Building Details - Architects of South Australia

Maron designed many educational buildings of note including the Regency Park College of Technical and Further Education (TAFE), in 1980.The design of what was then known as Kilburn Technical College commenced in 1973 when Maron was working at Cheesman Doley Neighbour and Raffen. This first stage was the establishment of the School of Food and Catering. Maron would go on to design and plan all departments of the expanding college on its site at Regency Park and work on its development with the Public Buildings Department. Set around a central courtyard, the buildings were interconnected for educational reasons. Published in the Japanese Process Architecture No.22 issue on Modern Australian Architecture, the attention paid to energy conservation in the college design was described ‘Glass areas were reduced wherever possible and are always shielded from direct sun’ (Process Architecture,1981: 140). When asked about the Australian Automobile Association and the Regency Park College designs Maron says that ‘They are economical in physical as well as in visual terms. They are highly sculptural and rely for their visual cohesion on geometry. This has been to date the underlying theme of my work: to bring about a direct and clear understanding of the plan structure and purpose of the environment is my objective’ (Page 1986: 274). Maron continued as to work as the architect for further work on the College into the 2000s.