Image courtesy of Incinerator Gallery
Essendon incinerator exterior 2023, image courtesy of Incinerator Gallery
Essendon incinerators - building interior 2019, image by Jorge de Araujo
Image from Essendon Gazette 1930, courtesy of Incinerator Gallery
Essendon incinerator building 2019, image by Jorge de Araujo

Essendon Incinerator: A Modernist Marvel Past Event

Presented by Incinerator Gallery

Date

Tue 28 May 10:00am - 11:30am

Tickets

Free, Booking Required

Venue

Incinerator Gallery
180 Holmes Rd, Aberfeldie VIC 3040, Australia

Access

Accessible bathroom, All gender bathroom, Assistance animals welcome, Seating available, Wheelchair accessible

Embark on a journey from waste to energy to art at Incinerator Gallery in Moonee Valley. Highlighting the 1930s Essendon incinerator’s state-of-the-art design, this presentation delves into the building’s history as an innovative household waste disposal system, boasting low environmental impact and pushing Art Deco design boundaries.

At the heart of its industrial design concept was a system co-developed by Nisson Leonard-Kanevsky and local engineer John Boadle of RIECo (Reverberatory Incinerator and Engineering Company). This concept set new standards in effective waste disposal by the economic burning of rubbish and noxious gases produced in this process. The reverberatory process eliminated the expulsion of smoke, ash and noxious gases through the flue, with the heat from the furnaces redirected through steam propulsion for a bitumen boiler and sterilisation of reusable hospital supplies. Clinker and ash residue was minimal and recycled into road ballast and garden fertiliser. Architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin designed the building with a dual focus on functionality and ethical integration into the residential surroundings.

This presentation by Adrian Montana focuses on the design work of Marion Mahony Griffin and Walter Burley Griffin and their enthusiastic appreciation of environmental idealism.

Participants

Adrian Montana

Adrian Montana is experienced arts leader in secondary and tertiary education, art galleries and museums education and public programming. He has a demonstrated history working in the education management industry and is skilled in lecturing, research, editing, Curriculum development, and arts management. Adrian has a Masters in Educational Leadership (Monash University) and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Art History and Music Composition (La Trobe University).


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