Title Aurora place : Renzo Piano Sydney / Andrew Metcalf ; photographs by Martin van der Wal

Published Sydney : Watermark ; [Garsington] : Windsor] [distributor], 2001

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WATERFT ART&ARCH	721.042 Met/Apr		AVAILABLE

Description 151 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portrait ; 30 cm Contents Introduction -- Context -- Process: Logistical web -- Architectural analysis: Structural framing ; Geometry ; Ground plane ; Wintergardens ; Residential building -- Technology: Lifts/Elevators -- Light: Commercial tower facades ; Glass -- Product: Commercial lobby ; Terracotta ; Canopy ; Piazza -- Place: Exterior lighting ; BMU -- Expression -- Art Summary "Viewed from afar Aurora Place is like a shimmering, pearlised shaft of light amidst the other high-rise buildings of central Sydney. This book is the story of the development, design and construction of this remarkable building complex on its historic site."--BOOK JACKET Analysis Architecture (New South Wales) Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Also issued online Subject Piano, Renzo. Aurora Place (Sydney, N.S.W.) Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Architecture -- Designs and plans. Architecture -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- 20th century Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Architecture -- Designs and plans Architecture, Modern -- 20th century. Tall buildings -- Design and construction. Tall buildings -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Design and construction SUBJECT Sydney (N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021855 -- Buildings, structures, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004820 Genre/Form Architectural drawings. Author Wal, Martin van der. Renzo Piano Building Workshop. LC no. 00002241 ISBN 094928453X

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