CRA Building
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The CRA Building was the tallest building in Melbourne
, Australia
. between the completion of its construction in 1962 and 1969 when AMP Square was constructed. Located at 89 - 101 Collins Street
, and known as 95 Collins St, it was a curtain-walled office building in the international style
, with a setback to the street which was utilised to provide a garden entry. It was designed by Bernard Evans and Partners for Conzinc Riotinto of Australia
and constructed between 1959 and 1962. The building was demolished in 1988 and replaced by the 50 storey 101 Collins Street
development.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. between the completion of its construction in 1962 and 1969 when AMP Square was constructed. Located at 89 - 101 Collins Street
Collins Street, Melbourne
Collins Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district and runs approximately east to west.It is notable as Melbourne's traditional main street and best known street, is often regarded as Australia's premier street, with some of the country's finest Victorian era buildings.The...
, and known as 95 Collins St, it was a curtain-walled office building in the international style
International style (architecture)
The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...
, with a setback to the street which was utilised to provide a garden entry. It was designed by Bernard Evans and Partners for Conzinc Riotinto of Australia
Rio Tinto Group
The Rio Tinto Group is a diversified, British-Australian, multinational mining and resources group with headquarters in London and Melbourne. The company was founded in 1873, when a multinational consortium of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto river, in Huelva, Spain from the...
and constructed between 1959 and 1962. The building was demolished in 1988 and replaced by the 50 storey 101 Collins Street
101 Collins Street
101 Collins Street is a skyscraper located in Melbourne, Australia. The 57 storey building was completed in 1991 under the design by Denton Corker Marshall Pty Ltd...
development.