tower (featuring the AWA logo) features in the science fiction film The Matrix; when Neo and Trinity rescue Morpheus from the agents, the AWA Tower can be seen below as they make their escape by helicopter. Description The building comprises 12 office floors, a ground floor and basement. The frontage along York Street is and along York Lane. The building is surmounted by a steel tower which gives the building an overall height of above street level. The building is steel framed and faced in brick with polished trachyte facing at the ground floor. The building is vertically modelled to give a skyscraper appearance. A Pegasus is depicted in relief sculpture on a plain brick parapet at the top of the building. Pegasus, a winged horse, was chosen by Sir Ernest Fisk as a suitable association with the work of Australia's great wireless undertaking. The building retains the original Fisk system of double glazed windows. The communications tower was designed as an integral part of the building and its supports are part of the structure of the building. The York Street Entry Foyer and Lift Lobby is faced with Wombeyan Russet marble with simple Art Deco streamlined detail and the letter AWA over the entrance. The former Vestibule (main ground floor) interior retains its silver ash timber panelling. Above the panelling there is a series of symbolic plaster reliefs executed by Otto Steen. Three reliefs constitute three "themes". In each corner are figures representing the four ancient elements - earth, water, fire and air. Over the entrance surrounding an AWA symbol are the signs of the zodiac. A series of small reliefs along the north and south walls represent various nations, symbolising the unification of the world throughout radio. The former Entrance Lobby interior retains a map of the world incised into the polished trachyte wall above the auditorium doors. Other significant interiors include the fifth floor Boardroom, ancillary offices and executive bathroom. White Elevators Pty Ltd, located in Alexandria, fabricated, installed and maintained the lifts. Construction of AWA Tower Building 1938-1939 Condition As at 21 November 2002, physical condition is excellent. Archaeological potential is low. Modifications and dates 1937 - construction began 1939 - construction completed Heritage listing As at 28 August 2017, AWA Building and Tower is of significance for its important associations with radio and communication technology. It is a simple vertically emphasised skyscraper which represents the