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Love it or loathe it, 1980s architecture is back in the frame
Whether it’s the return of big shoulder pads or the Memphis movement from the early 1980s, sometimes it’s difficult to pinpoint when and where there’s a shift in direction.
- by Stephen Crafti
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Copper topper showstopper? The plan for one of Brisbane’s oldest homes
It was home to Captain Henry O’Reilly in the 1860s, then became a convent. Now, Toonarbin is set for a modern makeover featuring a new entrance and balconies.
- by Sean Parnell
This small apartment in Melbourne’s inner south-east packs a big punch
The two-bedroom apartment is on the top floor of a 1940s duplex and features three-metre-high ceilings.
Enter this spectacular home via the stand-alone lift shaft on the street, please!
Visitors to the once-dilapidated fisherman’s cottage in Birchgrove, with spectacular Parramatta River views, enter via a stand-alone lift shaft on the street.
- by Stephen Crafti
The forgotten Robin Boyd house open to the public for the first time
The little-known Wildwood home, designed by celebrated architect Robin Boyd in 1962, quietly went on sale last year. The couple who snapped it up are still pinching themselves.
- by Cara Waters
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Sydney
These house renders look so real buyers want them
A new book about Glenn Murcutt’s designs that were never built brings many to life using the latest computer modelling and CGI imagery.
- by Julie Power
The postwar homes in Bayside at the centre of a heritage fight
Some residents are concerned that modernist mid-century homes will be at risk of demolition if councillors spurn a heritage protection push.
- by Cara Waters
This impressive home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs was once two rundown dwellings
It is now a three-level, three-bedroom contemporary home with distant views of the harbour.
- by Susan Redman
An Edwardian weatherboard in Melbourne’s south-east gets a new lease of life
Step inside this artist’s charming home, which includes a large bungalow studio.
- by Heather Nette King
The Sirius question: Inside the Sydney building rocking the property conversation
As new owners move in over the next few weeks, the block remains a flashpoint in the debate about public housing in Sydney.
- by Julie Power
Stickybeaks rejoice: Brisbane Open House returns with free access to historic buildings
A former premier’s residence, New Farm’s 1869 “Pink Flats” building is one of the suburb’s historic gems on show.
- by Nick Dent
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