Harry Seidler
‘Not a museum’: The Sydney apartment owners fighting heritage protection
A council wants to preserve nine boxy brick buildings from the 1950s and 60s. But some residents aren’t happy.
- by Megan Gorrey
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The housing marvels that came to Sydney’s northern beaches and defied the McMansions
The Northern Beaches Council has called on the public to submit examples of mid-century modern architecture they want to see saved.
- by Julie Power
They’re the ‘cockroaches’ of Sydney housing. But what will terraces look like in future?
The NSW government is pulling together a pattern book of designs for medium density buildings from two to six storeys that will attract fast-track approval.
- by Julie Power
Drone footage of Blok Belongil
Drone footage of Blok Belongil, a triangular shaped beach house for a triangular shaped site at Byron Bay, going up in a day. A modular design, by architects Blok Modular with Vokes and Peters ,it was made in a QLD factory, and shipped to the site by truck. It is shortlisted for the NSW Architecture awards for best new home to be announced in late June.
Why a heritage listing for this Seidler-designed Bondi synagogue has been rejected
Waverley Council is vowing to fight any redevelopment proposal by the site’s owner, Harry Triguboff, who says he has no plan to build apartments there “at this stage”.
- by Michael Koziol
Portrait of the artist, and his portrait of Sydney life
Michael Kelly is a landscape artist who’s kept sketchbooks of what he’s seen, studied, and where he’s lived. Many will be on show at the State Library of NSW.
- by Julie Power
Dollhouses for adults: how social media turbocharged tiny models
Take a step inside a world where architects’ wildest dreams come alive before politics, zoning and costs get in the way.
- by Julie Power
What’s in a name? Boosting the value of your postwar home
When it comes to selling or investing in postwar architecture, the name of the architect can bump up the value.
- by Stephen Crafti
Neighbours launch last-ditch bid to stop $2.5b Waterfront Brisbane project
The battle to stop one of Queensland’s biggest projects could be heading back to court, with opponents of the $2.5 billion Waterfront Brisbane appealing a decision to give it the green light.
- by Cameron Atfield
Penelope Seidler joins fight to save Bondi synagogue from demolition
An interim heritage order has been placed on the site of a Harry Seidler-designed synagogue, owned by property developer Harry Triguboff’s Meriton, amid fears it will be demolished.
- by Andrew Taylor
Your complete A-Z guide to the Sydney Festival 2023
From juggling grasshoppers to the Spanish queen of flamenco, from burlesque with mimosas to bin chickens, there’s something for everyone at this year’s festival.
- by Lenny Ann Low
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