Tag Archives: Melbourne

May 17, 2012
5:12 pm
by: Marcus

Delusions of Grandeur

I am a big fan of Architectural folly, those needless ornamentations and decorations that make buildings truly memorable.  The English have a great tradition of adding false turrets to make buildings look more imposing and Italianate architecture, like Como House … Continue reading →

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November 9, 2011
10:42 pm
by: Marcus

Day 1 / 170

These are some further notes I took on the work we did during day one of the #170dayHouse Day one; set out It is really much later in the process than day one . The architectural design is done, council … Continue reading →

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November 8, 2011
5:48 am
by: Marcus

I want to be an Astronaut

When I grow up you will see me on the Moon. Stuck to my childhood wall with sticky tape was a newspaper clipping of the original mercury seven astronauts. These were the guys with the  right stuff. Gus Grissom, Deke … Continue reading →

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October 28, 2011
5:05 pm
by: Marcus

My favorite building, Wins!

I love this new piece of the Melbourne sport prescinct AAMI Park. It looks good. it works for the punters and it will become a home of memories for  sports mad Melbournians. A first class project by Grocon. Arguably Melbournes … Continue reading →

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October 14, 2011
4:33 pm
by: Marcus

$300 million lost by my neighbours

Recent articles have pointed to significant loses by Victorian property owners. The Melbourne CBD, Southbank and Docklands are the state’s leading loss-making suburbs. One out of every 20 properties sold in those locations had lost their owner money, according to … Continue reading →

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September 23, 2011
3:18 am
by: Sly on building

Melbourne number one with(out) a bullet

  Unless you have been hiding under a rock you would have seen in the news that Melbourne has recently been voted the world’s most liveable city according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest survey. I am only mentioning this … Continue reading →

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