Lindesay Clark Window

Dominating the western wall of Robert Blackwood Concert Hall is the huge Lindesay Clark Window, created by Leonard French and named in honour of the Australian industrialist, Sir Lindesay Clark, whose generous benefactions to the University made its construction possible.

The 16-sided window, 7.3m in diameter, is made up of 41 stained glass units, each 0.6m to 1.5m long, which fit together like a jig-saw into a complicated concrete frame.

The window has been likened to a big sun that radiates a gold, red and amber glow, particularly impressive at night when viewed from the University Forum. Reaching out from the window's centre in prismatic form is a group of elements representing planets, air and earth, surrounded by a rainbow sea encompassing fish, serpents and birds. The outer perimeter contains representations of man and woman reaching outwards through the four seasons to the red and gold frames.