Sydney Opera House
Twenty-five years ago, I arrived in Sydney from Melbourne and found myself immediately charmed by its twin architectural icons; the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. For years, every time I drove across the bridge, I…
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Sydney Open, 2018
Over one weekend each year, Sydney Open unlocks the doors of more than 60 of the city’s most important and intriguing buildings. Run by Sydney Living Museums, this event provides attendees with access to buildings…
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Architecture, Hong Kong
Hong Kong, while justifiably famous for its food and shopping, is also an awe-inspiring city for architecture buffs. The money that flows from its place as the financial hub of Asia has brought a cluster of…
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Local’s guide to Surry Hills
Surry Hills, an inner-city precinct of Sydney, is one of the most attractive urban neighbourhoods in the world. It is an area where fashion, food and design mix in close proximity to the central business…
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Tramsheds, Harold Park
On the former site of the Harold Park Raceway, Tramsheds is billing itself as a ‘community of good food and learning’. Developers Mirvac have built an enormous number of residential apartments on the site, however,…
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Hellbrunn palace and trick fountains, Salzburg
Located on the outskirts of Salzburg is the 400 year old Hellbrunn palace and trick fountains. Built between 1612 and 1615 by prince-archbishop Markus Sittikus, the building was designed as a summer residence serving one…
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Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower that upon reaching its full height of 634.0 metres (2,080 ft) in March 2011 became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure after the…
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Paramount by The Office Space, Surry Hills
Paramount by The Office Space has to be one of the sharpest, most spot-on office suites we have ever come across. Designed by the prolific Domenic Alvaro of Woods Bagot, it perfectly executes owner Boris Tosic’s vision for…
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Architecture, The Lloyds’s Building, London
The Lloyd’s building (also sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) was designed by architect Richard Rogers and built between 1978 and 1986. Like the Pompidou Centre (designed by Renzo Piano and Rogers), the building was innovative in having its services such as staircases, lifts, electrical power conduits…
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The Barbican Estate, London
The Barbican Estate History | The Barbican estate built within a badly bombed area of the City of London. A stones-throw from St Pauls, it comprised originally of three tall residential towers and a collection of…
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Mies van der Rohe, Berlin
This was Mies’s last project, the New National Gallery for the Berlin National Gallery. It is considered one of the most perfect statements of his architectural approach. The upper pavilion is a precise composition of monumental steel…
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