southeast end of George Street, the group overlooks the City Botanic Gardens to the east and the Brisbane River to the west. Bold, facebrick structures with a tough industrial character enriched by discrete decorative stone carving, the buildings are characteristic of the Arts and Crafts idiom in form and detailing. The buildings are of considerable architectural merit and their form and fabric illustrate a skilled design approach. The buildings demonstrate a fine quality of workmanship in the detailing of materials and finishes. The group is important for original fabric which survives, particularly F Block for its overall intactness and the machine room in H block for its intactness. A Block and U Block are important in preserving the campus alignment to the Main Drive. Both are important as landmark buildings defining the principle entry to the former Brisbane Technical College precinct. The courtyard and surviving pathways between the buildings are important in maintaining the integrity of the group of buildings. Further Block U provides evidence of the changing nature of the educational facility on the site. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The former Brisbane Central Technical College is important for its association with students and teachers of the former Brisbane Central Technical College, the Industrial High School, the Commercial High School, the Queensland Institute of Technology and the Queensland University of Technology. The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. The former Brisbane Central Technical College is important for its association with the Department of Public Works. In particular, with the work of architect Thomas Pye who was responsible for the design of the original complex of nine buildings. The former Brisbane Central Technical College is important for the ability to demonstrate the work of the Government Architect's Office in relation to the design of substantial educational buildings. Notable people Students Davida Allen, artist Brian Bell, pharmacist and businessman William Leslie Bowles, sculptor Donald Cowen, artist Hilda Geissmann, naturalist and photographer Bessie Gibson, artist Edwin Hayes, architect Gil Jamieson, artist Daphne Mayo, artist and sculptor Elina Mottram, architect Kathleen O'Brien, cartoonist Margaret Olley, artist Harold Parker, sculptor Lloyd Rees, artist Campbell Scott, architect Teachers Richard Godfrey Rivers, artist Charles Ford Whitcombe, Chief Instructor (Architecture) from 1916 to 1930 References