| MLC Building, North Sydney | |
|---|---|
 Roof of the MLC Building, with the weather beacon on top and bas relief MLC symbol by Andor Mészáros | |
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| Alternative names | Campus MLC |
| General information | |
| Type | Office Building |
| Architectural style | Post-war International |
| Address | 105–153 Miller Street |
| Town or city | North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°50′18″S 151°12′27″E / 33.8383253°S 151.2075512°E |
| Construction started | June 1955[1] |
| Completed | 1957 |
| Opening | 22 August 1957 |
| Renovated | 2000–2002 |
| Owner | MLC Limited |
| Height | |
| Roof | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Sir Walter Osborne McCutcheon |
| Architecture firm | Bates, Smart & McCutcheon |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Bates Smart Bligh Voller Nield |
| Official name | MLC Building |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 22 December 2023 |
| Reference no. | SHR02069 |
| Type | Commercial Offices |
| Listing | NSW Government Gazette, No. 596 Heritage & Planning |
| Builders | Concrete Constructions Pty Ltd |
The MLC Building is a landmark modernist skyscraper in the central business district of North Sydney, on a block bounded by Miller Street, Denison Street and Mount Street (Brett Whiteley Place). Planned in 1954 and completed in 1957, the complex was designed in the modernist Post-war International style by architects, Bates, Smart & McCutcheon. Its completion marked the appearance of the first high-rise office block in North Sydney and the first use of curtain wall design. Built to provide much-needed office space for the Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Limited, the building continues to be primarily-occupied by its original tenants. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 January 2024.[2]
- ^ "OUR GIANT BUILDING". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 13 May 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 8 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Gorrey, Megan (2 January 2024). "Beauty or the beast? Sydney's most divisive office block is heritage listed". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2024.