CT goes into bat for Brian Lewis Crescent cottages

calm down dr karl, it’s ok. and from your whole i gather the exclaimed ‘good’ is for the anu, despite the extreme ambiguity… but rest assured, the issue of reducing urban expansion and the salvation of heritage can be quite comfortably commensurate, so no need to get all in a huff or anything. now, what’s all this about clubs and pokies? huh?

the Canberra Times is complaining about plans made by the ANU to knock down five not so old residences, and build 57 apartments and an admin block: GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its got to be better than expecting people to live a way to hell out in Forde, Dunlop, Tugger, or Googo or what ever its proposed to be called. We have to stop this stupid urban expansion , and expecting people to commute from these places in cars, or suffer poor bus services, Consolidate this city and give it some life.

Maybe move these cottages to the suburbs, better than Mc Mansions on no land.

At the same time pull down all these stupid Clubs and there dumb pokies

Rarity (locally, regionally and nationally), representativeness, whether or not it’s design intent is still expressed in the present structure, aesthetics, association with significant figures or events (again locally, regionally and nationally) and the social value that the community places upon the items are all equally valid expressions of heritage value.

The age of something with often be of little consequence in terms of assessing its heritage value and in fact would almost never be a reason for heritage listing or conservation alone.

Yep, and I can imagine what eyesore the VC will aprove to go in the cottages’ place.

really, jb? would you trust the anu administration to make a wise and considered decision on this matter? [of course, don’t answer, you may get into trouble!]

Years ago, keeping that area quiet and pristine was the reason for building the short tunnel on Parkes Way that goes under it. How things change.

I think it’s best left to ANU to to decide what it wants to keep of its character.

‘more’ heritage is simply a matter of degree – the primary issue here, i rekkun, is the imminent urbanisation of this precinct, and that’s out of the question and would destroy the ambience of the location, which is an integral part of the ‘whole’ of anu’s character… that, in itself, should be heritage value…

Agree with neanderthalsis. There are other bldgs designed by Lewis (e.g VC’s House, University House, University Store…). Surely these have more significance, and are a more appropriate Lewis legacy? There are also real ‘cottages’ there (the early ones that were the first in ACT).

they are relevant to Canberra’s heritage – just becuase Sydney is older doesn’t mean we cna’t have our own heritage stuff demonstrating our history.

you may as well suggest razing all the terraces down for square units, cos Paris has older stuff.