It was a bank,a nightclub and a failed bike hub. Now this Oxford Street icon has a new fate

It was a bank,a nightclub and a failed bike hub. Now this Oxford Street icon has a new fate

A Taylor Square landmark that has sat dormant for more than 15 years is set for a new lease on life after plans were approved to add three storeys and a rooftop,and transform the basement into a live music venue.

  • byMichael Koziol

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WA’s $100 billion ‘green’ project will destroy ‘spectacular hidden world’:scientists

WA’s $100 billion ‘green’ project will destroy ‘spectacular hidden world’:scientists

A $100 billion wind,solar and hydrogen project has been proposed for Western Australia. But scientists say it will destroy an irreplaceable and precious area.

  • byEmma Young
This 45-storey tower is coming to Central Station. It will break a 111-year-old building

This 45-storey tower is coming to Central Station. It will break a 111-year-old building

The National Trust is fighting a rearguard battle against plans to construct a hotel and office tower above a historic Sydney building.

  • byMegan Gorrey
National Trust curator with vision preserved cultural treasures

National Trust curator with vision preserved cultural treasures

Ian Stephenson passion for protecting heritage became his life’s work,and will benefit Australians for generations to come.

  • byMalcolm Brown
State has already spent $109m on East Perth Power Station,but there’s more to come

State has already spent $109m on East Perth Power Station,but there’s more to come

While unveiling the 8.5-hectare riverfront site as a key Perth Festival venue on Wednesday Planning Minister John Carey revealed there was still remediation work to be done to the building including removing asbestos.

  • byHamish Hastie
Nathan’s grand renovation dream had serious challenges. The answer was 1000km away

Nathan’s grand renovation dream had serious challenges. The answer was 1000km away

The multimillion-dollar Dawes Point home is one of Sydney’s oldest buildings. Its new owners had no idea of the complexities that lay ahead.

  • byCatherine Naylor
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Heritage must be balanced with amenity. And amenities

Heritage must be balanced with amenity. And amenities

Sydney must be careful not to lose the benefit of the places we try to protect.

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Can the dud end of Sydney’s CBD be saved? This heritage restoration sure thinks so

Can the dud end of Sydney’s CBD be saved? This heritage restoration sure thinks so

A warehouse building from 1886 has new life as a Japanese-inspired precinct of six restaurants and bars,in what some believe is a turning point for an unloved patch of the city.

  • byMichael Koziol
Inner West Council moves to reduce light,parking and floorspace rules for apartments

Inner West Council moves to reduce light,parking and floorspace rules for apartments

As a well-connected and desirable place to live,the inner west is at the centre of Sydney’s housing density debate.

  • byMichael Koziol
A lifetime dedicated to Sydney’s maritime heritage

A lifetime dedicated to Sydney’s maritime heritage

Graeme Andrews was a Sydney-based maritime historian,his work was praised as invaluable,without which many memories and visual histories would be lost. He died on September 25,2024,at the age of 86.

  • byGillian Andrews
The woman who fell in love with a ghost town

The woman who fell in love with a ghost town

The remarkable conservationist,photographer and writer described herself as “a little old woman living in the middle of nowhere”.

  • byMalcolm Brown