'Brutal' styles from
the 60s and 70s
They aren't widely appreciated it seems. An example
was Civic Place
in Chatswood, demolished in late 2008.
The Central District Ambulance
building in Lane Cove has a certain functionalist charm
about it.
The Willoughby
Incinerator was designed by Walter Burley Griffin
and Eric Nicholls.
Chowne Memorial Centre, one of several buildings in
Willoughby designed by Eric Nicholls.
Designer watering holes.
In NSW, pubs are often very
striking inter-war design exercises.
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One of Sydney's first skyscrapers was the
MLC building in North Sydney.
Slightly south of the CBD, fans of industrial architecture
might admire parts of the TAFE Sydney Institute campus
on Wattle Street
in Ultimo.
A little further south, Alexandria
also has many hard-working industrial buildings.
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Some of Australia's finest intact 20th century public
buildings can be found in Canberra,
the national capital. Two examples are the former Canberra
High School and the Shine
Dome, below.
Former Killara Post Office
building, in a very sad state.
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