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Hudson and Wardrop. Hudson and Wardrop was formed by Philip Burgoyne Hudson and James Hastie Wardrop MM in 1919. [1] Hudson was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 6 February 1887 and died in 1952 at the age of 64. James Wardrop was born in 1891 and died on 25 July 1975 at the age of 84. [2]
Apr 3, 2024 · An international competition determined the design of the Shrine of Remembrance. Australian artists and architects submitted 83 designs. Two Melbourne returned-soldier architects, Philip Hudson and James Wardrop created the winning design. Their design was inspired by the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus - one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Jul 30, 2015 · Philip B. Hudson and James H. Wardrop’s original Shrine of Remembrance (1923–34) has been hallowed if not fraught ground indeed since its competition victory. 1 Subscription-built, the Shrine was a labour of love, large by any standards. It teems with symmetrically placed symbolism and with a kinetic dimension in its sanctuary light angling ...
In 1923, local architects Phillip Hudson and James Wardrop were awarded first place in a competition to design a National War Memorial to honour the sacrifice of Victorians during the First...
Designed by architects Phillip Hudson and James Wardrop, both World War I veterans, the Shrine is in classical style, based on the Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus and the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The crowning element at the top of the ziggurat roof references the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates.
- 11 November 1934
It was designed by the architects of the Shrine, Hudson and Wardrop, and features bronze statuary by Paul Montford. Other installations in the Shrine Reserve include four light pylons which were designed as part of the original design concept and constructed in 1934. Cast iron lamp posts, also dating from the original scheme,
The original building was designed by Phillip Hudson and James Wardrop, who both served in the war. Like a lot of buildings in the interwar period it’s a mash-up of architectural ideas – here grand temple fronts and stepped pyramid create an ‘in the round’ building that can be seen from every side.
