Volume 2>
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=341569&page=22

Isn't it supposed to be version 3? The last thread had a link to the one before that thread.

View from The Mint

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney%20City/Photo%20of%20the%20Day/P1261239.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1088/531063755_4c67c9c1c2_b.jpg

ahh, westpac kens.

unusual pic. anyone care to guess the 3 structures on horizon?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/247/520866470_46ce265020_b.jpg

Citadel tower, Stack for the Lane Cove tunnel and ABC TV Transmission tower.

correct. now give me there heights. lol

unisual pic. from lev15 westpac
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5527/kensviewub8.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/224/524244710_9d78667377.jpg?v=0

^^^^

I love random statements in the street.

Yesterday I saw "Robin Loves Batman" hanging from a bridge in Balmain.

Wish I had a camera with me.

When I used to catch the train to school I always got a chuckle out of the giant "Litter Creates Jobs" that was spray painted on the retaining wall underneath the Pacific Highway at Turramurra. :lol:

miserable rainy day in town today
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/535530157_34ca669fbd_b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney%20City/Photo%20of%20the%20Day/image642.jpg

One for the postcard

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q237/AussieDude11/city003.jpg

^^ That could be a million & one streets in inner-city Sydney. So many pockets like that. I'm always finding myself walking down backstreets. Where is that BTW?

^ opposite the recently finished Hightown. Right next to the police station on Regent St.

From Birchgrove

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney%20City/Photo%20of%20the%20Day/P6092514.jpg

^great photo
a not so great photo>
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5520213,00.jpg

today at 2pm
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1292/541937143_dfb43e189e_b.jpg

The sun is out in my part of town, with less threatening skies.

Another Fabian moment, taken from under the bridge.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney%20City/Photo%20of%20the%20Day/P6092343.jpg

I found this HDR photo on Flickr.

It's by flickr member alexkess (http://www.flickr.com/photos/akc77/524715322/) and you can buy this image on redbubble (http://www.redbubble.com/works/show/30586)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/524715322_8eb059c6dc_b.jpg


:drool:

^ yeah i saw that week back. he is good. how do you get that effect? i posted a few recently with this effect. checkout william st thread in archi /history threads.

it really does make your head spin. weird effect.

Off to Manly we go....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney%20City/Photo%20of%20the%20Day/P6092329.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney%20City/P6221815.jpg

Old pic form Milux if memory serves me right (correct me if i'm wrong)

Best pic Of deutschebank EVER.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/kakamesh/33.jpg

Took this at a school concert on Friday night inside the Town Hall.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney%20City/Photo%20of%20the%20Day/P6221877.jpg

june23 from flickr
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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1294/627201313_e6d30fec6e_b.jpg

Took this one a while ago...its also been a while since I posted. Pic could use some photoshop...but I love the view from Macquarie's chair..

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1202/636895827_32ac9e26ef_b.jpg

Town Hall Station, 8am

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney%20City/Photo%20of%20the%20Day/P6221758.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1274/702309177_1ec22b96ee_b.jpg

^^ that last shot is great!

nice pic from yesterday
threed on flickr
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1380/751547676_68160def15_b.jpg

Sydney storms, last week (by me)...
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8537/storm1loresck8.jpg

^^Noice

fab shot anton

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1228/750673665_c92e7eb3ac_o.jpg

From National Geographic (here:http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/cgi-bin/pod/PhotoOfTheDay.cgi?day=12&month=6&year=07)
http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/MM6671_0137.jpg

Sydney storms, last week (by me)...
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8537/storm1loresck8.jpg

:eek2:

I took these pix last weekend. My fave place in Sydney...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/812263677_cfff4afc74_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1201/812263649_5f258cea5a_b.jpg

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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1357/812263613_4a1657353e_b.jpg

I took these pix today at Darling Harbour:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1193/816650968_b441ea2214_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1245/816651088_3bfd2c390f_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1087/816651128_1a1915c513_b.jpg

08:30 today.
http://home.exetel.com.au/miliux/forumimage/8105_HDR2-L.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1042/753755140_5c59b597e4_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1072/842274941_ddbb831a66_b.jpg

Great shot Culwulla. Lumiere really works in contrast with Earnst and Young and World Tower. :)

Found these on the net:

Sydney 1980s:

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1611/sydney1980spi7.jpg

Sydney early 90s:

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8149/sydneyoldsf9.png

Sydney today:

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6788/sydneynewui5.png


It's changed heaps.

yeah, the 1980s; had a familar unchanged skyline for almost a decade.
the norm-MLC, AMP,Aus sq,Qantas, Hyde park sq were the tallies while SOB,Westpac pl,CAGA & barclays were the midrise.
then the 90's boom really transformed the skyline with Gateway,Chifley,GPT ect.

dont you just love meriton

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1142/848082355_d8b08a8396_b.jpg

magnifico
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/481261108_43a632d7f8_b.jpg

^^ ripper shot.

^yes it is a good one.
another good one.lol

Australia;s tallest resi on compeltion in 61. Also first to have strata titled. so it will be around for a long time.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/209/524447242_3ed4e6c2f4_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1351/947071542_e51032eee8_b.jpg

more BMU pix.
E&Y is massive from south.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1359/969133435_b04f782f8a_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1169/992333897_2307033cfb_b.jpg

"once the tallest"
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1397/1056920513_1cb6514290_b.jpg

Oooh that picture of GPT's tall core gets me all a quiver!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/313572579_0012a8414d_b.jpg

this view 4 years ago was fresh air!
world tower- 2004
E&Y-2005
Meriton-2006
Lumiere-2007
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1321/1121836211_a7bf97030a_b.jpg

check these out. do yourself models down at paddys markets.
love the seattle space needle
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1032/1141101393_4a124a1f25_b.jpg

million dollar properties..

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1304/1156360513_6c39cff824_b.jpg

pic sums up today
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1312/1173545874_adb8f93a9c_b.jpg

2 crackers thanks to my friends at flickr.com !! ;)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1288/1070458135_5e47a64bf1_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1394/1103252950_1dc33b4ece_b.jpg

Wow the first one is astounding!

Yeah, that second pic also highlights my earlier thread about the Sydney CBD needing a modern 500 footer just to the left of the Reserve Bank Building on either Macquarie St or Elizabeth St to continue the 'Chifley talls' line up - looks a bit gappy there !

nice piccies

up yours
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1377/1207971839_5df5111202_b.jpg

http://www.thecitystreets.org/Aug07/IMG_4654.jpg
Daytime.

http://www.thecitystreets.org/Aug07/IMG_4690.jpg
Nightime.

(Taken on separate days by me :))

noice

From Kirriblli. Great cluster of talls

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney%20City/P8311401.jpg

Link to thread with more photos -http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=519590

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1430/1366304290_79ec36097f_b.jpg

Will smithyman’s flickr.com CBD view circa 2004 ( pre-Deutsche, KENS and co. )
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1391/1360062349_4885479ade_b.jpg


Glebe's streetscape, thanks to lauraossetti of flickr.com>>
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1348/1330106306_15d2ce0ca8_b.jpg

Will smithyman’s flickr.com CBD view circa 2004 ( pre-Deutsche, KENS and co. )
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1391/1360062349_4885479ade_b.jpg



:omg: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

yes, i remember that one. one of the best ever!

what a weekend crouchy on flirck
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1357/1390758388_4bc8fe5ad6_b.jpg

and to think, we could of lost her...

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q237/AussieDude11/city004-2.jpg

I do like those old awnings in that photo, adds a touch of elegance. I would love for some period style street lights to return to the streets around the QVB. The utilitarian smart poles really don't do the building justice.

It would have been worse than losing that palace in the Domain. To lose something that stunning by fire is one thing, but to intentionally demolish it for a car park is criminal to say the least.

I love the old awnings too. I've never noticed them before.

touched by the hand of god.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1170/1405669986_74a5bb8e5c_b.jpg

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dozen cute ducks! yuk water

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/1404778459_cb9cbfea69_b.jpg

That should be posted in the Westfield tower thread to set the Sydney Tower haters straight It's got God's seal of approval lol.

and exactly 300 days until World Youth Day too.

^^ nah, he's trying push it out of view. :)

Signage on Wilson St, Macdonaldtown. This morning...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/wilsonstsignage.jpg

from way up the peak
sept23

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1438/1432690363_2438036c17_o.jpg

^^ That part of the CBD is rarely seen on these forums. Beaut weather. I love Sydney!

today along elizabeth st. very NYC
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1220/1445279453_372a8527d0_b.jpg

The warm northerlys have hit with a vengance. Took this at uni on Friday afternoon as the temp hit 30 degrees

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/ACU%20Alive%202007/P1011780.jpg

This is my favorite post!!!

thanks all the friends who updated this post!!!

view from pool today
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/1521745104_eb362dfc7f_b.jpg

view from pool today
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/1521745104_eb362dfc7f_b.jpg

thank you very much!!!!! CULWULLA

Well this is one of 'MY' Photographs

I usually don't put 'average' photos on my flickr, But I have many daytime shots of Sydney especially taken yesterday and this morning.

More of my stuff, you may find some skyline shots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jezuez471/

Anyway this is a Panorama I fixed tonight, taken last night:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2049/1524721974_f3877c288d_b.jpg

Nice shoot!!! Chris

view from pool today
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/1521745104_eb362dfc7f_b.jpg

This confirms that we are indeed a city of triangles.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2139/1528348601_0167ebca57_b.jpg

Where is Fabs?

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v125/146/29/620106370/n620106370_369574_5233.jpg

5 across, 3 up.lol

lol I was just going to say Napoleon Street :hammer:

from way up the peak
sept23

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1438/1432690363_2438036c17_o.jpg

i still don't get it why that area only has about a 50m height limit. more towers should be allowed!

i still don't get it why that area only has about a 50m height limit. more towers should be allowed!

You mean the "UTS area" has a height limit under 50M?

^ i believe so, and same for haymarket, unfortunately.

^ i believe so, and same for haymarket, unfortunately.

Is Haymarket, I mean "The peak" sitll under this limit?

council has enforced a 50m height limit for haymarket to allow sunlight into the many public areas used by TAFE and entertainment precintc like Ent cent.
I actually think its a good idea. The other side of broadway (CUB) can go to 120m which is appropriate.
The PEAK and paddys market block is under Harbour foreshore Athority thus the reason why a 50storey bldg was allowed in this lowrise area. I think the lone 160m skyscraper is ok beacuse its centred in whole block.

ok, so that's the story. i knew the peak was a big exception but wasn't really getting the whole 50m thing for haymarket. i understand that they should strategically leave sun access planes for those areas but it should still allow for some spots to rise, just a few. yes, the peak does look good centred and alone. anyway...

council has enforced a 50m height limit for haymarket to allow sunlight into the many public areas used by TAFE and entertainment precintc like Ent cent.
I actually think its a good idea. The other side of broadway (CUB) can go to 120m which is appropriate.
The PEAK and paddys market block is under Harbour foreshore Athority thus the reason why a 50storey bldg was allowed in this lowrise area. I think the lone 160m skyscraper is ok beacuse its centred in whole block.


Thanks for you Explain!~ CULWULLA I got it totally!:lol:

ok, so that's the story. i knew the peak was a big exception but wasn't really getting the whole 50m thing for haymarket. i understand that they should strategically leave sun access planes for those areas but it should still allow for some spots to rise, just a few. yes, the peak does look good centred and alone. anyway...

and do you know what the height of the PEAK?:nuts: thanks

peak= 166m

today

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2259/1548779190_ba1afcc401_b.jpg

Uncorp lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/P1261289.jpg

Rare view from Rialto tower.
Very good view across Town Hall

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v141/214/111/549941839/n549941839_335841_3936.jpg

how did you get up there?

this area of CBd really is fast becoming the resi sector.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2126/1588870138_81d15a8b15_b.jpg

more
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2383/1588259550_4e1d4f5383_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2011/1587272879_7014397358_b.jpg

I've entered a pic of Sydney in the urban photo comp. Any help from parochial sydney-siders is appreciated :)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=534834

Rare view from Rialto tower.
Very good view across Town Hall

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v141/214/111/549941839/n549941839_335841_3936.jpg

Not mine. Found it on the net.

parochial sydney-siders

Does such a thing exist?

CULWULLA

What's the position when you took this picture ??

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2011/1587272879_7014397358_b.jpg

observation deck in centrepoint tower looking south.

unusual pic from flickr
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/1711083863_9312e9346f_b.jpg

Wow great pic.

On the side...Wonder how many ppl actually know that DH got inspiration from Crystal Palace (first large glass building ever?).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Crystal_Palace.PNG

Can I request someone to post some pictures of that long underground tunnel at that town square thing near Central station, I would really like to see it.

^ill try
the A380 landing in sydney this week
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/1751902026_d7f784045f_b.jpg

to put things in perspective in cul's latest photo, you could pretty much fit the fuselage of that Qantas 737 thru the diameter of one of the A380's engines

Oh my God that is huge! How the fuck does that stay in the sky??

to put things in perspective in cul's latest photo, you could pretty much fit the fuselage of that Qantas 737 thru the diameter of one of the A380's engines

oww don't know about that........737 is 3.76m in diameter (fuselage), and the A380's Trent 970 engine diametre is approx 3m. or 3.16m for the Engine Alliance GP7000, which is the other engine the A380 is rigged with. Still, in any case its a massive beast of a thing.........wingspan of almost 80m!! :nuts:

Oh my God that is huge! How the fuck does that stay in the sky??

It's all mathematics! Big enough wingspan (tick), strong enough engines (tick), therefore enough lift to make anything fly!

Anyways, I didn't know where to post this, but I took this while walking up Margaret St last night. Since when does Australia Square have pink lighting? I love it!!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/aobboi/IMG_0018sm.jpg

^^ breast cancer awareness, i think....

they should also do a red/green scheme for christmas, god knows there is enough blue neons on the skyline...

oh and yes i might have been a little inaccurate with my earlier post on the a380, what i do noe is that the 737 can fit in the 773ER's engines, and i thought the a380s wud be at least as big to get that goddamn thing in the air

and yes i look at that plane and still think how the hell can it fly !?!?

The pink lighting is always on the tower throughout October. Nice sight.

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2327/1897018300_a813a6c51b_b.jpg

^^ Surely that doesn't actually exist?

Where's that, Cul?

it sure does exist. its the hotel next to the southern cross down on cnr wentworth ave & goulburn sts.

It would be the Travelodge :)

goulburn st facade is blue while wentworth ave is yellow orange. eeeiiii

When Jesus died for our sins, past and future, I'm guessing this one was foremost in his mind.

Cambridge Apartments in Chatswood is very camera shy...

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/1586/dscf0521vm7.jpg

great shot. now cambridge is done. its on to tower number 4. should start asap.

When Jesus died for our sins, past and future, I'm guessing this one was foremost in his mind.

you know what they said about a blind architect...

Hunter St

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8707/dscf0494fg2.jpg

Nice pic Fabian! :) Just proves some nice shiny blue glass and steel mullions is definitely needed there.

If you look at the pic, you'll notice this part of town has some old buildings which are nice. Leave as it is. Thrakal House is the only building that should go.

^yes ,and a slim tower should shoot straight up 235m- glass shard will do ;-)

cutting edge stuff down @ king st wharf. such diverse architecture. really good area.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/1975706935_1184b46828_b.jpg

today looking from sydney cove

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/2010938450_1b398d19a4_b.jpg

Gotta love hostel living from flickr.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/498725448_471e05c627_b.jpg

This one is for Avatar

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7783/dscf0482hu6.jpg

^^ better make that Brendan too ;)

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such a tiny park. great view from Amora

There are some hideous buildings around it though, those appawling 60 & 70's concoctions

OMG!! Is that what inner-city Sydney really looks like??!! IT LOOKS LIKE SHIT! :puke:

such a tiny park. great view from Amora

Great view my ass. If I had a view like that from my office I would want to move out into a different building immediately, what a shit view. Some glass needed here, definitely!!

I hope Superman enjoyed the Metropolis hospital whilst he was in Sydney ;)

yes there are many historic bldgs that surround the park.from left to right-
Shell House (1936) , lisgar House (1928),national bank (1932),AWA tower (1939),Transport House (Metropolis hospital) (1936).
there are some tragic 70.s boxes, but you can only go to 45m on western side due to tough sun plane.
hopefully one day, Thakral will build a 70storey which will front onto the park

hopefully one day, Thakral will build a 70storey which will front onto the park

They'd better. And while they're at it they should refurb all the buildings on the street, bring them into the 21st century.

A bit of Melbourne in Sydney...

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9828/dscf0264ys9.jpg

hopefully one day, Thakral will build a 70storey which will front onto the park

And give us a kick arse foyer that directly promotes free flowing street level pedestrian traffic through to Wynyard park. It would open the area right up I reckon.

and i still dont understand why united airlines and british telecom bother to have signage on the sydney skyline, unless of course its costing them nothing......... unless, as far as united is concerned, it has something to do with their extremely lucrative qantas-united duopoly over the aus-us west coast route...

And give us a kick arse foyer that directly promotes free flowing street level pedestrian traffic through to Wynyard park. It would open the area right up I reckon.

The current building has a great foyer, so I don't think they will let us down when they do build their biggie.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/356707639_10b53e4f33_o.jpg

Spun, I love you. Beautiful shot of Gateway, just proves that in sunshine or rain, Gateway will always shine before all.

love the towers @ nite
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2202/2034979003_864b44a500_b.jpg

Here's one I made earlier...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2310/2039598707_2a251a9877_o.jpg

wow nice ^
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/49/175083622_ead8d1e371_o.jpg

^^

I hate that building. I see it everytime I walk across the Bridge and just want to blow it to pieces and replace it with a nice shiny glass building. Just look at it, it looks worse than the concrete buildings in the city. Pile of concrete shit.

Why not have a meal before your train arrives

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9059/dscf0742be1.jpg

Why not have a meal before your train arrives

Why not? :)

Where were you when you took that picture Fabian? It looks like a nice place. :)

That's Westfield Parramatta, isn't it?

Westfield Parramatta (the recent extension)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/5/5128039_964e7df251_b.jpg

OMG OMG OMG!!! SPUN I FUCKING LOVE YOU! :) Please, post EVERY photo of Gateway Plaza you have, please!!!

Awesome shot. What floor of the Mariott was that taken from?

Why not have a meal before your train arrives

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9059/dscf0742be1.jpg

they have finally installed that. Before it was installed, you see so many people going to and from station to see if they have enough time before train arrives.

Sydney has some fantastic shopping

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7131/p8311503rv6.jpg

today looking from sydney cove

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/2010938450_1b398d19a4_b.jpg
^ Err, I think you mean Farm Cove...

There is definitely room for improvement in that area.

sorry farm cove. not sure what you mean brenden but its one of best precincts in the city.

sorry farm cove. not sure what you mean brenden but its one of best precincts in the city.

It's Brendan, not brenden. It is definitely one of the best precincts, which is exactly why they should demolish all that concrete shit and modernise the area. Buildings like the Governor Towers wouldn't look as bad if they were encased inside a row of glassy blue buildings. Obviously there are some beautiful classic buildings in that photo but buildings such as the Royal Exchange and the InterContinental really need a reclad.

wow there are so so so many buildings you think should be reclad!

brendan ,i dare you to click>
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/1079959586_20ab49bbf1_b.jpg

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^^ okaaaay, so we know what Brendan will be doing for two good minutes when he sees those links...

^^

Is he actually that old enough to you know...make it work?

Hunter St

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^that will be even better vista with the richyrogers mirvac toiwer come 2010.

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daily commute, 2001

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brendan ,i dare you to click>
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I clicked and saw a beautiful work of architecture and the most beautiful building in Sydney. That last pic is going up as my wallpaper. Thankyou for posting, CULWULLA.



^^
Is he actually that old enough to you know...make it work?

Well I don't know about you but I could make it work at 12. But maybe you could only get it to work at 16, you know, after stunting your growth after doing too much workout and all your balls probably couldn't develop properly. But I wouldn't worry too much MILIUX as the chances of you actually using yours are slim to nothing. :lol:

anyone seen the sculptures by the sea yet?
love this one>
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One day I'll work out how to embed photos from my Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazmo/2069412431/

One day I'll work out how to embed photos from my Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazmo/2069412431/

Just 'right-click' your mouse over the photo and select 'properties'
Then copy the 'image location' for firefox or 'Address (URL)' for IE.

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^great pic

today in the domain
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Let's see if this works... (winter in Sydney - to contrast with Cul's pic)

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By George it did! However this is a quick and dirty way to link Flickr photos - you are meant to make the picture clickable with the URL for the picture's flickr page:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazmo/1546193142/

such a great area. always buzzy
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great vista down york st
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Which way to the city?

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How pretty

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How pretty

Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not but I actually really love this shit.

It shows there's actually life in the building.

such a great area. always buzzy
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wheres this cullwulla

^^

My name is not CULWULLA but I know where that is! It is at the base of KENS.

http://www.gjames.com.au/product/cw/img/kens1.jpg

one for you brendan
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Ah I miss the days of the old "Gold Fields" Signage on the aptly named Gold Fields House.

Ah I miss the days of the old "Gold Fields" Signage on the aptly named Gold Fields House.
I miss the days when Goldfields House didn't exist.

Mmmmm thankyou for that picture CULWULLA, that glass looks absolutely delicious.. How cool does Gateway look from this angle? It looks so smart and neat and stands out among everything else with its beautiful curtain wall glass facade. The colour of Gateway Plaza is always the same colour as the harbour. If Gateway Plaza was a woman I would be sucking every bit of her.. I've set that image as my desktop wallpaper, I hope you don't mind, Culwulla?

:)

Heres another couple of Goldfields pics whilst its a talking point. Hope they are appropriate
http://home.iprimus.com.au/surfleague/camera/goldfields/goldfieldsview4.jpg

http://home.iprimus.com.au/surfleague/camera/goldfields/goldfieldsview5.jpg

I miss the days when Goldfields House didn't exist.

Mmmmm thankyou for that picture CULWULLA, that glass looks absolutely delicious.. How cool does Gateway look from this angle? It looks so smart and neat and stands out among everything else with its beautiful curtain wall glass facade. The colour of Gateway Plaza is always the same colour as the harbour. If Gateway Plaza was a woman I would be sucking every bit of her.. I've set that image as my desktop wallpaper, I hope you don't mind, Culwulla?

:)

You're starting to shit me.

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Normally like this:

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And during this morning's storm:

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That's an invisible storm alright.

EDIT: Now i see it. ;)

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Thats the same ferris wheel as at the Easter Show. I wonder how long it will stay there.

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What is it with ferris wheels everywhere?

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Source: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22926634-5001021,00.html

I read about that in the Telegraph. Stupid fool.

They give the city more life and they look good as well. I heard that ad on the radio again, "The SkyView Observation Wheel will be in Darling Harbour until January 31." so it leaves in February, nice.

oh christ :ohno: London Eye is impressive, anything else just looks like a poor man's immitation.

Please anybody update this post!!!! thanks a lot!!!

I just wanna see some new sydney pictures!!!

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Source: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22926634-5001021,00.html


Is this the new fashion to get cool quickly? :banana::banana:

oh christ :ohno: London Eye is impressive, anything else just looks like a poor man's immitation.

I have to agree, I have seen the skyview wheel and it looks like something found in a travelling fair run by pykies.

oh christ :ohno: London Eye is impressive, anything else just looks like a poor man's immitation.

Not quite, but maybe in the anglo-centric world. An awesome original (although rebuilt in 1945 due to having the crap bombed out of it in WW2) is The Riesenrad in The Prater, Vienna. I'll be back in Vienna in July and will make the obligatory trip to this giant Tram Car like Ferris Wheel.


The Giant Ferris Wheel (Riesenrad) was erected in 1897 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reign of Empereror Franz Joseph I. The wheel itself spans 200 feet (about 60 m.). 15 cabins and the upholding structure weigh a total of 430,5 t and rotate at the speed of 0,65 m/sec.
In 1914 the Giant Ferris Wheel was the location of a sensational film stunt: Madame Solange d'Atalide managed to complete one round on horseback on top of one of the cabins. This would not be the only time that the 'Riesenrad' was featured in major films: The Third Man or Before Sunrise to name just a few.
In 1944, at the height of World War II, the Giant Ferris Wheel burnt down, but was rebuilt in 1945 - at the same time as St. Stephen's cathedral. The Viennese Riesenrad is the only giant ferris wheel of its time which is still in use today.


http://www.wienerriesenrad.com/cgi-bin/tagnacht.cgi?sprache=englisch&site=home.htm

http://www.romanvirdi.com/vienna/riesenrad.JPG

http://www.romanvirdi.com/vienna/riesenrad_spokes.JPG

http://z.about.com/d/german/1/0/Z/Q/RiesenradIntr400.jpg

http://thehive.modbee.com/files/images/Going%20up%20in%20the%20Riesenrad%20-%20Vienna.jpg

I think we can discount the older style ferris wheels that have real style to the designs. I was more referring to the modern half arsed ones with no soul that are cropping up more recently.

I'm cheating, but I never post in here...

A couple from my NY 2 day junket in Sydney... Guess the location...

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some where in wollongong


heheheh if it wasn't for that bridge

Stanwell Tops (near Stanwell Park) - where the handgliders leap off and the 2nd - Gaerie Beach in the Royal National Park.

Can anyone post? :) If so here's my photo...
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/8195/20071227lr7.jpg (http://everydaysydney.blogspot.com/)

Nice going - it's somewhat similar to a 3 minute exposure with ISO 50 film about 8 years ago (CentrePoint had it's Olympic statues at the time)....

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Stanwell Tops (near Stanwell Park) - where the handgliders leap off and the 2nd - Gaerie Beach in the Royal National Park.

Yup.

Didn't mean to steal your thunder - it's just that I've spent some time down in those parts - it's a great place...

Yup.

^^ Love the place ;)

Central on a stormy afternoon

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There's some tip top shit on this thread. Makes me want to spread it on my toast and gobble it all up. Keep it up!

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Karate Fighting at Milson Point

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Here we go then >>>>>>

Beautiful Balmoral beach, by charlottedaglish, flickr
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View from Sofitel, by Kismet21, flickr
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Kismet21 again…
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Ahhhhhh ! By eliselovesprada, flickr
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By faryeen, flickr
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Pitt St Mall and the bridge, by larinalou, flickr
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thats not real is it?

20 years of Meriton. have they improved?
from left
peoples palace-1988 (brick)
regis towers-1998 (reinforced concrete)
mosiac-2008 (concrete pre-cast)

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20 years of Meriton. have they improved?
from left
peoples palace-1988 (brick)
regis towers-1998 (reinforced concrete)
mosiac-2008 (concrete pre-cast)


Miramar (peoples palace) is more like 1994/95, sadly. That was perhaps the shittest period for Meriton towers - I think they bought all that cream brick stock in bulk. I remember seeing this tower advertised in the paper when i was 13 or so, and thinking the rendering looked really good - if only I'd known how it would turn out!!

I'm pretty sure Museum Towers was a 1988 Meriton effort?

maybe the giant brick constructs will become iconic one day, maybe even heritage listed. :lol: i would think that using so much brick would be slow and costly and just wouldn't happen anymore to that grand size. plus i'm sure no one would get away with it now anyway!

finn-yes of course, i was thinking 1988, but thats museum towers.
yes Mirramar was 94 vintage.
but the view which i came across today walking up george st just hit me.
3 projects by meriton nearly 2 decades apart.
brick can look good.
real good.
just look at the 1930s art deco flats in potts point ect.
but if you going to build 40floors ,
you really need to detail the brickwork.
not just change colours ect.

maybe the giant brick constructs will become iconic one day, maybe even heritage listed. :lol: i would think that using so much brick would be slow and costly and just wouldn't happen anymore to that grand size. plus i'm sure no one would get away with it now anyway!

:lol: This one's not likely to remain standing for long enough to be heritage listed.

Meriton quality (esp from the mid-90s) and brick construction in a high-rise is a recipe for disaster - my parents live in the Miramar building, so I've seen first hand how crappy it is!

Notice the dark colour of the bricks in the upper floors in Cul's pic? That's not staining - instead those bricks are saturated with water after some rain, as a lot of the grouting between the bricks has been weathered away, and Meriton also somehow forgot to put waterproof capping on the tops of the brickwork when they first built the place!!!

Some of the brickwork on the building has already collapsed in the past (at the roof level, so hard to see in photos) as a result of this. Also part of an outer wall on the building around the 30th floor collapsed a few years back and it was discovered that Meriton didn't use brick ties to secure the bricks during construction.

As I said, Meriton quality... :ohno:

:lol: This one's not likely to remain standing for long enough to be heritage listed.

Meriton quality (esp from the mid-90s) and brick construction in a high-rise is a recipe for disaster - my parents live in the Miramar building, so I've seen first hand how crappy it is!

Notice the dark colour of the bricks in the upper floors in Cul's pic? That's not staining - instead those bricks are saturated with water after some rain, as a lot of the grouting between the bricks has been weathered away, and Meriton also somehow forgot to put waterproof capping on the tops of the brickwork when they first built the place!!!

Some of the brickwork on the building has already collapsed in the past (at the roof level, so hard to see in photos) as a result of this. Also part of an outer wall on the building around the 30th floor collapsed a few years back and it was discovered that Meriton didn't use brick ties to secure the bricks during construction.

As I said, Meriton quality... :ohno:

I wish it could be demolished! Something really needs to be figured out with regards to strata-title arrangements so that we don't have to live with these disasters forever!

dont you just love telstras phone exchange buidlings
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^^ thats the nicest one i've seen so far actually lol :D

>>>>>>>>>>

Anyone heard of "Actual View" company or brand name ?
The skill of those pilots who write messages like that in the sky like that is sublime....

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:)

That dudes at it again......this time with a bit of arial....or is it times new roman !!
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I like this detail. Lovely pict.

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^^ Wow, nice perspective!!

:lol: actual view

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great shot
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Great... i like it


But, what's happening to the top of Saint Martins Tower?