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Some Commentary
"The Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre is an exceptional work, by far the best Bouman has designed so far... a building which dares to project its own very special image, an image that gains in strength from its interaction with the landscape."
Philip Drew - Architectural Bulletin
"Feiko Bouman, one of the most original and least derivative of the younger generation of Sydney architects, came into public prominence a decade ago with his competition-winning design for the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame & Outback Heritage Centre at Longreach, Queensland, opened by the Queen in 1988 ...He has also accomplished some refreshingly original buildings in his home suburb of North Sydney, including the grandstands to North Sydney Oval and the new Stanton Library complex ... allied to a bold imagination, which differentiates the true architect from the mere shape-maker. If ever there were an exponent on the New Baroque, it is Feiko Bouman: how apt his name, in his original Dutch, translates as "the building man".
John Haskell - Professor of Architecture, University of NSW
"... the Proposal (Quadrant, Milsons Point) follows a timeless theme of architecture which is the transformation of the square on the ground into the circle in the sky. This "marriage" between the square and the circle is the theme ... a remarkable contemporary example of this theme ... a fine, timeless and significant piece of architecture, which if built, would soon be listed to become the heritage building par excellence in this important area."
Professor Laszlo Peter Kollar, Visiting Professor, University of NSW
"He has made a contribution to the community of outstanding achievement, the quality of which is recognised throughout Australia. In carrying out this work, the three most outstanding features have been the enormous level of public acceptance within North Sydney of his work, his ability to produce designs and have the projects completed in a very short period of time and the fact that his projects have been completed with a minimum of cost over-runs."
Ted Mack
"... the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame, in Longreach, central Queensland, is built. We in the south have undervalued this project. It is a love song in corrugated steel."
John Lahey - The Age "Opera House of the Outback"
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