Elder Hall

Elder Hall is a significant element of the North Terrace ‘Cultural Boulevard’, and forms an important part of the public face of the University of Adelaide. Constructed in 1898, the hall was built to house the Elder Conservatorium of Music and served as the University’s ‘Great Hall’ until 1936. It is widely known as a venue for fine classical music.

Swanbury Penglase brought together an experienced team to prepare a Conservation Management Plan for the building. After thorough investigation and research, detail policies and staged actions were formulated. This included the major stone deterioration problems which are evident.

The document establishes a framework for conserving its heritage value as well as allowing evolution to reflect contemporary teaching and performance requirements.