Sustainable Destination CELEBRATING OUR CITY’S HISTORIC BUILDINGS Lord Mayor at the Partnership celebration of the 120th Anniversary More than 25 local and international hotels, museums of the and tourist icons, including the Opera The Queen Victoria Building (QVB) is an outstanding House, have signed up to the City’s new Sustainable example of Sydney’s Victorian heritage and a significant Destination Partnership – pledging to reduce their City asset. With its stunning architecture and thriving environmental impact and make Sydney a globally businesses operating today, it’s hard to believe that the building recognised, sustainable destination. And it is good to was threatened by demolition proposals more than once. see Tourism Accommodation , our peak industry body, backing the program. Designed by Scottish-born City Architect George McRae, the QVB opened in July 1898 as a vast market building and arcade. Sydney is Australia’s largest accommodation market, At different times, the building has housed a music hall, the City with 20,000 hotel rooms, 5,500 serviced apartments of Sydney library and the Sydney County Council. and more than 7,000 backpacker hostel beds. With the Organisations that have joined the Sustainable Destination Partnership: industry continuing to expand and visitors contributing • International Convention Centre The QVB underwent two major refurbishments, in 1986 and 2008, that have • AccorHotels Mayors and representatives from all 33 councils in September 2018 $16.7 billion to the local economy, we have a real • The Langham Hotel ensured the building’s ongoing relevance as a vital part of our CBD. Mooremetropolitan Park Sydney at the launch of Resilient Sydney • Amora Hotel opportunity to achieve substantial environmental • Merlin Entertainments The QVB was heritage listed in 2010 in recognition of its Art Gallery of NSW outcomes through this initiative. • • Museum of Applied Arts architectural style and scale. Proudly owned by the City of • The program will identify ways for businesses to become and Sciences Sydney, the QVB was leased to Ipoh Gardens in 1983 for 99 years. greener through environmental ratings, increased use of • Australian National Maritime • Museum of Contemporary Art renewable energy, reduced water use and improved Museum • PARKROYAL waste management and recycling. • • Schwartz Family Company All three of the buildings have vital roles in • This partnership is inspired by the success of our • Shangri-la • Grace Hotel the life and future of our beautiful city. Better Buildings Partnership, which has seen major • The Star Entertainment Group A Sydney Making Sydney more resilient to future physical, • Hilton CAPITOL THEATRE: commercial property owners reduce their emissions • The State Library destination for 126 years Resilient Sydney ... social and economic challenges by 52 per cent across their combined $105 billion • Holiday Inn • Sydney Living Museums property portfolio since 2006. • Hyatt Regency Like the QVB, Haymarket’s Capitol Theatre was • We began working on this when Sydney A rapid increase in population and 4. managing disruptions to • IHG Intercontinental Sydney • Veriu also designed by City Architect George McRae. won a place in 100 Resilient Cities, densities has put pressure on schools, essential services Originally the ‘New’ Belmore Markets, it opened in • Youth Hostels Australia a global network pioneered by the education, open space, essential services 5. collaborating as one 1892 and operated as a marketplace until the Rockefeller Foundation. This network and other infrastructure. At the same time, metropolitan Sydney building was converted to a hippodrome for Wirth is guiding member cities from Toronto affordable housing and congestion are Bros Circus in 1916. We also want you to ‘Get Prepared’ with $8 million recycled stormwater scheme and San Francisco, to Huangshi and increasingly critical issues. Red Cross Australia. In 1928, it became a theatrically themed ‘picture Thessaloniki, to be more resilient to the in Green Square A special thank you to all city leaders palace’, where Sydneysiders could watch newsreels future physical, social and economic Sydneysiders are encouraged to download for working with us and sharing their and see Hollywood silent films. It was converted for challenges we could face. the ‘Get Prepared’ app, developed by knowledge and experiences to help the ‘talkies’ in 1933 but struggled as a cinema for Do you remember the hailstorm in April Red Cross and Insurance Australia the following decades. address these resilience challenges. Treatment 1999? It was the largest ever to affect Group. We all have a role to play – so GREEN SARE The process highlighted our best download the app and prepare your own LIBRARY As a venue for rock concerts and in spite of a two- NSW. We learned from this that we were year run of Jesus Christ Superstar, in the late 1970s not prepared. There were no warnings or qualities as Sydneysiders – generosity, emergency plan to share with family, the Sydney City Council - which owned the site predictions, and afterwards, despite the inventiveness, a willingness to pull friends and neighbours. - proposed to demolish the building for a new lyric hard work of Fire and Rescue NSW and the together, and a commitment to improving Water treatment plant in Green Square theatre. Then City Alderman Clover Moore opposed SES, large parts of Sydney were covered the lives of all our diverse communities. Distribution this decision, and with the powerful support of One of Australia’s largest urban stormwater recycling schemes has been switched on in Green Square’s townStorage centre by the by a sea of tarpaulins for months. It is these very qualities that we will entrepreneur Harry M. Miller and Professor Ross need most as we face the challenges of City of Sydney, working with water utility provider Flow Systems. Thorne of the , it was saved. Resilience is about being better prepared the future together. We established five Each year up to 320 million litres of for events like this by building response Lord Mayor of Sydney polluted stormwater will be diverted The recycled stormwater is able to be An interim conservation order from the NSW and planning for when things go wrong. strategic directions to build metropolitan Precious drinking water will be saved @CloverMoore from waterways, treated and piped used in washing machines, to flush toilets Heritage Council was bestowed in 1979. Sydney’s resilience: and to water parks and gardens. and water bills will be cut for residents To create Resilient Sydney, we @clovermooresydney directly into residential, commercial In the 1990s, under Lord Mayor , the and businesses which is a win for our And ’s consulted with over 1,000 residents 1. making people-centred decisions and community buildings. community and the environment. Image courtesy of Capitol Theatre whole city block, including the Capitol Theatre, $40 million restoration and collaborated with more than 100 2. living with our climate, including underwent a wholesale restoration actions to cool our city Sydney Town Hall is the City of Sydney’s and modernisation, providing first- organisations and the other 32 councils OUR ADVISORS ARE: in metropolitan Sydney. 3. building social cohesion major civic building and the seat of City rate facilities. Today, it is one of and connectedness Councillor Jess Scully, co-chair of the Nightlife governance. It is also an important cultural the city’s key, and few remaining, & Creative Sector Advisory Panel centre, hosting events as diverse as civic large live entertainment venues. Kerri Glasscock, CEO & director of The Sydney Get involved in Sydney celebrations, public meetings, citizenship Fringe and Venue 505, co-chair of the Nightlife ceremonies and concerts. & Creative Sector Advisory Panel Rides Festival! It was built between 1869 and 1889 of ... and Cultural Sydney Justine Baker, CEO of Solotel Group Pyrmont yellow block sandstone and was Jacob Collier, founder of Bird and Border From a two-wheeled takeover of to listed on the NSW Heritage register in 2010. Emily Collins, Managing Director of Music NSW a night-time roll around Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, Emilya Colliver, founder of Art Pharmacy & there are more than 30 family-friendly events to Our refurbishment closed the building for Culture Scouts choose from this Sydney Rides Festival. two years, and as well as the heritage and Kat Dopper, director and founder of Heaps Gay external fabric restoration, included renewal With the weather warming up, it’s a great opportunity of plant, services, fire safety and energy John Ferris, DJ & Head of Licensing and Sync, to get outside, get active and discover just how easy efficiency improvements. More public spaces TMRW Music it is to travel through our city on a bike. were also created in lower Town Hall and the John Green, director of Australian Hotels In the last decade, bike trips through our city whole structure was given better resistance Association NSW Joshua Green, General Manager of Side Bar have more than doubled and our residents are Saturday to earthquakes. riding at twice the rate of greater Sydney. This Stephan Gyory, owner of The Record Store is an excellent start, but we need to encourage 6 October Joy Ng, owner of The Bearded Tit even more Sydneysiders to get on a bike! We have invited experienced They will provide vital insights into Greg Turton, General Manager of The World Bar If you require this information in an alternative format please contact: 13984/OCT18 until Saturday and dedicated experts from what businesses, artists and musicians More than 20,000 people participated in last year’s Phillip Wadds, Criminology Program Convenor City of Sydney: 02 9265 9333 [email protected] across Sydney’s diverse nightlife really need for our city culture and festival so don’t miss out this year. Visit 27 October and Lecturer, University of NSW Translating & Interpreting Service (TIS): and creative industries to form a nightlife to flourish. sydneyridesfestival.net for more information. 13 14 50 James Winter, founder and director of Brand X The Big Adventure at Sydney Park new Nightlife and Creative Sector We are hoping for practical proposals Michael Wynn-Jones, Associate at the Institute How to contact the City Visit: City of Sydney, Town Hall House, 456 Kent Street, Sydney Post: GPO Box 1591, Sydney NSW 2001 T: 02 9265 9333 Email: [email protected] Advisory Panel. Online: cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au Your councillors are Clover Moore (CMIT) / Jess Miller (CMIT) / Robert Kok (CMIT) / Jess Scully (CMIT) / Philip Thalis (CMIT) / Christine Forster (LIB) / Craig that we can implement, such as for Public Policy & Governance, University of Technology Sydney To keep up to date with all Sydney events, sign up to our What’s On newsletter at whatson.sydney Chung (LIB) / Linda Scott (LAB) / (IND) / Angela Vithoulkas (SBP) reduced regulation. Image courtesy of Australian Institute of Architects, Cox Architecture. Photographer: John Gollings

Going for broke in Waterloo Waterloo Estate THE LORD MAYOR’S • Up to 12,888 Eveleigh Wilson St d R residents PRIZE FOR • Up to 2,400 residents

• Up to 3,200 jobs any CIVIC DESIGN ot The NSW Government’s plans B IN THE CITY P for the Waterloo Estate propose hillip St The prize this year was awarded three and a half times the DESIGN EXCELLENCE Pitt St P to Cox Architecture for the current residential density with hillip St City wins at the NSW Architecture Awards Barangaroo Ferry Wharf. high-rise towers of up to 40 Henderson Rd Elizabeth Street Redfern We are creating a liveable and beautiful city with community facilities that are continually recognised for their architectural excellence. The wharf links residents, visitors storeys. • Up to 895 residents To achieve this, we hold international design competitions to get the best design for each project, and our Design Advisory Panel and workers to Sydney’s newest commercial, residential and After 20 years of development, Australian Technology Park Buckland St ensures that both public and private development approved in our rapidly growing city is of the highest quality. • 13,550 new jobs entertainment precinct. Its the site would become one of In the Green Square Community and Cultural Precinct, two of our projects were winners in this year’s NSW Architecture Awards. structural simplicity and elegant the highest density precincts in y St In addition, another community facility in East Sydney was recognised. cEvo engineering solution, with one Australia – and even the world. Ashmore St M section floating on the ebb and Waterloo Metro Quarter The Joynton Avenue Creative Centre has d It is proposed to only rehome R • Up to 1,200 residents flow of the harbour tides, makes n Alexandriamore to Moore traffic Parkcongestion Connection won the first NSW Architecture Medallion, sto u it visually pleasing, practical and about the same number of social E the Greenway Prize for Heritage and awards Barangaroo Ferry Wharf housing tenants it will displace, for Public and Sustainable Architecture. a pleasure for people to use. Peter Stutchbury Architecture, in despite this being public land. Commended for Up to just 5 per cent of the Ashmore Green Square association with Design 5 – Architects for the Lord Mayor’s Prize: Mitchell Rd • 6,300 residents • 61,000 residents the City of Sydney – have transformed the housing built is proposed to • Up to 22,000 jobs • Reflection, a beautiful and former nurses’ quarters of the South Sydney be affordable and 65 per cent St Peters Hospital site into a stunning, light-filled understated memorial in will be for private sale. Existing to honour the Interchange community space. social housing tenants have WestConnex memory of Tori Johnson been promised they will be Bourke Rd and Katrina Dawson who 120,000 vehicles lost their lives in the 2014 rehomed at the new Waterloo per day Map data ©2018 Google Lindt Café siege. Designed Housing Estate, but with a 20- year construction timeframe, Will this create ghettos of the by JPW Architects and All these developments, as well Jess Dare. there is no indication of when future, with tall towers housing as generating their own traffic, • 333 George Street by the social housing component our marginalised neighbours in will be rebuilt. will be further congested by traffic overshadowed parks, streets Reflection, Martin Place Grimshaw Architects streaming off the WestConnex and Crone Studio, a fine The massive redevelopment ignores gridlocked by congestion, and Image courtesy of Australian Institute of commercial office building on St Peters interchange – expected without the vital supporting Architects, Johnson Pilton Walker and City of Sydney planning controls to bring 120,000 extra cars into the Jess Dare. Photographer: Brett Boardman the corner of George Street and and is being proposed despite the infrastructure? , contributing area every day. Lord Mayor Clover Moore with the area being surrounded by other huge In an area of so much social to the ongoing renewal and High density works when buildings NSW Architecture Medallion for revitalisation of George Street. planned development sites. need and already galloping are designed well and residents development, we need a much Joynton Avenue Creative Centre Image courtesy of Australian Institute of Architects, Grimshaw with Crone. Photographer: Tom Ferguson Next door to the Estate is the and architects Peter Stutchbury have access to sunlight, parks, Joynton Avenue Creative Centre proposed Waterloo Metro Quarter more sensitive and consultative and Belinda Koopman 333 George Street open space, community facilities, approach by the NSW Government Image courtesy of Australian Institute of Architects which will house between 980-1300 health services and the provision of people in three tall towers ranging – firstly, to ensure social and Image courtesy of Judy Watson and UAP efficient public transport. However, affordable housing is substantially Image courtesy of Australian Institute of Architects, Fox Johnston. Photographer: Brett Boardman from 14 to 29 storeys. Nearby is the affected community has received Australian Technology Park, which increased on this public land and, The Waranara no information about how the NSW more broadly, to plan for critical Waranara Early Education Centre A STUNNING EORA will see more than ten thousand Government will ensure the area and Early Education extra workers in the area, as well as issues of traffic congestion, area Centre designed its people can cope. Green Square, which will ultimately liveability, amenity, infrastructure by Fox Johnston ARTWORK and servicing. won an award house 61,000 people and up to for Interior Architecture and was 22,000 workers. commended in the Education Architecture category. The

outpatient building at the former South Sydney Hospital has been transformed into this HAVE YOUR SAY ON DARLINGHURST RD DEVELOPMENT 74-place early education and care centre and is located next door to A draft development control plan has been prepared for Darlinghurst Green Square’s future primary school. Road in Kings Cross. It includes detailed controls for the Bourbon and Goodstart Early Learning has been appointed to run Beefsteak and Empire Hotel site. The heritage study recommends bara the centre. You can register your child for a place now. The draft plan, which is now on public the City pursue three new heritage exhibition, was overseen by the City’s listings – the Kingsley Hall building, For too long, the history of the First Peoples of Australia has eminent Design Advisory Panel and the façade of the Bourbon and the Image courtesy of Australian Institute of Architects, been missing from the public domain and for the last decade, informed by extensive community Empire’s social historic significance lahznimmo architects. Photographer: Brett Boardman through our Eora Journey, we’ve been working to change this. feedback, a new urban design study to Kings Cross (this will not prevent by Zanardo Studio and a new heritage the redevelopment of the Empire). The East Sydney Community and By mid-2020, a beautiful public artwork called bara will overlook Sydney Harbour, located on the Tarpeian Precinct Lawn above study by PTW Architects. Arts Centre and adjoining reserve Matron Ruby Grant Park The Panel said the process Dubbagullee (Bennelong Point). This August, the design was The plan prioritises active street leading to the draft DCP was a designed by lahznimmo architects Photography Wood Simon / Architecture Landscape Sprout of courtesy Image unveiled by artist Judy Watson, curatorial advisor of the Eora frontages, favours fine grain uses ‘comprehensive piece of work with Spackman Mossop Michaels Landscape architects, won an …and at the Australian Journey Hetti Perkins, His Excellency General The Honourable and retains the character of the and a good model for what award for Urban Design. Formerly David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor of , street - all things the community said Council can do.’ Work is continuing Heffron Hall, the building has a Institute of Landscape and Lord Mayor Clover Moore. were important. on detailed controls for the long history as a community centre Architects Awards The City’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Panel The plan confirmed the importance of remainder of Darlinghurst Road. and meeting space. It is now a has been involved in the Eora Journey public art program since Sprout Landscape Architecture in collaboration with the street as a high street that services The current report, DCP and modern, sustainable and accessible its inception. The panel provided valuable input to the artist brief CAB Consulting took the Civic Landscape Award of the needs of the neighbourhood, supporting studies will go on public community space which includes and supported the project at key stages. Excellence for our new Matron Ruby Grant Park. consistent with the current business exhibition. Check sydneyyoursay. A game of architectural ‘hot or not’ at our a rehearsal facility that’s run by zoning. It is recommending new com.au for updates. Thank you to interactive community consultation session independent arts organisation, The design was recognised for its simple and restrained bara is the Gadigal word for shell hook. The curved shapes in use of materials and its seamless integration of the marble are inspired by the traditional fish hooks crafted out of developments have around 50 per everyone who was involved in the at the Rex Centre Brand X. consultation so far. Images courtesy of Cred Consulting and Andy Baker Photography East Sydney Community and Arts Centre and adjoining reserve surrounding community facilities and public artwork. shells and used by Gadigal women for tens of thousands of years. cent space for non-residential uses.