ðə bˈɪldɪŋ wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkts, ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ mˈɑːɹʃəl məkˈɛnzi ænd hɪz sˈʌn, ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɹˈɑːbɚtsən məkˈɛnzi fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐn ˌɑːɹkɪtˈɛktʃɚɹəl kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən, ðə dʒˈʌdʒᵻz ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd bˈɜːtɹæm mˈækɛnəl, dʒˈɑːn lˈɔŋstæf, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən lˈæmbɚt, fɹˈɛd lˈɛst ænd ˈɑːɹθɚ stɹˈiːtən.
The building was designed by British architects, Alexander Marshall Mackenzie and his son, Alexander George Robertson Mackenzie following an architectural competition, the judges of which included Bertram Mackennal, John Longstaff, George Washington Lambert, Fred Leist and Arthur Streeton.