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The Reservoirs: A Best Practice Example of Adaptive Re-use
01 Sep 2014For the last couple of weeks I volunteered as a tour guide at the Wickham Terrace water reservoirs in Brisbane, which have been open to the public for the first time in their history. The reservoirs are located behind the much better known windmill and were built to house the…
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Should we save buildings just because they’re old?
23 Feb 2014The recent action and discussion regarding saving the O’Reilly’s Bonded Stores complex in Brisbane has got me thinking. Firstly, I am absolutely elated that there are so many people like me, who value Brisbane’s architectural history and appreciate early Brisbane streetscapes such as the one on Margaret Street. But it…