Skyscraper Museum | Australia Square
Earlier tonight — September 5, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. — I watched the webinar Harry Seidler’s Australia Square: Sydney’s First Modern Skyscraper presented by the architect, curator, and author Vladimir Belogolovsky and hosted by the Skyscraper Museum . I previously have watched other webinars hosted by the Skyscraper Museum, including The Great American Transit Disaster , which focused on the defunding of public transportation, and CBS Headquarters , an in-depth look at the construction of “Black Rock”, and other concrete skyscrapers. Although overshadowed by Sydney Opera House when considering Australian architecture, Australia Square continues to be a remarkable feat of architecture. Measuring between 170 and 182.5 meters tall, the skyscraper was arguably the tallest lightweight concrete building in the world when first built from 1961 to 1967. The skyscraper’s rival in height was Marina City in Chicago, IL , measuring about 179 meters tall and built at the same time. Whil