Sydney Metro
Sydney metro stations, weird and wonderful homes sweep top awards
One architect spent his first pay cheque as a pimply teenager on a copy of Houses magazine. Now he’s won the award for best new home in NSW.
- Julie Power
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How are Sydney’s ‘brand-new, shiny’ metro stations holding up? Not so well
From out-of-order bathrooms to faulty barriers, the sheen has come off Sydney’s metro stations just a year after the city extension opened to rave reviews.
- Penry Buckley
Beneath Sydney, a mini-city is being dug for machines bigger than an aircraft fuselage
Giant caverns – each large enough to house the body of an A380 – will house the boring machines that will carve the road tunnel between Waverton and Birchgrove.
- Matt O'Sullivan
How an ageing suburb plans to become Sydney’s next destination
This suburban town centre has remained largely untouched by development. In 20 years, it will become Sydney’s next “thriving” destination.
- Ellie Busby
The least punctual train lines in Sydney revealed
None of Sydney’s train lines meet their punctuality targets. But two are worse than the rest.
- Cindy Yin
The maps that reveal how western Sydney is being split in two
There’s a growing divide between Sydney’s north-west and south-west – but things are about to change.
- Anthony Segaert
Why Sydney’s suburban trains have become so unreliable
Up to 20 per cent of suburban passenger trains have been running late during peak periods – and the cost of fixing the problems has blown out.
- Matt O'Sullivan
The small but experimental granny flat that provides a perfect escape
Young architects Second Edition have created a new addition to a Bondi home using “found” everything, even leftover concrete pours from other sites.
- Julie Power
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Dispute threatens $2.2 billion cost blowout, major delay to Sydney’s new metro line
Passengers hoping to take the train to the new airport may have to wait an extra year – even if the dispute is resolved on contractors’ terms.
- Matt O'Sullivan
This suburb is booming, and there’s more development on the way. What comes next?
For years, Sydney’s north-west corridor has been the centre of urban growth – and in a familiar story, infrastructure hasn’t kept up. But there’s a plan for change.
- Anthony Segaert
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