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- PublisherPiper Press
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 0980834759
- ISBN 13 9780980834758
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages96
- EditorDunn John
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Sirius (Hardcover)
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Piper Press Pty Ltd, North Annandale, NSW, 2017
ISBN 10: 0980834759
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. **Shortlisted for the Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing 2018**Sirius is the extraordinary story of survival against the odds for one of Australia's most notable Brutalist buildings, and its community. The story of Sirius begins with the 1970s Battle for The Rocks and a Green Ban, which saved an historic precinct and a community located around the Sydney Harbour Bridge. After four years during which there was no building activity, the Green Ban ended and agreement was made to build Sirius to serve the displaced members of the community. Architect Tao Gofers explains how the agreement was reached and how he designed a vertical village perhaps the last, and arguably the most successful, tower built for public housing in this era.By 2015, Sirius itself became the centre of controversy as the New South Wales Government sought to sell the building to developers and remove its public housing residents, forever changing the fabric of the local community and Sirius's original intention. Local Millers Point, Dawes Point and Rocks residents joined with hundreds of passionate advocates from across Australia including architects, professional bodies and the Historic Houses Trust, to protest against this change. The 'Save Our Sirius' campaign was born.Piper Press's beautiful book records not just a building and its remarkable architecture, but also the important social history of a unique public housing community and many of its individual residents. An extraordinary story of survival against the odds. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780980834758
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23.0 x 17.0cms, 96pp, colour illusts, very good+ hardback with decorated boards (no dustwrapper as issued). The NSW Housing Commission built this block of 79 units for 250 people who had lost their homes in The Rocks (1980). In 2014 the state government announced that it would sell the site for 250 luxury apartments. This book tells the story of the ensuing court case (to 25 July 2017). Seller Inventory # 198305
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Sirius
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Piper Press Pty Ltd, North Annandale, NSW, 2017
ISBN 10: 0980834759
ISBN 13: 9780980834758
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. **Shortlisted for the Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing 2018**Sirius is the extraordinary story of survival against the odds for one of Australia's most notable Brutalist buildings, and its community. The story of Sirius begins with the 1970s Battle for The Rocks and a Green Ban, which saved an historic precinct and a community located around the Sydney Harbour Bridge. After four years during which there was no building activity, the Green Ban ended and agreement was made to build Sirius to serve the displaced members of the community. Architect Tao Gofers explains how the agreement was reached and how he designed a vertical village perhaps the last, and arguably the most successful, tower built for public housing in this era.By 2015, Sirius itself became the centre of controversy as the New South Wales Government sought to sell the building to developers and remove its public housing residents, forever changing the fabric of the local community and Sirius's original intention. Local Millers Point, Dawes Point and Rocks residents joined with hundreds of passionate advocates from across Australia including architects, professional bodies and the Historic Houses Trust, to protest against this change. The 'Save Our Sirius' campaign was born.Piper Press's beautiful book records not just a building and its remarkable architecture, but also the important social history of a unique public housing community and many of its individual residents. An extraordinary story of survival against the odds. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780980834758
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Piper Press Pty Ltd, North Annandale, NSW, 2017
ISBN 10: 0980834759
ISBN 13: 9780980834758
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. **Shortlisted for the Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing 2018**Sirius is the extraordinary story of survival against the odds for one of Australia's most notable Brutalist buildings, and its community. The story of Sirius begins with the 1970s Battle for The Rocks and a Green Ban, which saved an historic precinct and a community located around the Sydney Harbour Bridge. After four years during which there was no building activity, the Green Ban ended and agreement was made to build Sirius to serve the displaced members of the community. Architect Tao Gofers explains how the agreement was reached and how he designed a vertical village perhaps the last, and arguably the most successful, tower built for public housing in this era.By 2015, Sirius itself became the centre of controversy as the New South Wales Government sought to sell the building to developers and remove its public housing residents, forever changing the fabric of the local community and Sirius's original intention. Local Millers Point, Dawes Point and Rocks residents joined with hundreds of passionate advocates from across Australia including architects, professional bodies and the Historic Houses Trust, to protest against this change. The 'Save Our Sirius' campaign was born.Piper Press's beautiful book records not just a building and its remarkable architecture, but also the important social history of a unique public housing community and many of its individual residents. An extraordinary story of survival against the odds. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780980834758
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