Edmond and Corrigan

Edmond and Corrigan is an Australian architectural firm based in Melbourne, Victoria, founded in the late 1970s by partners Maggie Edmond and Peter Corrigan, the firm's principals. The practice's work, both built and written, has been widely associated with the emergence of architectural postmodernism in Australia,Doug Evans, The Changing of the Guard: the social and cultural reflections of Community in 1970s Melbourne architecture, Fabrications, Vol 15, No 1, July 2005, p39 an interest in suburbiaConrad Hamann, Cities of hope: Australian architecture and design by Edmond and Corrigan, 1962–1992, Oxford University Press, 1993 and a search for an Australian architectural identity.Norman Day, 'Doing it his way', The Age, 1 September 2003. Peter Corrigan taught design studios at RMIT University for over 30 years, until his death in December 2016.

Architectural practice

The practice of Edmond and Corrigan was officially formed in 1975, though the pair had gradually been collaborating and associating on projects after Corrigan's return from America in 1974. Much of their early work consisted of church buildings and community buildings for the Catholic communities of suburban Melbourne.

They designed the Keysborough Church of the Resurrection, completed in 1977, and later buildings in Keysborough.Hamann, Cities of Hope, p51 The project was published in 1977.Evans, p41 The School of the Resurrection, Keysborough was awarded the Victorian Architecture Medal in 1979.

The practice's subsequent projects, many of them in suburban sites, continued with the idea of an Australian architectural language, visible in their competition entries for the Parliament House, Canberra Competition in 1977, The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and the State Library of Victoria, their many projects for community buildings, and their work for universities.

They later undertook larger projects; many of them, particularly RMIT Building 8, pursued the idea of 'a city in a single building'.Hamann, Cities of Hope, p129 Their Athan House of 1986 was published widely.

The practice also worked extensively in stage and set design for Opera Australia, Melbourne University Theatre Group, and La Mama.

Peter Corrigan wrote about his practice's work and about others, explicitly stating the practice's goal of creating or fostering a particularly Australian architectural language.

Recognition In 2003 Peter Corrigan was awarded the RAIA Gold Medal, 2003, the highest accolade of the Australian architecture profession. In 1993 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Architecture from RMIT University.

Twenty years later, in 2023, Maggie Edmond was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal at the National Awards, with her name added to the same award that was presented to Peter Corrigan in 2003. At the 2023 National Awards she described the correction as 'restorative'. The rectification awards their work as a unique and innovative partnership.

Notable projects and awards The following projects, all completed in or for Victorian locations, were designed by Edmond & Corrigan:

Edmond & Corrigan projects listYear Project Client Location Type Awards 1977 Freedom Club Childcare Centre Education 1977 Church of the Resurrection Keysborough Religion 1978 Chapel of St Joseph (now Strabane Chapel Hall) 27–29 Strabane Avenue, Mont Albert North ReligionRAIA Merit Award for Outstanding Architecture, New Buildings Category, 1983 (Vic) Enduring Architecture Award, 2003 1978 Resurrection School Keysborough EducationVictorian Architecture Medal, 1979Photograph of Evan Walker and Maggie Edmond holding RAIA (Vic Chapter) medal, 1979, unknown photographer, Gift of Edmond & Corrigan Pty Ltd, RMIT Design Archives, 0006.2017.0200 1982 Kew House ResidentialRAIA Housing Merit Award, 1982 (Vic) 1982 Kay Street Housing Ministry of Housing 75—79 Kay Street, ResidentialMaggie Edmond Enduring Architecture Award, 2010 1984 Merli House Merricks North, Mornington Peninsula Residential 1985 Fairfield Amphitheatre Fairfield Park, Fairfield Public spaceMaggie Edmond Enduring Architecture Award, 2026 1986 Office of Edmond & Corrigan 46 Little Latrobe Street, MelbourneCommercial 1988 Dandenong College of TAFE, Stage 3 EducationRAIA Commendation for Public Architecture, 1989 1988 Athan House Louis & Sophie Athan ResidentialRAIA Bronze Medal for Outstanding Architecture Award, New Residential Category, 1989 (Vic) 1988 Walsh House, Scheme for Pool Pavilion ResidentialArchitecture Australia Prize for Unbuilt Work, 1994 1991 Keilor Fire StationVictorian Government Public 1994 Oakleigh Fire StationVictorian Government Public 1994 RMIT Building 8 ExtensionRMIT University Melbourne EducationVictorian Architecture Medal, 1995 City of Melbourne Building and Planning Award, Institutional Buildings Category, 1995 RAIA Institutional Alterations and Extensions Award, 1995 (Vic) RAIA Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, 1995 1995 Greensborough Office and Carpark Commercial 1995 Ringwood Library Complex, Civic Plaza CulturalRAIA Urban Design Award, 1995 (Vic) RAIA Award of Merit, Institutional Category, 1996 (Vic) 1996 Windsor Fire StationVictorian Government PublicMetal Building Award, Certificate of Merit, 1996 RAIA Award of Merit (Vic) BHP Colorbond Steel Award, 1997 RAIA Award of Merit, Commercial Category, 1997 (Vic) 1996 Exhibition Centre Showgrounds Stage 1 Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale PublicRAIA Award of Merit, Commercial Category, 1997 (Vic) 1999 Lehrer Residence Caulfield ResidentialRAIA Award of Merit, 2000 (Vic) 2001Drama School, Victorian College of the Arts 30 Dodds Street, Southbank Education 2001 Niagara Galleries 245 Punt Road, Richmond ArtsDulux Colour Awards, Commercial Exterior Winner, 2002 BHP Colorbond Award, 2002 (Vic) 2001 Allan & Maria Myers Academic Centre Newman College and St Mary's College, Parkville Education Heritage Architecture Award, 2005 (Vic) 2005 Lux House alteration, front porch Residential 2005 Readings Bookshop 309 Lygon Street, Carlton Commercial

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