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Advertisement Marcel Mihulka and his family chose to live near Shell House – the skyscraper on the corner of Flinders and Spring streets – in part because of the heritage listing stopping redevelopment of one of Melbourne’s most decorated pieces of architecture. But the heritage listing for the skyscraper, designed by world-renowned architect Harry Seidler, will be set aside if an application before authorities is successful. Marcel Mihulka on the plaza where Shell House’s owners want to build a second skyscraper. Credit:Jason South The tower’s owners, the Besen and R...

Harry Seidler, the 'great disruptor' of modern Australian architecture We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Credit:Wolter Peeters Normal text size w hat would Harry do? Since 1961, not a tap nor a tile in the home that internationally celebrated modern architect Harry Seidler designed for the Weinreich family was changed without his advice. With its circular dining room and round table set with lime-green table mats and orange napkins under a massive skylight, the Weinreichs' glass-fronted home in Sydney's east is frozen in the swinging '60s. "...