1939 – ANU School of Art, Canberra, Australia

This iconic Art Deco building which is now home to the ANU School of Art & Design was originally home to Canberra’s first high school, designed by Cuthbert Whitley and E.H. Henderson from the Department of the Interior Works Branch. When it opened in 1939, Canberra High School was regarded as one of the most modern high schools in Australia. However, with the opening of new high schools in Lyneham and Campbell, enrolments fell. The buildings then housed the City Education Centre, including the Canberra Technical College School of Art, which had been located in huts in Kingston until 1969. In 1976 the school became the Canberra School of Art, with alterations and extensions designed by Daryl Jackson Evan Walker (DJEW) Architects in 1978.