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ABC News: Expert Commentary on the North Melbourne Public Housing Heritage Nomination
Dr Lesh provided expert commentary on the significance of Melbourne’s postwar high-rise towers, noting that the current "knock down and rebuild" approach risks erasing a defining layer of the city's social and architectural history.
2 days ago1 min read
Housing, Heritage, Density: Panel Event
Join Heritage Workshop and an esteemed panel for this Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Australian Heritage Festival Event.
Mar 31, 20251 min read
Urban Change on Bourke Street, Melbourne: Eastern Market, Southern Cross Hotel, SX Towers
Destruction, Development and Heritage at one site in Melbourne.
Jul 1, 20231 min read
Treasury Square: One of Melbourne's worst planning mistakes at risk of being repeated
A development proposal for the Jolimont railyards has the potential to be one of the biggest planning mistakes in Melbourne in a generation.
Jul 3, 20205 min read
High-Rise Heritage in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth
This article examines three Australian skyscrapers: MLC Centre in Sydney (1977), Rialto Towers, Melbourne (1986), and Bond Tower (1988).
Dec 3, 20191 min read
Rialto Towers and the future of Melbourne, 1970s-80s
The 1980s Rialto Towers was a game-changer for skyscrapers, development and heritage in Melbourne.
Mar 11, 20161 min read
Regenerating heritage at Melbourne's Rialto Towers
The Rialto precinct in Melbourne is undergoing another facelift in the coming months.
Jul 10, 20153 min read
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