DK Travel : Sydney : Architecture

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Magnolia & Palm

Bronwyn Oliver. Giant seeds recall botanical studies by Australia’s explorers.
Memory is Creation Without End

Kimio Tsuchiya. Sandstone blocks from demolished buildings are strewn on the grass.
Republic 2

Over-scaled openings animate the grand façade of this cool white apartment complex, designed by the architectural style gurus Burley Katon Halliday. The large apartments are situated around a sunny, stone-paved courtyard, complete with sculpture and a great breakfast café.
Rose Seidler House

Sydney’s most significant architect, whose work spans over 50 years, Harry Seidler was almost single-handedly responsible for bringing Bauhaus and European Modernism to Australia. This modest but lovely house, commissioned by Seidler’s mother in 1950, assimilates the best Modernist features. Also check out its interesting collection of original furniture and appliances.
Sydney Opera House

If you only manage to explore one building in Sydney, make it this one. Not simply beautiful from afar, a close look at the shells’ interior reveals the complexity of the gravity-defying construction. Renovations are underway to realize Jørn Utzon’s original vision for the interiors.
Sydney Theatre & Walsh Bay

The Walsh Bay wharves recently became the first World Heritage-listed urban site in Australia. They have been reinvigorated as an elegant new precinct made up of theatres, restaurants, a hotel and apartments. Shipping timbers and dock machinery have been incorporated into the new buildings.
Tankstream

Lynne Roberts-Goodwin. Marks the the colony’s original water supply.
Tied To Tide

Jennifer Turpin and Michaelie Crawford. A dynamic sculpture that responds to water levels.
Veil of Trees

Janet Laurence and Jisuk Han. Ethereal images on glass reflect the changing light.
Wuganmagulya

Brenda L Croft. Describes the significance of the Botanic Gardens to the Aborigines.