Title Public Sydney : drawing the city / Philip Thalis, Peter John Cantrill

Published Sydney, N.S.W. : Co-Published by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales and Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, [2013] Sydney, NSW : Co-published by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales and Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, [2013] ©2013 ©2013

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Description 229 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour), plans (some colour) ; 40 cm regular print Contents Foreword / Alec Tzannes -- Introduction -- How to use this book -- Key -- The public project / Philip Thalis -- Forming Sydney / Peter John Cantrill -- Selected projects / Peter John Cantrill & Philip Thalis: A - Millers Point & Sydney Cove; B - Wynyard & Bridge Street; C - The Domain & Botanic Gardens; D - Sydney Square & Hyde Park; E - Haymarket & Railway Square -- Comparative sections -- Comparative elevations -- Public projects and government patronage / Peter Mould -- Civic spaces and the city architect / Lisa Murray -- The squaring of Circular Quay / Lawrence Nield -- Sydney: nature, place and landscape / Craig Burton -- The Botanic Garden and Domain / Ian Innes -- The territorial floor: the role of architectural drawing / Stephen Collier -- Afterword / Clover Moore -- Timeline -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Image credits -- Selected biographies: the shapers of Sydney -- Open competitions in Sydney: a provisional survey -- Author biographies -- Acknowledgements -- Index Summary "This book describes the public buildings and spaces of the city of Sydney and chronicles their formation. As well as essays on the design and construction of the city, its major buildings, places and parklands, you will find an overview of almost 100 public sites within the historic limits of the city centre, supported by images and drawings, plans, elevations and sections. There are also maps to help ... locate these places in the city. The second essay in this book traces Sydney's formation and is accompanied by historical maps showing the city's evolution from 1788. Following this ... are concise studies of more than 50 selected projects ..."--P. 10 Analysis Architecture (New South Wales,Australia) Australian History of architecture & styles (New South Wales,Australia) Notes "Principal text and drawings ©Philip Thalis and Peter John Cantrill 2013. Other contributions: © Peter Mould, 2013; © Lisa Murray, 2013; © Lawrence Nield, 2013; © Craig Burton, 2013; © Ian Innes, 2013; © Stephen Collier, 2013."--Verso t.p Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-211) and index Subject Architecture -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Designs and plans Architecture -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney Buildings -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney Historic sites -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Pictorial works Historic sites -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney Public buildings -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Designs and plans Public buildings -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney Public spaces -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Pictorial works Public spaces -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney Rooms -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Designs and plans Rooms -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney SUBJECT Sydney (N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021855 -- Buildings, structures, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004820 -- Designs and plans. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001531 Sydney (N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021855 -- Buildings, structures, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004820 Sydney (N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021855 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Genre/Form Architectural drawings. Illustrated works. Author Cantrill, Peter John, author Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales. University of New South Wales. Faculty of the Built Environment ISBN 9781876991425 (hardback)

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