"Sirius, just like Trellick, Balfron and the Barbican in London, illustrates important aspects of the nation's social and cultural history."Last week I had an opinion piece published in the Sydney Morning Herald on brutalist architecture in Sydney and London.
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The revolution of the wheel /
I was riding my bike the other day, watching the cars stuck beside me in traffic. How crazy is it that the simple 19th century invention of the bicycle is still one of the best (or THE best) forms of transport that we have.
Read MoreSnapshot of Dubai /
Dubai has been growing at an average rate of 6.4 per cent a year, with a population that's looking to increase from 1.1 million today, to 4 million by 2017. This is enormous by international standards.
Read MoreSign Of The Times /
Love it or hate it, the William Street Coca-Cola sign is one of the world's most costly billboard real estate locations in the world and a prominent historic Sydney icon. I've never really found it too pleasing too look at. In fact I've always kind of hated it. But to be honest I can't imagine the Cross without it.
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