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Tile-Clad Roslyn Street Bar in Sydney Has an Exotic Rooftop Garden

Tile-Clad Roslyn Street Bar in Sydney Has an Exotic Rooftop Garden

The Shed: Historic Industrial Building Transformed into an Efficient Modern Home

The Shed: Historic Industrial Building Transformed into an Efficient Modern Home

Kirribilli House Regulates Temperature With a Rammed Earth Spine

Kirribilli House Regulates Temperature With a Rammed Earth Spine

Sydney’s New 1 Bligh Skyscraper is Australia’s Greenest Office Tower

Sydney’s New 1 Bligh Skyscraper is Australia’s Greenest Office Tower

LAVAs’ Disaster Relief Prefab Pod Is Both Funky and Functional

LAVAs’ Disaster Relief Prefab Pod Is Both Funky and Functional

Sydney Church Renovated Into A Chic Home Complete With Indoor Pool

Sydney Church Renovated Into A Chic Home Complete With Indoor Pool

Sydney Architecture Students Build Pavilion From 2000 Recycled Cardboard Tubes

Sydney Architecture Students Build Pavilion From 2000 Recycled Cardboard Tubes

Modular Pop-Up Bar in Sydney Can Be Flat Packed Away

Modular Pop-Up Bar in Sydney Can Be Flat Packed Away

Embassy of Drowned Nations: Floating City for Rising Tide Victims

Embassy of Drowned Nations: Floating City for Rising Tide Victims

Light-Filled Gateway Unveiled for Sydney University of Technology

Light-Filled Gateway Unveiled for Sydney University of Technology

Macquarie Bank’s Green Office is Part Space Station, Part Cathedral

Macquarie Bank’s Green Office is Part Space Station, Part Cathedral

SYDNEY EARTH HOUR 2009

SYDNEY EARTH HOUR 2009

Greetings from Sydney Earth Hour 2009! Here in Sydney, the lights went out at precisely 8:30p.m. The Sydney ferries honked the arrival of Earth Hour; the Sydney Opera House turned off its lights; and the

Andrew Maynard’s Suburb Eating Robot

Andrew Maynard’s Suburb Eating Robot

If the current US trends of foreclosures and suburban flight continue, one might expect that the suburbs of the future will be desolate, abandoned places. How will we ever recover those large swaths of

Sydney’s New Years Eve Celebrations Go Green

Sydney’s New Years Eve Celebrations Go Green

You wouldn’t normally associate any massive New Year’s Eve city celebration with environmental sustainability, but that is precisely what the City of Sydney is trying to do with this years New

SYDNEY PLANS TO GREEN THE CITY’S ROOFS

SYDNEY PLANS TO GREEN THE CITY’S ROOFS

If Sydney-based architect Tone Wheeler gets his way, the Australian metropolis will soon be sporting brand-new rooftop playgrounds and open space areas as a means to green the city. How? By greening every

Living Lightly Among the Trees in Australia

Living Lightly Among the Trees in Australia

Australia-based architects Steven Isaacs and Lisa Saville have turned a challenging building site into an environmentally sensitive sanctuary among the trees. Located just outside Sydney, the couple’s

LIVE EARTH TODAY!

LIVE EARTH TODAY!

In less than 10 hours one of the biggest events in music history, Live Earth, is set to begin in Sydney. With an expected audience of over 2 billion people, the organizers of the event hope that this 24

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