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This book is the story of William Wilkinson Wardell's 1889 design for the Convent and School, Kew, Melbourne, now known as Genazzano FCJ College. It looks at the FCJ Sisters' vision for their new foundation at Kew in the boom years of Marvellous Melbourne; and at the architect's proposal through one beautiful surviving perspective drawing. This architectural history documents the building's conception, construction, payment and inhabitation. It takes the reader on a journey of discovery, leading to an understanding and appreciation of the significance of Wardell's 19th century building. The building speaks to us in multiple ways, through the 'creation of and response to ambiences and conditions fo light and atmosphere',through composition, 'scale, proportions, textures, colours and so on. through our knowing of this building, we learn that buildings can be different every time we see them: at different times fo the day, through the annual passing of the seasons, over time.

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Dr Ursula de Jong is an architectural historian. She is Senior Lecturer in art and architectural history in the School of Architecture and Building at Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria. Ursula has written widely on the work of William Wardell. She is a Director of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Chair of the Cultural Heritage Advisory Committe.

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