Our Scottish architects
Irish engineer Henry Deane Walsh is widely claimed to have created all the Sydney Harbour Trust’s post-plague developments around Walsh Bay. But he had no architectural training and there is strong evidence
Architecture
Imposter at the Palisade
Completed in 1916 to replace another Palisade hotel built in 1880, the architecture of this building has been described as ‘Federation Free Style’. This expressionist design approach, blending ancient classical forms with
Robert’s heritage renewal
At the end of the 20th century, most of Walsh Bay’s old wharves and warehouses were abandoned, padlocked and dilapidated—but also the subject of intense opposition