Rae Featherstone

He then began his internship with Edwin J & C L Ruck, while enrolled at the University of Melbourne for the diploma of Architectural Atelier.

During this period he retained his right to practice outside the firm and designed a residence for C M Werner, 13 Moorakyne Avenue, Malvern.

In April 1934 he left Oakley & Parkes to pursue an interest in interior decoration and furniture design in Europe.

While in Europe, he was employed in the practice of Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel a position which he held for several years as chief assistant working on cathedrals, hospitals and civic commissions.

Additional Details When he first began working in the office of Oakley & Parkes, Featherstone was involved in the design of the Yule House,[4] 309-311 Little Collins Street.

[5] The ANZAC house functions as a library and memorabilia collection for war time diaries, letters and other paraphernalia.

[10] Under his recently appointed position as staff architect of Melbourne University (1957) Featherstone designed North Building in association with Eggleston MacDonald & Secomb.

At twelve storeys high, the landmark tower was constructed in a steel structure slab and podium style system, consisting of shear walls and reinforced concrete columns.

[2] Standing eleven storeys high, the five iconic arches branching the building's elevated ground floor undercroft is an example of midcentury Modern Architecture in Melbourne.