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Australian architecture studio Durbach Block Jaggers has unveiled its design for the 6.4-metre-wide Pencil Tower Hotel skyscraper that is set to be built at 410 Pitt Street in Sydney. Described by the studio as a sky scratcher as it is too thin to really qualify as a skyscraper , the building has been submitted to planning authorities. According to Durbach Block Jaggers, with a height-to-width ratio of 16:1, Pencil Tower Hotel will be Australia s skinniest skyscraper when it is complete. Pencil Tower Hotel will be a skinny skyscraper The 100-metre-high tower is set to be built in the downtown area of Sydney on a site at 410 Pitt Street that has a street frontage that is only 6.4 metres wide. ....
âPencil towerâ plan on Pitt Street the skinniest yet Save Share A super-skinny hotel tower, 33-storeys high and little more than six metres wide, could soon rise at the Haymarket end of Sydney, the latest and thinnest example yet of a so-called âpencil towerâ in Australia. It is the first such pencil tower proposed for Sydney and one whose dimensions eclipse for slenderness two existing examples in Melbourne. An artistâs rendering of what might become the countryâs most slender tower. Super tall, and super thin, such towers are more likely to be found in New York and Hong Kong. But even in those cities, they are relatively rare beasts on the skyline, the result of fortuitous planning decisions combined with property market economics and the modern technology that keeps them upright. ....
NEW BOOK examines the life and work of architect Paul R. Williams. Cover photo is the Collins House located in Windsor Square. As we celebrate the triumphs and struggles of African American History this month, there is perhaps no local example that highlights such achievements better than the residential designs of architect Paul R. Williams. In his six-decade career, Williams worked on more than 3,000 projects that ranged from modest homes to extravagant mansions commissioned for the city’s elite. Renowned for his mastery of harmonious proportions and signature undulating lines, Williams’ residential designs were simultaneously graceful and relaxed. Williams’ inspiring story is examined in a new book, “Master Architects of Southern California 1920-1940: Paul R. Williams,” published last month by Tailwater Press and Angel City Press. The 212-page book is the fourth in a series co-authored by local real estate agent Bret Parsons along with architect Marc Apple ....