Preservation of our Deco Heritage
Many buildings from the Art Deco era are now threatened by inappropriate redevelopment of demolition. ADS is not "anti-development" and is in favour of recycling buildings.

ADS is active in the listing of Art Deco buildings with the National Trust, Heritage Victoria and the Tasmanian Heritage Council, and with the establishment or extension of local government Heritage Overlays. These listings provide a measure of protection. However, ADS receives many calls for assistance in defence of threatened buildings and often must present submissions to various planning or approval authorities or tribunals.

Following is a list of buildings for which ADS has provided preservation guidance or been requested to commence preservation activity since 2000.

ANZ Building (former Royal Banking Chambers), Melbourne
Army Band Building, Albert Park
Army Recruiting Building, Melbourne
Bethesda Hospital, Richmond
Burnham Beeches, Sherbrooke
Capitol Bakeries Building, Toorak
Coles Store #1, Collingwood
Collingwood TAFE (former Collingwood Technical College)
David Jones, Melbourne
(former) Davis Relova Laundry, Richmond
420 Spencer Street, Melbourne
Freemasons Hospital, East Melbourne
Garden Avenue, East Melbourne
Grand Hotel, Essendon
High Court Building, Melbourne
The Centre, Ivanhoe
Lonsdale House, Melbourne
Maritime Services Building (Museum of Contemporary Art)
Maryborough Olympic Pool
McPhersons Building, Melbourne
Middle Brighton Baths
Mitcham Railway Precinct
Mitchell House, Melbourne
Myer Melbourne
Main Hall, Northcote Town Hall
The Pavilion, Princes Park, Carlton
Penfold's Building, Fitzroy
Portside, Burnie, Tasmania
Rivoli Theatre, Camberwell
(former) Russell Street Police Headquarters Complex, Melbourne
Smith Street Redevelopment
Taroona Hotel, Hobart
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
(former) Victoria Car Park, Melbourne
Warracknabeal Town Hall, Warracknabeal
Wimmera Livestock Bazaar, Horsham

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