 At the time, George Rae was in his early thirties and one of Brisbane's most successful young architects.He had just established his own architectural practice in Brisbane (1933) after working in partnership in this city as Atkinson, Powell and Conrad 1927-31 and Lange L Powell and George Rae 1931-33, both among the most prominent architectural firms of the day.His more substantial purpose-designed aoartment buildings are amongst the most important of their type and their period in Brisbane and include