The Sydney Technical College, now known as the TAFE New South Wales Sydney Institute, is a

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established in 1878, that superseded the

Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts The Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts (SMSA) is the longest running School of Arts (also known as a " Mechanics' Institute") and the oldest continuous lending library in Australia. Founded in 1833, the school counted many of the colony's educat ...

. The college is one of Australia's oldest technical education institutions.

Forebears

The Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was founded in 1833. In 1878, the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts formed the Working Men's College, which eventually became the Sydney Technical College in 1882. In 1911, the

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operations of the college became

Sydney Technical High School Sydney Technical High School (STHS) is a government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school for boys, located in Bexley, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1911 as part of Sydney Technic ...

. In 1949, the

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was founded on its main site, as a separate institution. As the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

, this is now one of the most prestigious universities in Australia. In 1969, part of the college became the New South Wales Institute of Technology (NSWIT). This institute was reconstituted as the

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(UTS), in 1988. The college continued to operate, eventually becoming part of the New South Wales Technical and Further Education (

TAFE Technical and further education or simply TAFE (), is the common name in English-speaking countries in Oceania for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational cours ...

) system. It became known as Ultimo College, due to its location. This then became part of the Sydney Institute of Technology, which was later renamed

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. This college is the largest TAFE campus in

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Architectural students

Many prominent Australian architects studied

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at Sydney Technical College before there was a

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architecture course available in

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, but also attended architecture lectures in the Engineering Faculty at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ...

. * John Allen *

Sydney Ancher Sydney Edward Cambrian Ancher ARAIA ARIBA (25 February 19048 December 1979), was an Australian architect from Woollahra, Sydney. His fascination with Europe contributed to the introduction of European internationalism in Australia. He also ...

* Arthur Anderson *

Henry Budden Henry "Harry" Ebenezer Budden (11 August 1871 – 25 December 1944) was a Sulman Award winning Australian architect active in the first 40 years of the 20th century. His work encompassed the styles of the Federation Arts and Crafts and Bungalo ...

Walter Bunning Walter Ralston Bunning (19 May 1912 – 13 October 1977) was a prominent Australian architect and urban planner. Early life Bunning was born in Brisbane. During the depression he moved to Sydney to study at East Sydney Technical College grad ...

Hedley Norman Carr Hedley Norman Carr F.R.A.I.A., A.R.I.B.A. (21 March 1904 – 9 June 1966) was an Australian architect active in the mid 20th century as a partner of Hedley Carr Allen & Watts. His architectural archive is held by the State Library of New S ...

* J Burcham Clamp *

Bruce Dellit Charles Bruce Dellit (7 November 1898 – 21 August 1942) was an Australian architect who pioneered the Art Deco style in Australia.

Jean Fombertaux Jean Fombertaux (1920–1976, Sydney, Australia) was a French émigré architect who spent most of his career designing buildings in and around Sydney. His style was exemplary of Sydney architecture during the 1960s and was significant to the m ...

Carlyle Greenwell Carlyle Greenwell (16 March 1884 – 7 February 1961) was an Australian architect whose houses, designed in the first half of the 20th century, are often heritage-listed. He was also a philanthropist who made bequests to the University of Sydn ...

* Eric Heath *

Edward Hewlett Hogben Edward Hewlett Hogben (6 March 1875 – 1 March 1936) was an Australian architect who had a prominent role in modernising the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba in 1911 when he designed the new facade for Sir James Joynton Smith. In partnership with t ...

Archer Hoskings Archer William Hoskings (21 May 1868 – 15 June 1912) was an Australian-born architect who practiced in Sydney, London, Perth and Johannesburg before his death at 44. Early life Hoskings was born in Surry Hills, New South Wales, an inner ...

Russell Jack Russell Goldfield Jack Order of Australia, AM (; born 13 January 1935) is the founder of the Golden Dragon Museum. Russell was born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, to Herbalism, herbalist, Harry Louey Jack and Gladys May. He attended Long Gully P ...

Colin Madigan Colin Frederick Madigan AO (22 July 192117 September 2011) was an Australian architect. He is best known for designing the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Biography Born in Glen Innes, New South Wales, Madigan studied architecture ...

William Monks William John Monks, also known as Bill or Billy, (1869 – 2 July 1943) was an Australian architect active in the last decade of the 19th century and first third of the 20th century. Monks "had one of the most successful and extensive archite ...

Glenn Murcutt Glenn Marcus Murcutt AO (born 25 July 1936) is an Australian architect and winner of the 1992 Alvar Aalto Medal, the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the 2009 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and the 2021 Praemium Imperiale. Gle ...

* Sir John Overall *

Lord Livingstone Ramsay Lord Livingstone "Livie" Ramsay (11 December 1867 – 18 July 1924) was an Australian architect active in the first quarter of the 20th century. He was known professionally as L L Ramsay. His work encompassed the styles of the Federation Bung ...

* Lindsay Gordon Scott *

Emil Sodersten Emil Lawrence Sodersten (30 August 1899 – 14 December 1961) was an Australian architect active in the second quarter of the 20th century. His work encompassed the Australian architectural styles of Art Deco and Functionalist & Moderne. His de ...

Florence Mary Taylor Florence Mary Taylor (; 29 December 1879 – 13 February 1969) was the first qualified female architect in Australia.De Vries, S. 1999. ''The Complete Book of Great Australian Women''. Harper Collins. She was also the first woman in Australia ...

Thomas Tidswell Thomas Tidswell was an Australian architect, notable for his design of sporting facilities in Sydney. Birth and education Tidswell was born in Sydney, the sixth of nine children of hotelier Frederick Squire Tidswell (1831–1898) and his ...

* Alfred Warden * B J Waterhouse *

William Hardy Wilson William Hardy Wilson (14 February 1881 – 16 December 1955) was an Australian architect, artist and author. He "is regarded as one of the most outstanding architects of the twentieth century". Early years Wilson was born in Campbelltown ...

Gallery

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References

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