 12 stories was one of the tallest built in Sydney during the 1920s. Constructed as medical chambers for the New South Wales branch of the British Medical Association, with a lecture hall on the ground floor. The facade of the building is decorated with gargoyles and tiles in rich and unique designs with British, Australian (including Koalas) and traditional medical symbols. The 11th floor balconies are surmounted by giant medieval knights holding shields to ward off evil.
Published November 14, 2013