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Built on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation

Glancing skyward from the dense nineteenth-century streetscape of brick warehouses that characterizes the western edge of Sydney’s CBD, one is struck by a gorgeously curvaceous new glazed addition that appears to float above a pair of heritage structures. It presents as a modern genie escaping the bottle of history, perhaps to grant us three wishes.

So, what are the three wishes that this project promises? The first is a dense and compact future city that builds sustainably on existing infrastructure. The second is a kind city that respects heritage and minimizes impact on existing urban fabric. And the third is a beautiful city where modernism and heritage coexist, with each heightening

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