BULLETIN Lost Sydney ARCHITECTURE v75 n2 / September 2018 ARCHITECTURE BULLETIN VOL 75 NO 2 SEPTEMBER 2018 LOST SYDNEY – THE PAST & FUTURE OF CIRCULAR QUAY ARCHITECTURE BULLETIN 1944 1958 1975 1980 1983 1983 1984 1984 1988 1990 1992 1995 B Architecture Bulletin 2010 2012 2015 2017 Official journal of the NSW Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects since 1944 ARCHITECTURE BULLETIN First of the new A revamped approach Now in its 75th year, Architecture Bulletin is Australia’s oldest The selection of front covers of Architecture Bulletin on the architecture journal. Since 1944 it has been the platform for opposite page provides a snapshot of over seven decades of the profession to have the conversations it needs to have and evolution within our publication – the longest running archi- we are delighted that with this issue we have returned to tectural journal in Australia and an institution in its own right. self-publication. 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The Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter, its officers, editor, editorial committee and Ingrid Pearson FRAIA authors expressly disclaim all liability to any persons in respect of acts or omissions 30 July 2018 by any such person in reliance on any of the contents of this publication. WRITE TO US Send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected] 2 Architecture Bulletin Architecture Bulletin Volume 75, Number 2 September 2018 FRONT COVER RAIA Gateway Competition entry by Nick Hollo, architect with the Energy Authority of NSW (finalist). ‘The scheme recreates the atmosphere of 1788, atop a water-covered, glazed roof over parts of Circular Quay Plaza (Alfred Street) and the Expressway, and bushy, landscaped walks along Circular Quay East. […] The Plaza is to be a monument to Sydney’s 200 years; but not a monument in the pompous sense. It should give us pride, and yet fill us with shame; make us laugh and yet fill us with sorrow, allow us to be, and relax and yet provoke us with new insights and enable us to marvel at the beauty, and the chaos of the city.’ – image and text from Hollo’s competition entry, Quay Visions (CAA/RAIA, 1983) Architecture Bulletin acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land and waters upon which the Sydney CBD and Circular Quay stands. Lost Sydney Lost Sydney 4 A grand building or an expansive public space on the quay front? 6 Peter John Cantrill Quay Visions revisited 9 Ken Maher Gilding the public realm: Circular Quay and the Sydney Opera House 14 Glenn Harper Sensing materials of our Country 18 Danièle Hromek with Siân and Michael Hromek Welcome to the Eora National Park 20 Jon Hazelwood and Sharon Wright Learning from Circular Quay 24 Kerwin Datu Chapter 26 Messages from the NSW Chapter Book review / Renegade architects President and Executive Director 27 behaving badly 33 Andrew Nimmo and Joshua Morrin Peter Lonergan Chapter news 28 Emerging architect / Archer Office 34 Tomek Archer Patrons news 29 Venice Biennale / Free spaces, repair 36 2018 New South Wales Architecture Matt Chan Awards 30 David Lindner report / Where do the 2018 Newcastle Architecture Awards 31 children play? Towards child-friendly urban design 38 Country Division / Rethink, Recalibrate, Natalia Krysiak Regenerate: architecture in an evolving context 32 Provoke / In defence of architecture 40 Cameron Anderson and Noel Thomson Angelo Candalepas v75 n2 / September 2018 3 Sydney Cove, 1808 by J. W. Lewin Lost Sydney Circular Quay has long been an exceptional environment with its natural beauty and cherished structures. But along the sweep between the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House there also stand built objects of derision. The 1909 Royal