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SYDNEYSYDNEYSimon, Jerusa | B.S. Architecture | Arch 162


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SydneySydneythe largest andthe largest andoldest city inoldest city in

AustraliaAustralia

Capital city of theCapital city of the

state ofstate ofNew SouthNew South

WalesWales

was named after

Viscount Sydney,

the British

Secretary of State


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SydneySydneyArea:-12,144.6 km

(4,689.1 sq mi)

Location:

- 881 km NE of

Melbourne


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SydneySydney1. Greater Sydney

area of Sydney, surrounding innercity suburbs

4 million population

2. Sydney Centre

22,000 population

Greater SydneyGreater Sydney

Sydney CenterSydney Center

Tasman Sea


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SydneySydney

Greater SydneyGreater Sydney

Sydney CenterSydney Center

SydneySydney HarbourHarbour (Port Jackson)(Port Jackson)

Botany BayBotany Bay

Tasman Sea

An overview of Sydney CenterAn overview of Sydney Center

divides the city into twodivides the city into two

Sydney Centre


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SydneySydneybuilt on low hills

surrounded by harbors andports with innumerable bays

and inlets


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WestWest -- Blue MountainsBlue Mountains

EastEast -- Pacific OceanPacific Ocean

NorthNorth -- Lake MacquarieLake Macquarie

SouthSouth -- Botany BayBotany Bay

SydneySydney


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Sydney CBDSydney CBDCBD - tall multistory

structures where

land costs are muchhigher

Suburbs most

houses are one to

two-story


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The Aborigines

50,000 - 70,000 years ago

Eora name given to the original inhabitantsof the place; means here or from this place

they lived close to the shore

gathered fish and shellfish as the main food

provided shelter and sometimes slept in a

Cavern of Rock

perform ceremonies which integrated religion,

history, law, and art

Bennelong, senior man of the Eora

SydneySydney


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SydneySydney

first British contact and colonizers landed atBotany Bay

land was declared New South Wales to be the

property of Britain's King

One of their aim was to establish prisonsettlement for British convicts.

Port JacksonPort Jackson

Botany Bay was not suitable for thesettlement,

so they rowed north to Port Jackson (nowSydney Harbour).

YearYear 17701770first British contact and colonizers atfirst British contact and colonizers at Botany BayBotany Bay

land was declaredland was declared New South WalesNew South Wales to be the propertyto be the property

of Britain's Kingof Britain's King

One of theirOne of their aim was toaim was to establish prison settlement forestablish prison settlement for

British convicts.British convicts.


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Trade and GovernmentTrade and Government

even before, main

functions of the city

were government andtrade.

Settlement became town on the foreshores of Sydney Cove.

public buildings: The First Government House, Hyde Park

Barracks, Rum Hospital, St. James Church

Sydney Cove 1824

Trade - focused on the port,

Sydney as a port city


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WATER

the reason for Sydneys Foundation

SydneySydney HarbourHarbour


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Sydney Harbourthe heart of the metropolis

SydneySydney HarbourHarbour

Opera HouseOpera House

HarbourHarbour BridgeBridge


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opened opportunity to

the economy of the city

focal point for Sydney

and the harbour-side

areas

SydneySydney HarbourHarbour BridgeBridge


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WATER

the reason for Sydneys Foundation


Botany Bay Container Terminal

Replaced the fragmented container

facilities of Port Jackson

most of the cargo goes through Port

Botany

Botan Ba Container Terminal 1987

PORT Botany expansion


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WATER the reason for Sydneys Foundation

Cooks RiverCooks River


Cooks Riverdischarges at botany bay

was redirected to give way to Sydney

Airport



A transformed marshlandto a canal

capable of carrying barges to transport goods from the

nearby Woolsheds, brickworks, tanneries and foundries

Sydney's first inbound waterway

flows from Alexandria through St. Peters, Mascot,

Sydney Airport, to Cooks River at Tempe

Alexandria Canal

Alexandria CanalAlexandria Canal

Sydney AirportSydney Airport


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Cooks RiverCooks River Botany BayBotany Bay

DarlingDarlingharbourharbour


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DarlingDarling harbourharbour


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Cooks RiverCooks River Botany BayBotany Bay

CircularCircular

QuayQuay

Circular Quay

-(bet. The Rocks & Sydney Cove)

-a major transport hub

-ferry, rail and bus interchange.

1892


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There are 23

beaches along the

eastern seaboard

Bondi Beach


SydneySydneyBeachesBeaches


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Port JacksonPort Jackson (Sydney(Sydney HarbourHarbour))

had thehad the freshestfreshest

spring of waterspring of water andand

one of theone of thefinestfinest

harbourharbour


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Port JacksonPort Jackson (Sydney(Sydney HarbourHarbour))

singing and dancing were part of daily life for

Aboriginal people in Port Jackson.

non-sacred songs and dances were performed

at night at Bennelong Point

Aborigines in ceremonial dress pose for a photograph of a Corroboree in

the late 19th century. (Government Printing Office Collection, State Library

of New South Wales.)

Bennelong Pointhe asked the Governor to build him a hut on

what known as Bennelong Point (which is now

the site of the Sydney Opera House) where he

then entertains the Governor

Bennelong, senior man of the Eora


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Sydney Opera HouseSydney Opera HouseJrn Utzon

FarmFarm

CoveCove

BennelongBennelongPointPoint

SidneySidney

CoveCove

SidneySidney HarbourHarbour


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SydneySydney 18421842

Wards are named after British

officials


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SydneySydney 18421842--19681968

city boundary changes


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Central SydneyCentral Sydney


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Zoning Map (2005)

Central SydneyCentral Sydney


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Sydneys Urban Growth

Sydney CBDSydney CBD

* The city basically grew from the

CBD core at the harbour - spreadingthrough a star-form growth radiating

out to the suburbs of Sydney.

S b b i iS b b i i


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SuburbanizationSuburbanization

Suburban sprawl

caused partly by thecaused partly by the cheapness of landcheapness of land

in earlier daysin earlier days

and by theand by the determinationdetermination ofof

AustraliansAustralians to own their own houses andto own their own houses and

gardensgardens

has caused problems for thehas caused problems for the

authorities responsible for sewerageauthorities responsible for sewerage

and transportand transport

S b b i tiS b b i ti


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SuburbanizationSuburbanization

Suburban sprawl:Housing development

Before: houses were just one storey

development

1950s+: higher density development

was promoted for more efficient use of

urban land

Problem encountered:Street frontages were dominated by

garages

Solution: unobstructed residential street where people

can meet-up and socialize

T t ti


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TransportationRailways were connected to the ports

1997 Bus Rail interchange were

constructed to give the public smooth

travel

T t ti


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Transportationinner suburbs served by tram routes

outer suburbs served by rail system, which

was used to promote suburbanization

Blacktown Town Center: located on a railway junction

1980: Bankstown

suburban

development

T t ti


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Ferries

Were replaced by the developmentof BRIDGES, cars, air transportation,

and other faster means of travelling

Transportation

Sydney AirportsSydney Airports


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Sydney AirportsSydney Airports

Sydney (Kingsford Smith)Sydney (Kingsford Smith)


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InternationalInternational



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InternationalInternational

1900s

Present:

Cooks River was redirected to give way to

Sydney Airport

S dS d


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SydneySydneyOpen & Public Spaces

List of Parks in Sydney

S dS d


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SydneySydneyOpen & Public Spaces

Pedestrian Network

Consists of arcades, plazas,

overpasses, underpasses, and minor

lane closures

Interconnects major developments

within the area:

-Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority

-Harrington Mall

-Qantas Plaza

-Lang Park

-Wynward Park-Martin Place

links into the central spine of the city

Public lands

superimposed on Sydney

Map

S dneS dne


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SydneySydneyMacquarie Street

named after Governor Lachlan

Macquarie, who took charge of the colony

in 1810, and managed to transform thepenal colony into a town with roads

It houses important buildings such as:

Parliament house

Government House

Royal Botanical Gardens

State Library of New

South Wales

Reserve Banks Australia

Sydney Olympic ParkSydney Olympic Park


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Sydney Olympic ParkSydney Olympic ParkSydney Olympic Park

events of the 2000 Olympic Games took

place at Sydney Olympic Park

first Olympic Games of the new millenniumin September 2000

R e f e r e n c e s


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R e f e r e n c e s

cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

discoversydney.com.au

HarbourBridge.com.au

sydneyports.com.au

metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au

Webber, G.P. Ed., The Design of Sydney. Sydney: The Law Book Company Limited, 1988.

Toon, John and Jonathan Falk, Ed. Sydney Planning or Politics : Town Planning for Sydney Region since 1945. Sydney: Planning and Research

Center Univeristy of Sydney, 2006.

heritage.nsw.gov.au

sl.nsw.gov.au

I m a g e s


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Tank Stream superimposed on a map of current Sydney. - (Reproduced from

W V Aird, The Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage of Sydney, The

Metropolitan Water Sewerage & Drainage Board, Sydney , 1961.

Tank Stream - Sydney Water Corporation

Alexandria canal

- flickr.com/photos/ghee/

- alexcanal.com

Pitt Street

- flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum-Adam.J.W.C.

The Rocks Discovery Museum

-sydney.diarystar.com.au

Aurora Place

-smh.com.au

I m a g e s

Maps:

- Google Earth

- National Library of Australia -http://www.virtualoceania.net/australia

Harbour Bridge - flickr.com/photos/pacocanker ; HarbourBridge.com.au

Founding of Australia - sl.nsw.gov.au

discoversydney.com.au

-Map of Australia --HMS Sirius

cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

- Aborigine woman portrait

- New South Wales painting

-Bennelong portrait

sydneyairport.com.au

-Control Tower

-International Terminal

Webber, G.P. Ed., The Design of Sydney. Sydney: The Law Book Company

Limited, 1988.

-Images of Sydneys growth

--Sydney Cove 1824

Government House - heritage.nsw.gov.au

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