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Sydney's Best: Architecture
For such a young city, Sydney possesses a remarkable
diversity of architectural styles. They range from the
simplicity of Francis Greenway's Georgian buildings
(see
p114)
to Jørn Utzon's Expressionist Sydney Opera House
(see pp74-7)
. Practical Colonial structures gave way to
elaborate Victorian edifices such as Sydney Town Hall
and the same passion for detail is seen on a smaller scale
in Paddington's terraces. Later, Federation warehouses
and bungalows brought in a particularly Australian style.
Contemporary
Governor Phillip Tower is
a modern commercial
building incorporating a
historical site
(see p85)
.
Colonial Convict
The first structures were
very simple yet formal
English-style cottages
with shingled roofs and
no verandas. Cadman's
Cottage is a fine repre-
sentative of this style.
THE ROCKS
AND
GIRCULAR
QUAY
Colonial Georgian
Francis Greenway's courthouse
design was ordered to be adapted
to suit the purposes of a church.
St James Church is the result.
CITY
CENTRE
American
Revivalism
Shopping arcades
connecting streets,
such as the Queen
Victoria Building,
were 1890s vogue.
Victorian
The Town Hall interior
includes Australia's first
pressed metal ceiling,
installed for fear that
the organ would vib-
rate a plaster one loose.
DARING
HARBOUR
Contemporary Expressionism
Innovations in sports stadiums and
museum architecture, such as the
National Maritime Museum, empha-
size roof design and the silhouette.
Interwar Architecture
Bruce Dellit's Anzac Memorial in
Hyde Park, with sculptures by
Raynor Hoff, encapsulates the
spirit, form and detail of Art Deco.
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