MLC Centre
Sydney, Australia

HEIGHT: 228m/748 feet
FLOORS: 60 floors
COMPLETION: 1977
ARCHITECT: Harry Seidler & Associates

This white polygonal tower was constructed on a site raised above the adjacent streets. The plan forms a square with trimmed corners; the short edges run parallel to the streets bordering the building. In this way, the building respects the course of the underground railway tunnels. Access to the MLC Centre is via 2 squares leading up to the tower from street level.
The Centre is part of a complex which includes restaurants, shops, cinemas, open plazas and the Royal Theatre, and features works by contemporary artists such as Josef Albers and Alexander Calder. The radial floor arrangement further emphasizes the position of the building. The windows are recessed, so that the horizontal structural elements provide protection from the sun.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rotpics01/mlc02.jpeg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rotpics01/mlc01.jpeg

http://photo.starblvd.net/RateOurTalls/2-2-2-1076621513?m=1&pg=1&ro=1&co=1

http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/017_DT01.jpg

http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/017_DT02.jpg

http://www.sydney-australien.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/hochhaeuser/images/DCP_0844.jpg

picture by CULWULLA
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126mlcfromcapita1990-med.jpg

6.0/10. Equal to many other buildings like it built in the 70's era style. Although it does make an effort to be different.

5.

tays

i love this building, dont ask me y i just think its neat. Hehehehe what a great bit of 70's architecture. And i cant wait till they make it white again. :)

it's ok, not dazzling.

5/10

8/10

The facade is a bit dull, but I like its shape and it looks really tall in the Sydney skyline. Considering when it was built it is great!

5/10

looks like that Singaporean 280m building and a Penang Tower. 6/10

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No!! Anything but that Harry Siedler white!!! Every other building he's designed is mainly white (minus Cove which is peach/pink) :D

5

6/10

It might look quite nice at night.But that's it.
5.5./10

3 Oh no! Another ugly and brutal 70's scraper!

8/10

7/10

Great shape.

This one relies on repetition and uniformity to achieve impact. It's looking quite dated though. Bonus points for being octagonal. 6.5/10.

Shape is good but the facade is plain boring! :rant: Glass would probably look great!

7/10

Not a bad 1970's design but it was better than the original proposal for the site which was just as bad even though it was taller.

But for photographers like myself, it's one of those towers you must photograph.

6.5/10

Six.... yep, that's it.

It looks much to concrete to my liking...5/10.

5

Quite boring, 5/10

4/10 the shape is nothing but a box with more edges

i see it alot..quiet kool
8/10

facade: horrible
form: ok
points: 3.5

8/10

It's ok
7/10

8/10, simple but charming

3.5/10 - A box with a few more edges - it has some height, but that's it.

The recessed windows are a good idea for dealing with the sun, but they kill the facade - which is simply dull and overvearing, nothing more than stone or concrete pierced by a series of vertical slashes, almost like so many stab wounds. It's just an uninspired, brutal design all around, with all the pizzazz of a parking garage, and one of the uglier scrapers I've seen on the forum here...:rant:

I wouldn't consider this Brutalism, in fact it looks like a giant refrigerating or heating element and has no more than this stupid association as its expression.

4.5/10

Simple and humble!
5/10

Tall and i think it has some charm 7/10

7.5/10


It looks ok.

Originally posted by huaiwei It looks much to concrete to my liking...5/10. It's edifice is actually made of a quartz aggregate.

One interesting thing is that the pillars gracing the sides are actually not vertical and decrease on an angle ever so slightly towards the very top of the scraper.

http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/017_DT02.jpg_http://www.mlccentre.com.au/Images/Screen_Layout/MLC_intro/MLC_intro_r2_c2.jpg

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It offers many amenities such as theatre & retail. Also provides direct access to Martin Place subway station.

http://www.mlccentre.com.au/Images/Images_file/theartreroyal_boxoffice.jpg_http://www.mlccentre.com.au/Images/Comm_Images_File/verandah.jpg_http://www.mlccentre.com.au/Images/Comm_Images_File/exterior_roundbuilding.jpg

9 due to it being rather a unique building for a 1907s tower and for providing a great complex.

The shape is really nice, but its way too grey. :down: 5.5/10

reminds me of my city's tallest, Menara KOMTAR. i think it needs some glass. too much concrete

6/10

too predominantly masonry. don't get why they built. but i find the shape somewhat attractive...dunno why.

6.5

Seidler's best. Much more subtle and elegant than your average box. 10!

Powerful and sturdy looking. I like how it flares out slightly at the base. 7/10

Today a 7, tomorrow a 5

Fairly good. Needs some colours or something to make it more interesting though.

7/10

Amzing!! I like it a lot!!! It just seems too cold though because of it's colour and how simple it is but it's height is perfect for the building. 8/10

4/10

Just a concrete block. 6.5

it show be australia's WTC

7.5/10

Not too beautiful, but I like it! 7.5/10.

5 over the top

Quite ugly. The facade sucks eggs. I give it a 4/10. :tongue:

I wouldn't mind that it's blocking the view from Sydney Tower's revolving restaurant if it was not so ugly.
I give it 1.

8.5/10

Interesting shape. 7.5.

5/10

Ordinary facade.

A lump of concrete!! 4/10

too much concrete...like the shape though. 8/10

6.5/10

5/10, quite ugly.

not a fan 6/10

Looks like an highrise bunker, 5.5/10

6/10

Double post :(

It's really tall and slim and I like its shape. But it needs recladding ;) 7/10

3/10

7,5/10

7/10

a bit dull
6/10

6 would be enough

7/10

Slightly bland, 6.5/10

Blandular.... :runaway:

5.5/10

6/10 The vertical lines are interesting as is the shape. But the colors and facade are boring. very boring.

6/10.

5/10 not so bad, but I don't like it

6.5/10

7/10

7.5/10

3,5/10

7/10

5,5/10

actually i like it. 8/10 :cheers:

6/10

Looks quite nice actually

simply design but i like it 8.5/10

5.5/10

6.5/10

6/10

5/10

6/10

I don't think it's too bad at all. It looks a lot better in real life although it is somewhat dated now. Nevertheless, I gave it 8.5

0 / 10

what an eyesore!

0 / 10

what an eyesore!

Yeah, but the mainland Chinese have made an even worse copy of it in Shenzhen, built with lower grade materials and labor.

7.5/10

classic
8 for its height and dominance in the Sydney skyline

5/10

looks like a cocoon

nice dominating tower ,the simplicity of this tower is great like it 8.5/10

6/10

Interesting shape, plain facade, but seems to fit in well.
6/10

7,5/10

Bland and boring. 6.0

Not a fan. :-\

meh ... 4/10

8/10.

I like this building. And no I don't think it's bland, that's because of the ovular shape carved into the concrete.

I cannot wait until it gets a clean.

Not my style, a 5 out of 10.

7/10

7.5/10:cheers:

7/10
dont like the colour

7/10

5/10

8/10

7/10

4/10

To much concrete :( 4/10

nothing special 5/10

6.5

I like it.9/10

Nice and generic. 8/10

3/10

tall and strong building

5/10

bore!

8/10

6/10

gross. 4

6/10

7/10

Nice shape.

8/10

6.5 kinda old.

7/10

5/

9.5/10

7/10

6/10

8/10

5/10

7/10

6.5/10

Boring...

5.0/10

5/10

Unappealing

8. Good building. Regards.

unappealing and therefore 4.5/10

7/10

8/10

7/10

Likeably modern, octagonal design. 7.5

MLC Centre
Sydney, Australia

HEIGHT: 228m/748 feet
FLOORS: 60 floors
COMPLETION: 1977
ARCHITECT: Harry Seidler & Associates

This white polygonal tower was constructed on a site raised above the adjacent streets. The plan forms a square with trimmed corners; the short edges run parallel to the streets bordering the building. In this way, the building respects the course of the underground railway tunnels. Access to the MLC Centre is via 2 squares leading up to the tower from street level.
The Centre is part of a complex which includes restaurants, shops, cinemas, open plazas and the Royal Theatre, and features works by contemporary artists such as Josef Albers and Alexander Calder. The radial floor arrangement further emphasizes the position of the building. The windows are recessed, so that the horizontal structural elements provide protection from the sun.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rotpics01/mlc02.jpeg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rotpics01/mlc01.jpeg

http://photo.starblvd.net/RateOurTalls/2-2-2-1076621513?m=1&pg=1&ro=1&co=1

http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/017_DT01.jpg

http://www.seidler.net.au/graphics/017_DT02.jpg

http://www.sydney-australien.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/hochhaeuser/images/DCP_0844.jpg

picture by CULWULLA
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126mlcfromcapita1990-med.jpg

7.5/10

7/10

8.5

7.5/10

voted 7.5/10 looks a little odd.

6/10.

8/10

Don't like that concrete style. 4/10

7/10

7/10

The MLC Centre may have turned out like this:

The Sydney Morning Herald, September 10 1970

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/74/mlchourglass1970sep10.jpg

Or this

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), June 22 1971

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1/mlcjune221971dailytele.jpg

I am glad that they opted for a simple octagonal design.

8/10

7/10

5.5/10..boring.

7/10

8/10

6/10

8/10

7/10

7/10

6/10

8/10. I really like the MLC Centre.