The glam Byron beach house that arrived on a truck,and went up in a day

The glam Byron beach house that arrived on a truck,and went up in a day

Blok Belongil is five modular boxes disguised as a triangle.

  • byJulie Power

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Time to stop wielding the wrecking ball on our heritage
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Heritage

Time to stop wielding the wrecking ball on our heritage

An increased commitment to the preservation of historically significant sites and architecture in Sydney can only be commended.

  • byThe Herald's View
Sydney’s architecture hit list:Do you live or work in a building that planners hate?

Sydney’s architecture hit list:Do you live or work in a building that planners hate?

Local councils across Sydney have lists of buildings regarded as lacking in heritage values. Is your property among them?

  • byAndrew Taylor
Council threatens legal action against Minns government over housing reforms

Council threatens legal action against Minns government over housing reforms

Ku-ring-gai Council is worried the Minns government’s transport-oriented housing reforms will destroy the heritage and tree canopy of suburbs in Sydney’s north shore.

  • byAndrew Taylor
The suburb trying to avoid the fate of Docklands as towers shoot up

The suburb trying to avoid the fate of Docklands as towers shoot up

North Melbourne has long been gentrified,and its mixed-income residents have always co-existed,but a windfall of government and private investment could change that.

  • byNajma Sambul
Public housing towers class action case dismissed,but judge throws lifeline

Public housing towers class action case dismissed,but judge throws lifeline

The legal fight against the demolition of Melbourne’s high-rise public housing towers has been dealt a major blow.

  • byRachael Dexter
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Pentridge Prison developer fights for towers to soar even higher

Pentridge Prison developer fights for towers to soar even higher

Merri-bek City Council is opposing at VCAT a plan to overshoot preferred height limits by three storeys.

  • byRachael Dexter
Parishioners revolt against Catholic Church’s ‘hideous’ building plans

Parishioners revolt against Catholic Church’s ‘hideous’ building plans

Plans for a six-storey building next to St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney have provoked opposition from churchgoers,heritage experts and a priest.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Sizeable slice of old Fitzroyalty up for grabs

Sizeable slice of old Fitzroyalty up for grabs

The Fitzroy estate belonging to notorious slum landlord Frank Cassar has hit the market,13 years after his death and a bitter family feud involving a fake will.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Stephen wanted a big shed with his new home. So he got one – inside the house

Stephen wanted a big shed with his new home. So he got one – inside the house

The Procter family needed a big shed. And architect Toby Breakspear had a novel idea.

  • byJulie Power
These maps show the risk of flooding at Rosehill mini-city
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Development

These maps show the risk of flooding at Rosehill mini-city

Flood risk evaluations of the Rosehill ‘mini-city’ site show what needs to be considered before 25,000 apartments could be built there.

  • byMax Maddison