This is a detailed shot of the north eastern corner of the , which stands in Hyde Park South. The building was designed by Bruce Dellit in the Art Deco architectural style and completed in 1934. The sculptures that adorn the building were created by Rayner Hoff, who also created the powerful “Sacrifice” sculpture inside. It was built as a memorial to the Australian Imperial Force of World War I and is the focus of commemoration ceremonies on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day.
The Sydney Opera House was illuminated for the Vivid Sydney Festival, a festival of light, music and ideas which ran from 23 May to 9 June 2014. The animated artworks for this year’s Lighting of the Sails projection were created by 59 Productions.
This contemporary footbridge takes pedestrians over Harbour Street, from Liverpool Street to Tumbalong Park and the Darling Quarter at Darling Harbour. The unusual shapes and turns crete some interesting shadows.
This “Enjoy Glebe” mural is located on the side of a house on the corner of Wentworth Street and Mitchell Street, in the inner city suburb of Glebe. It features the styling of a couple of corporate logos and includes the postcode “2037”, a peace symbol, the aboriginal flag, the acronym for Glebe Youth Service and a small sign that declares: “This is a legal graffiti wall”.
The Kerrie Murphy Building is located on the corner of Bay Street and Macarthur Street, in the inner city suburb of Glebe. This contemporary building, named after a former principal, was built in 2011 houses a primary school library, a ground floor covered outdoor learning area, languages faculty offices and a multipurpose space for the International Grammar School.
The Star casino features this sign outside the Pirrama Road entrance, in the inner city suburb of Pyrmont. The large letters have been wrapped in Australia’s sporting colours, green and gold, to celebrate Australia’s participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The venue hosts live screenings of the soccer matches for the duration of the World Cup.
This street lamp is located at Darling Island, in the inner city suburb of Pyrmont. Darling Island was levelled and joined to the mainland with hewn rock in the late 1840s when it became home to shipbuilding yards, The building on the right is a former wharf warehouse which was redeveloped in the 2000s into an apartment building with spectacular views of Sydney Harbour. Barangaroo and the Sydney skyline including Sydney Tower.