... The Catani Archway was conceived by Carlo Catani, as part of broader St. Kilda Foreshore reclamation and beautification works between 1890 and 1916.
The engineering firm of Monash & Anderson undertook this project, constructed in the Monier method of reinforced concrete and commenced construction in April of 1916. ...
After more than forty-one years of public service that never ended with his retirement, through surveying and direct design, contracting, supervision, and collaborative approaches, perhaps more than any other single figure, Carlo Catani re-scaped not only parts of Melbourne, but extensive swathes of Victoria ‘from Portland to Mallacoota’, opening up swamplands to farming, bringing access to beauty spots, establishing new townships, and the roads to get us there.
