Architecture
Lin Utzon on life with her architect dad: ‘not a fantasist and dreamer but a fantastic builder’
As the Utzon family come to Sydney to celebrate the 50th birthday of their architect father Jorn’s celebrated Sydney Opera House, Lin Utzon talks to us exclusively from Denmark.
- by Jeni Porter
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Sydney Opera House: Fifty years in 50 pictures
From grazing cows to royal couples and zip-lining celebrities, the Opera House has been a gathering point for decades.
- by Helen Pitt
The best art inspired by Australia’s best-loved building? You decide
As part of the Sydney Opera House 50th birthday celebrations that start this weekend, the Art Gallery of NSW has chosen the best art created in response to Jørn Utzon’s building.
- by Helen Pitt
Wallpapering the past: Where some Lost Flowers of Alice Hart were found
Long before minimalism and white walls, an uncovered surface was considered ugly, and a plain wall was unfinished.
- by Julie Power
Is there home life on Mars? This space architect is working on it
In the lead-up to her visit to Australia – via conventional aircraft – Valentina Sumini explains why astronauts and billionaires crave the comforts of Earth.
- by Ray Edgar
Opinion
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This large, ugly excrescence risks wrecking Melbourne for decades to come
To be built over the Jolimont rail yards, it’s called Treasury Square. In fact, what is proposed is simply a dense set of three buildings – no open public square in sight. Will we allow our city to slide into squalor once again?
- by Norman Day
Duct tape, two ministers and a tiny ‘bedroom’: The moment that altered Melbourne’s too-small apartments
Too many of Victoria’s apartments are Dickensian: small, dark, poorly insulated and badly built. What went wrong?
- by Michael Bachelard
Nostalgia-dripped architecture: Inside a rare mid-century marvel home
This suburban gem has been a sanctuary for a photographer and her growing family, who added a respectful renovation, lush garden and her own art.
- by Pauline Morrissey
Opinion
Schools
Want children’s learning to flourish? Say goodbye to open-plan
Anyone trying to concentrate in an open-plan office understands simply banging up a wall doesn’t solve the problem.
- by Mary Featherston
What’s in a name? Boosting the value of your postwar home
When it comes to selling or investing in postwar architecture, the name of the architect can bump up the value.
- by Stephen Crafti
Magazine
Sunday Life
The September 10 Edition
In our special Home Edit this week, interior design specialist Simone Haag opens up her stunning Melbourne home and chats about the changes she made.