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Types of architectural models include:

– Exterior models are models of buildings which usually include some landscaping or civic spaces around the building.

– Interior models are models showing interior space planning, finishes, colours, furniture and beautification.

– Landscaping design models are models of landscape design and development representing features such as walkways, small bridges, pergolas, vegetation patterns and beautification. Landscaping design models usually represent public spaces and may, in some cases, include buildings as well.

– Urban models are models typically built at a much smaller scale, representing several city blocks, even a whole town or village, large resort, campus, industrial facility, military base and so on. Urban models are a vital tool for town/city planning and development.

– Engineering and construction models show isolated buildings/structure elements and components and their interaction.

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Throughout the 20th century Brisbane’s government precinct has been the subject of numerous planning proposals.

In 1961 the State Government’s Works Department made an overall plan for the area, envisaging a series of slab buildings on the site, of which only the Executive Building was realised.

In 1973, the architecture firm Lund Hutton Newell Paulsen was invited to redevelop the area and set up a collaboration with the American architecture firm SOM.

They planned the precinct following SOM’s Field Theory Logic, resulting in the construction of 80 George Street, which was just part of the entire scheme.

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Rural settlement of the area dates back to 1843 when one of the first selections was made at Burrandowan (west of Kingaroy) by squatter and explorer Henry Stuart Russell. Even though Russell was reputedly the first European to realise the potential of the South Burnett, it was Simon Scott of Taromeo (now Blackbutt) and the Haly brothers of Taabinga who brought the first flocks of sheep to the area in the late 1850s.

In 1878 the district where Kingaroy now stands was settled by the Marwell brothers. When the first resumptions were made from the enormous Taabinga holding, the brothers selected two adjoining areas and in 1883 these leases were converted to freehold and became known as the ‘Kingaroy Paddock’. The corner of this paddock was located on what is now known as Haly Street, named after the brothers who settled at Taabinga Station.

A small, prosperous

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The first Kingaroy Post Office opened by 1902 (a receiving office had been open from 1895) and was renamed Taabinga Village in 1905, when Kingaroy Railway Station office opened. This was renamed Kingaroy in 1907. The Taabinga Village office closed in 1929.

The foundation stone of the Kingaroy Soldiers’ Memorial Rotunda was laid on 25 April 1922 (ANZAC Day) by the RSL president Sergeant Norman Booth. It was dedicated on 29 June 1932 by Major-General Sir Thomas William Glasgow.

The Royal Australian Air Force had a significant operational and training presence in the region during the Second World War, the first squadrons deploying to the town’s airport about mid-1942. At least eight squadrons were based at RAAF Kingaroy the, together with No. 3 Initial Training School. Kingaroy R.A.A.F. Post Office was open from 7 August 1942 until 28 February 1946.

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Improved Building

Alterations to the Royal Exchange Assurance Building in Brisbane have included all modern trends. Sound-absorbent ceilings, with concealed fluorescent lighting throughout, have been found not only attractive, but conducive to a greater standard of efficiency.

Artificial ventilation in the manager’s and assistant manager’s rooms has been installed. A new counter and desks to match have been set up, and a particular feature of the counter is a low-set section at which clients can sit and complete forms, without having to stand.

Color plays an important part in the furnishings. New flooring of inlaid linoleum tiles in red are allied to the main walls of primrose yellow, with two contrasting walls of pottery blue.

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Truth, 17 October 1954

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Early Buildings “Cultural Asset”

Brisbane, Nov. 10. – Australian architects will ask the State Government to establish trusts to preserve historical buildings.

This decision was made by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Federal Council today.

The council, in a special statement, said it regarded early buildings of historical and architectural interest as a cultural asset and a national heritage.

The Federal President (Mr. Cobden Parkes) is understood to have told the council that historians and architects should prepare lists of buildings in Australia considered worthy of preservation at whatever the cost.

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Queensland Times, 11 November 1952

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Ultra-Modern Building

Planned for Brisbane

Brisbane, Dec. 26.- The Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. has taken out preliminary plans for a new five-storey £531,490 building at the corner of Queen-street and North Quay.

It will have a curved facade facing Victoria Bridge and fronted by spacious lawns and gardens. There will be an inner shopping arcade and basement parking accommodation for 150 cars.

It is understood the Prudential Assurance Co. has offered to import all building materials. The company’s negotiations on the proposed building with the Minister in charge of building control, the Labour and Industry Minister (Mr. A. Jones) have continued for several months.

One of the biggest financial institutions of the British Empire, the Prudential Assurance Co. has an Australia-wide building programme.

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Cairns Post, 27 December 1951

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Building Delayed

Brisbane, May 3.- Commercial building programmes totalling more than £5,000,000 are being delayed in Queensland because of building controls and shortages.

An estimated total of £3,000,000 would be spent in Brisbane on substantial commercial buildings by 10 large firms or institutions if building controls are relaxed.

Building experts said to-day that this would constitute the biggest building boom in Brisbane’s history.

One organisation – the Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. – is likely to bring steel and cement with teams of skilled workmen from overseas if it cannot use local labour and materials.

It plans to build an 11-storey building in North Quay-Queen-street corner.

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Mayborough Chronicle, 4 May 1951

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Building Controls

Brisbane, July 17. – All home building controls may be lifted in Queensland shortly. It is believed the Labour and Industry Minister, Mr. Jones, is ready to recommend this to Cabinet.

A decision may be delayed, however, until the Premier, Mr. Gair, returns from his northern tour next month. The Government is expected to retain control on commercial buildings, but this control would be relaxed.

Another £380,000 was allocated by the State Government today for its housing projects. The Acting Premier, Mr. Duggan, announced this after a special committee had reviewed the State finances to find more money for housing.

The £380,000 would keep in employment 60 per cent of the Housing Commission’s 640 day labourers. Efforts would be made to absorb the displaced employees in other works.

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Maryborough Chronicle, 18 July 1952

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A Brief History of Architectural Model Making – Part 3

Since Da Vinci’s time, and latterly in the 20th century, there has been a shift towards using CAD (Computer Aided Design) in order to construct virtual architectural models to illustrate the features of a building.

There are several advantages to this, one being that it is much more editable as one can merely change a technological command to change the model as opposed to having to construct a brand new one.

It also saves space, but the main drawback is the lack of ‘real life’ that it presents. Generally, CAD is trapped behind a 2D computer screen and as such it can be difficult to present the full picture via CAD.

Architectural model making is a concept with a rich historical tradition, and the fact that it has survived all these years indicates how successful it can be

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