From drab partitions to haute couture host: how a Sydney civic masterpiece was rescued

Redevelopment of the former Department of Lands building on Sydney’s Bridge Street wins National Trust heritage award It was once a grand old sandstone masterpiece, where returned soldiers would cram into marble corridors to anxiously await lotter...

Redevelopment of the former Department of Lands building on Sydney’s Bridge Street wins National Trust heritage awardIt was once a grand old sandstone masterpiece, where returned soldiers would cram into marble corridors to anxiously await lottery draws that could change their lives.Then the 20th century happened. Continue reading...