Sydney Architecture profiles over 100 buildings across Australia's oldest and largest city, setting the precision of contemporary design against the harbour's beauty and the unruly pressure of the surrounding bushland.
About This Book
Sydney's architectural identity is defined by contradictions: sleek modernist houses pressed against dense bushland, high-density urbanism framed by one of the world's most spectacular natural harbours. This volume documents that tradition with rigour, profiling more than 100 buildings through drawings, photographs, and detailed project descriptions. It is both a record of the city's built environment and a critical survey of the design intelligence that has shaped it. For practitioners, students, and serious design readers seeking a structured account of Sydney's architectural heritage and contemporary production, this is an essential reference.
Key Features
- 192 pages of architectural photography, drawings, and detailed project descriptions across more than 100 buildings
- Edited by Paul McGillick and Patrick Bingham-Hall
- Published by Pesaro Publishing
What You'll Discover
- How Sydney's natural landscape — harbour, bushland, topography — has shaped and complicated its architectural development
- The contrast between contemporary residential design and the city's older, more heterogeneous building stock
- Detailed drawn and photographic documentation across a broad cross-section of building types and eras
- The spatial logic of Australia's largest city read through more than 100 individual built works
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 192
- Dimensions: 230 x 240 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781877015052
- Publisher: Pesaro Publishing
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, urban designers, and design historians with an interest in Australian architecture, Sydney's built environment, and the relationship between city-making and landscape.