Tag: Sirius building
DA submitted for Sirius redevelopment
The long-mooted proposal to transform Sydney’s social housing building Sirius into luxury apartments has been placed on public exhibition.
Sirius sold for $150m; BVN to design refurbishment
The Sirius social housing complex in Sydney’s The Rocks has been sold to an investment firm-backed developer that has engaged BVN to design the refurbishment of the building.
Selling Sirius would be a ‘grave mistake’
Clover Moore, Shaun Carter, Alex Greenwich and Jamie Parker have penned an open letter asking the NSW premier to reconsider the sale of the Sirius building in this open letter.
Tao Gofers on Sirius and the fight for a more inclusive Sydney
In this speech, delivered at the 2018 NSW Architecture Awards, Tao Gofers, architect of the Sirius building in Sydney, reflects on the building’s past and its imperilled future in the wake of it receiving the Enduring Architecture Award.
Sirius listed for sale, could be replaced with 85 apartments
The NSW government is seeking expressions of interest for the sale and possible redevelopment of the Sirius social housing complex.
Sirius denied heritage protection, again
The NSW government has once again decided to reject the unanimous recommendation of the Heritage Council to add the Sirius social housing complex to the state’s heritage register.
NSW gov’t to finance Circular Quay upgrade by leasing heritage building
The NSW government has announced that it will offer a 99-year lease on a state heritage-listed property in The Rocks to help pay for upgrades to the ferry wharf at Circular Quay.
Sirius building added to 2018 World Monuments Watch list
Sydney’s Sirius building has been listed alongside sites in war-torn Iraq and the hurricane-stricken Caribbean on a list of cultural sites under imminent threat.
Sydney park to be named after Green Ban-era community leader Nita McCrae
A park in The Rocks will be named for the little-known Nita McCrae who, along with Jack Mundey, was one of the “two people most responsible for saving The Rocks and Millers Point from destruction.”
Sirius heritage saga headed back to court
The NSW government says it will appeal a court ruling against its decision not to heritage list the Sirius building.
Saving Sirius has nothing to do with sexiness or leftist ideology, it’s the rule of law
The NSW government is peeved about the Sirius building court ruling. But it also seems to refuse to accept the ruling as the result of its own mistakes.
Saving Sirius: why heritage protection should include social housing
While the NSW government’s decision not to heritage list the Sirius building has been ruled invalid, the building is far from saved. Chris Martin explains the myriad ways Sirius is still at risk.
‘Dangerous precedent’ averted: Court rules Sirius heritage snub ‘invalid’
A NSW court has ruled potential financial loss is not a valid reason to deny the Sirius public housing building heritage status.
Sirius tour with Tao Gofers leads National Architecture Conference fringe program
The architect of the Sirius building Tao Gofers will be leading tours of Brutalist-style public housing complex, which is under threat from sale and demolition.
Tour Sydney’s Sirius building with Tao Gofers
The architect of the Sirius building Tao Gofers will be leading tours of Brutalist-style public housing complex, which is under threat from sale and demolition.
CFMEU and Unions NSW place ‘green ban’ on Sirius
The CFMEU and Unions NSW have placed a “green ban” on the Sirius building, meaning no unionized workforce is allowed to work on the site in Sydney’s The Rocks.
A most Sirius matter
Sydney’s Brutalist Sirius building has failed to gain heritage protection and now seems destined for the wrecking ball. Glenn Harper discusses this important piece of Sydney’s cultural heritage.
In praise of the Sirius building, a ruined remnant of idealistic times
Oliver Watts takes a look at the now empty shell of Sydney’s Sirius building, a public housing project that exemplified the 1970s-era hope for a free and equal society.