Shoot out for the Metro-Minerva Theatre
The battle for the future of Sydney’s Metro-Minerva Theatre is heating up, with public exhibition for a DA at the site set to end on 15 September.
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Phantoms of the opera: the bizarre world of Sydney Opera House knock-offs
The clue is in the name – the Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney. Or is it? Not always, it turns out.
Powerhouse Museum’s Ultimo site to be upgraded with fashion, design focus
The NSW Government has announced a half a billion dollar upgrade of the Powerhouse Museum site at Ultimo.
Controversy as Darling Harbour redevelopment plans continue apace
Pyrmont residents have expressed dismay over the planned redevelopment of the Harbourside Shopping Centre – the latest in a string of Darling Harbour ‘re-developments’.
Campaign to save Parramatta’s Willow Grove intensifies
The campaign to keep the heritage-listed Willow Grove in Parramatta is stepping up, while the NSW Government insists it will be dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere.
Ugly duckling turned brutalist beauty
Eliza Spencer explores the controversial transformation of the Sirius building from public housing complex to boutique apartment building for the wealthy.
Crown Sydney: icon or eyesore?
Not since Blues Point Tower opened in 1962 has a new skyscraper polarised Sydney as much as Crown Tower.