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The Torrens Building, named after Sir Robert Richard Torrens, is a State Heritage listed building on the corner of Victoria Square and Wakefield Street in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally known as the Government Offices, the Torrens Building has been home to a number of government departments for most of its existence. Since 2005, it been the site of the University City Adelaide precinct, housing campuses of Carnegie Mellon University, Cranfield University, University College London and Torrens University. The building created some controversy in 1880 when it was reported that the Government of South Australia was going to import freestone for construction from Sydney, rather than use stone from local quarries. In 2015, the Torrens Building was offered for sale as part of the State Administration Centre precinct by the Government of South Australia, previously having been excluded from the sale plans. ==Restoration and Renovation== Between 1991 and 1995, major refurbishment of the Torrens Building was undertaken.〔 Once completed, the building was used to accommodate a number of community groups and organisations including: * Amnesty International (S.A. & N.T. Branch) Incorporated * Amputee Association of South Australia Inc. * Australian Association Of Social Workers * Brain Injury Network Of SA Inc The * National Council of Single Mothers & Their Children Inc * SA Lebanese Women's Association * Shelter SA * United Nations Association of Australia - S.A. Division Inc * Volunteering SA Incorporated Following renovation, the building was reopened by then Premier of South Australia, John Olsen, on 19 September 1997. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Torrens Building」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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