Published Resources Details
Conference Paper
- Title
- Carlo Catani: The Visionary Florentine Engineer - Presentation and Exhibition
- In
- Engineering Heritage Victoria, Speakers Programme
- Imprint
- 21 February 2019
- Url
- https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/event/2019/01/carlo-catani-visionary-florentine-engineer-presentation-and-exhibition
- Abstract
The speaker, Daniela Riachi, will discuss the life and work of Carlo Catani, the Florentine trained engineer who became the Victorian Public Works Chief Engineer. His career spanned 41 years and his numerous works remain of great historical, aesthetic, architectural and scientific significance to the State of Victoria.
He was responsible for the St Kilda foreshore reclamation, draining the Koo-Wee-Rup swamp to make fertile farming land and widening the Yarra River above Princes bridge to avoid flooding. Together with W. J. Baltzer, Chief Designer of the Sydney firm of Carter, Gummow & Co. he was primarily responsible for the design as well as the construction of the Morrell Street bridge the first Monier Concrete Arch bridge built in Victoria.
Attendees also have access to the 'Carlo Catani:Visionary, Creator, Genius' , an exhibition commemerating the 100 year anniversary of Catani's passing and his achievements.