Cardinal Knox Centre

The Cardinal Knox Centre is a noted Modernist church administration centre located adjacent to St Patrick's Cathedral, at 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was commissioned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in 1968, and the architects were Yuncken Freeman, lead architect, Roy Simpson. It replaced the 1855 bluestone Saint Patrick’s College, controversially demolished in 1971, leaving a single bluestone tower as a preserved fragment.

Cardinal Knox Centre
Cardinal Knox Centre entrance
General information
Architectural styleModernist with monolithic concrete column extrusions
Address383 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°48′36″S 144°58′40″E
Construction started1971
ClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne
Design and construction
Architect(s)Roy Simpson
Architecture firmYuncken Freeman
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