Australia Square
Sydney, Australia

HEIGHT: 170m
FLOORS: 48 floors
COMPLETION: 1968
ARCHITECT: ?


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p1bd9dda3d846a8e4b8c6e1bbcedc3388/fba574aa.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p9726163e1d1cbbfd74f52af4c9001e55/fadf4e28.jpg

One of the best 1960's scrapers!!!!

7.5/10

7/10

6.5/10. I am giving it slightly more marks simply due to its era.

Its simple enough and not as bad as some 60s towers.

7/10

Funny how it's called Square.

6.5/10

Land Mark tower in the city of Sydney and because its not so tall any more gives some great views of the density of Sydney
While feature less in some ways it not boring due to it height and simple symmetry that just points up with no distractions!
8/10

Here it is on Sydney's skyline in 1967, when it was just finishing construction. It was Australia's tallest building when it was finished! By comparing it with the other ugly boxes on the skyline, you can see why it was a big deal when it was first completed!

http://image.sl.nsw.gov.au/apa/46/d7_46474.jpg

Also, it is called Australia Square because it sits in a great public plaza, with cafes/retail and a fountain, that is very popular with office workers at lunchtime!

Fabian, you havent sold it that well! inform everyomne more about it!!
It was actually built 1964-67.
Its called Australia Square Tower NOT Australia Square.
storeys-46 not 48.
It was Australia's tallest building from 1967-76.
Still houses the worlds largest revolving restaurant at 41m dia at 153m! Designed by world renowned architect Harry seidler. It was on completion the worlds tallest lightweight concrete structure!!!
Its now heritage listed and remains one of Sydney's treasures.

heres a pic i took recently

http://www.imagenode.com/files/transfer/6/2002/12/177020.jpg

Inside Orbit the Bar at top
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p0a11423331e7ff1074fe0a370fcea369/fb218e68.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/pa68eac1f636d03a646578f0c0fb77dba/fb218e5c.jpg

Those are some sassy pics!:eek:

8/10

7.5/10


it looks ok

It looks OK, tall
8/10

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year 60´s very good a 8/10

Originally posted by CULWULLA
Designed by world renowned architect Harry seidler.

*cough* *cough*

Actually I don't mind Australia Square - it's better than what Harry's been churning out in the past 25 years.

But only because of the glass and the fact that this one doesn't have those ugly sunshades that Harry just cut-n-pastes onto every tower he designs - Grovensor Place, Shell House, QV1, the list goes on.

8.

8/10

Cool!! Just too bad of that ugly concrete! I hate that! shit!:dizzy:
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nice

7.5

Was never too attracted to this building, but out of respect to its historic significance, gains points. Still is tall and doesn't look its age.

7/10...not bad, kind of boring

hmmm,, a grudging 8.5 because of its significance and era. In newspaper series a prominent architect recently raved abt this one's iconic status, rating it the most significant high-rise ever built in Aust., because of its techniques for the time. but never liked seidler's work - and cd never quite accept that the seminal design shift from square to round, which it represented, was such a stupendous leap of the imagination - and lots of precedents in ancient history. Qutab Minar in Delhi springs to mind. Perhaps this is being too hard: again, worked in a magazine office next to this one once, and used to lunch in the famous forecourt, which is undoubtedly superb and the real breakthrough in CBD planning to my mind, which seidler repeated at MLC. A now largely-forgotten story at the time of AST construction was that Siedler and Lend Lease wanted the whole block through to Hunter Street, but the LL bids for the motley collection of buildings on the Hunter St side were dismissed by owners (mostly privately owned by my erstwhile employers) as "arrogant" (no, they couldn't have meant Harry!). Similar story to Chifley square, where the old curved Qantas Blg and concave Wentworth Hotel were meant to be the first of irregular shapers surrounding an enclosed "square" (until the bloody-minded Commonwealth stuck a square public service stump straight down the middle of the whole thing ! Well, guess we've moved on a bit since then... 8.5 for the round Australia Square Tower.

Graceful tower, for something built in the 60s. 8/10.

Inside Orbit the Bar at top
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p0a11423331e7ff1074fe0a370fcea369/fb218e68.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/pa68eac1f636d03a646578f0c0fb77dba/fb218e5c.jpgHalf of the 47th floor is the Orbit Bar, the other half is The Summit Restaurant. The floor rotates once every hour and built on a huge hydraulic mechanism.

As shown in the first pic post by Fabian, it is awesome standing directly beneath OZ Square Tower (170m/558ft) @ its base.

8.5 from moi.

Some more pics.

http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy01/d/izsy196.jpg__http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy01/d/izsy198.jpg

http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy01/d/izsy194.jpg__http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy03/c/izsy363.jpg

6.5/10

I give it a 9, more because of it's historical significance. It's a classic.

yeah its a timeless beuaty!!!
worlds tallest lightweight concrete structure on completion in 67.

For an old building, i say its relatively in good shape. its 5.5/10

I remember Ranger Hammond and Sonny (and Skippy the bush kangaroo) flying around this mighty building in the old Waratah National Park helicopter. This is the iconic Australian Skyscraper.

9/10

one of the nicest 60's buildings ive seen so im gonna add some points fot that for 9/10

Australian Square yet the building is circular :dunno:

8/10

5.5/10

Australian Square yet the building is circular :dunno:

8/10

It's Australia Square Tower, it sits in Australia Square.

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7.5/10 Strange

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i like it, 7.5/10

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It's alright - 7/10

8.5

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10/10

Simply timeless.

8/10 :)

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8. not bad.

Not my cup of tea

6/10

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Inside Orbit the Bar at top
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p0a11423331e7ff1074fe0a370fcea369/fb218e68.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/pa68eac1f636d03a646578f0c0fb77dba/fb218e5c.jpg


The food was so-so but tremendous view of the surrounding skyline was breathtaking. 1.5/10

8/10

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Couldn't agree more with Brendan. For the 60's its design was revolutionary, its round floor plans are great piece of engineering innovation, and its height ground braking in its day. I think this building deserves a higher rating. 9/10

nice 7/10

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8. Good building. Regards.

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nice 8/10

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no pics...

7/10

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10/10 :)

8.5/10 :)

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