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How Sydney's Barangaroo tower paved the way for a culture of closed-door deals

  • Written by Dallas Rogers, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney

Crown Towers Sydney, at 75 storeys, is now the city’s tallest building. It should not exist, and certainly not where it is – in prime location on Sydney’s famous harbour.

The redevelopment of the 22-hectare Barangaroo precinct was supposed to transform the former docklands into a world-class example of architectural and public...

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