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Nauru House
Nauru House (also called 80 Collins Street) is a landmark 52-storey building located in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. The building was designed by architectural firm Perrott Lyon Timlock & Kesa and completed in 1977. History By the early 1970s, the tiny Pacific island nation of the Republic of Nauru had large funds generated by the sale of phosphate. They established the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (NPRT) to invest the profits in international real estate. The site on the corner of Exhibition and Little Collins streets was purchased by the NPRT in 1972 for A$19 million, for the construction of an investment office tower. The site included a number of older buildings facing Collins Street, and the development was proposed at a time of increasing concern at the loss of the historic buildings of the famed 'Paris End' of Collins Street. The long established Ogg's Chemist at 76-78 Collins, the adjacent terrace at 80 Collins, and the three store ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tallest Buildings In Melbourne
Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to approximately 758 completed high-rise buildings. Of those completed and or topped-out, 73 buildings are defined as "skyscrapers"–buildings which reach a height of at least ; more than any other city in Australia. Overall, Melbourne's skyline ranks the tallest in the Oceania region and the 24th tallest in the world by the number of completed skyscrapers. Melbourne comprises five of the ten tallest buildings in Australia and the city has routinely hosted the tallest building in Australia to architectural feature or roof. , the tallest building in Melbourne is the 100-storey Australia 108, which stands in height and whilst the second–tallest building in Australia, it is the tallest to roof. Geographically, most of Melbourne's tallest skyscrapers are concentrated in the City Centre precinct; however, other locations of prominent skyscrapers and tall buildings in Melbourne include Carlton, Docklands, Southba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Buildings Completed In 1977
An office is a space where an organization's employees perform administrative work in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it (see officer, office-holder, official); the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the term "office" may refer to business-related tasks. In law, a company or organization has offices in any place where it has an official presence, even if that presence consists of (for example) a storage silo rather than an establishment with desk-and-chair. An office is also an architectural and design phenomenon: ranging from a small office such as a bench in the corner of a small business of extremely small size (see small office/home office), through entire floors of buildings, up to and including massive buildings dedicated entirely to one c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyscrapers In Melbourne
Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to approximately 758 completed Tower block, high-rise buildings. Of those completed and or Topping out, topped-out, 73 buildings are defined as Skyscraper, "skyscrapers"–buildings which reach a height of at least ; List of cities in Australia with the most skyscrapers, more than any other city in Australia. Overall, Melbourne's skyline ranks the tallest in the Oceania region and the List of cities with the most skyscrapers, 24th tallest in the world by the number of completed skyscrapers. Melbourne comprises five of the ten List of tallest buildings in Australia, tallest buildings in Australia and the city has routinely hosted the tallest building in Australia to architectural feature or roof. , the tallest building in Melbourne is the 100-storey Australia 108, which stands in height and whilst the second–tallest building in Australia, it is the tallest to roof. Geographically, most of Melbourne's tallest skyscrap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freshwater Place
Freshwater Place is a residential skyscraper in the Southbank district of Melbourne, Australia. The building has a total of 536 apartment units. Сonstruction was completed in 2005. The residential tower has three sections: podium, mid rise and high rise. The high rise section has a common area on the 40th floor known as the "Skyline Club" which houses an infinity pool, spa and steam room, gym and theatre. The 10th floor, which is an accessible floor, is equipped with a swimming pool, spa and steam room, gym, media room, business centre, BBQ pits and a half acre rooftop garden. Location Freshwater Place is located across the river from the Melbourne CBD. It is positioned next to the Eureka Tower, Prima Pearl and Crown Casino. Freshwater Place Arcade Freshwater Place Arcade is located on the ground floor of the residential tower. Some shops include: *McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quay Quarter Tower
The Quay Quarter Tower is a skyscraper located at 50 Bridge Street, Sydney. Originally built as the AMP Centre in 1976, the structure underwent a redevelopment from 2018 to 2021 which increased its height, incorporated additional floorspace, and modernised the tower's entire form and design. The building re-opened as the Quay Quarter Tower in early 2022 and currently stands at a height of 216 meters (709 feet) with 54 floors. History (AMP Centre) The tower in its original form as the AMP Centre was built in 1976, consisting of 45 floors. It was used for commercial office space and was made up of concrete, glass, and steel. Designed by Peddle Thorp & Walker and built by Mainline. The center's roof-height reached 188m, making it the tallest building in Sydney at the time of its completion, prior to the completion of the MLC Centre in 1977. Redevelopment (Quay Quarter Tower) In 2013 Australian architectural practice BVN designed a new masterplan for the Quay Quarter Sydney pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suncorp Place
Suncorp Place (formerly AAPT Centre) is a Sydney skyscraper located at Grosvernor and Lang Streets Sydney NSW Australia. It was designed for Qantas by Joseland & Gilling architects, and was completed in 1982. The Centre is used for commercial offices and is 182m tall, and 42 levels high, to the roof, although the rooftop structure brings the total height to 193m. The majority of floor space is occupied by Suncorp; the remainder by a mix of mainly financial businesses. File:Sydney NSW 2000, Australia - panoramio (30).jpg, Ground level File:AAPT Centre.jpg, The tower in 2006, as then occupied by AAPT Limited See also * List of tallest buildings in Sydney Sydney, the largest city in Australia, is home to 1,168 completed high-rise buildings, more than any other city in Australia. Of those completed or topped out, the entire city (including metropolitan suburbs) has 47 buildings that reach a height ... References {{coord, 33.8641, S, 151.2064, E, source:wikidata, display=t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Star Building
The Pacific Star Building, also known as the Nauru Building, is a 29-storey high-rise building in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was the tallest building in the country upon its completion. Background The building was built by the Republic of Nauru through its Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust. The high-rise building is managed by Century Properties Group. An adjacent 6-storey low-rise office building, the Pacific Star Building Low Rise is also partially owned by the company and is part of the building complex. The Monterrey building of DMCI was demolished to give way to the construction of the building. Completed in 1989 and inaugurated on May 17, 1989 by then Nauruan Health and Education Minister Reuben J. Kun, Pacific Star Building was the List of tallest buildings in the Philippines, tallest building in the Philippines upon its completion until it was surpassed by Rufino Pacific Tower. Architecture and design The Pacific Star Building consists of two buildings, a 29-stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''The Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexus
Dexus is an Australian Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) managing an Australian property portfolio valued at $44.3 billion. Dexus invests in Australia and directly owns $18.4 billion of office, industrial and healthcare properties. The directly owned portfolio consists primarily of office properties located across the capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Dexus manages a further $25.9 billion of office, retail, industrial and healthcare properties for third party capital partners, with a $17.7 billion development pipeline across the group. Dexus is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Australian Securities Exchange Ltd or ASX, is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia as .... History Dexus was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1984 as the Deutsche Diversified Trust, follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woods Bagot
Woods Bagot is a global architectural and consulting practice founded in Adelaide, South Australia. It specialises in the design and planning of buildings across a wide variety of sectors and disciplines. Former names of the practice include Woods & Bagot, Woods, Bagot & Jory; Woods, Bagot, Jory & Laybourne Smith; Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith & Irwin; and Woods Bagot Architects Pty Ltd. Founded in 1905, some of their most significant early work includes buildings at the University of Adelaide, including Bonython Hall and the Barr Smith Library. 21st-century projects include the Qatar Science & Technology Park, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre and the SAHMRI building in Adelaide. Woods Bagot is now established worldwide, with studios in five regions: Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. In 2015, the firm was named as the world's seventh largest architecture firm by employee count in ''Building Design'' magazine. History Woods Bagot's origins da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Yarra
South Yarra is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Stonnington local government areas. South Yarra recorded a population of 25,028 at the 2021 census. The area east of Punt Road is in the City of Stonnington and the area to the west is in the City of Melbourne. The main shopping region of South Yarra runs along Toorak Road and Chapel Street. Trade along these two arteries are focused on trendy and upmarket shopping, restaurants, nightclubs and cafe culture. The area of South Yarra centred along Commercial Road was for several decades one of Melbourne's gay villages. South Yarra is also home to some of Melbourne's most prestigious residential addresses. Residential land price records (per square metre) have been set by properties in Domain Road, Walsh Street and Fairlie Court. History South Yarra was originally inhabited by the Wurundjeri tribe of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
