The Stork Hotel in Elizabeth Street near the Vic Markets was first built in 1854, making it one of Melbourne’s oldest and most historic hotels.
Developers have applied for a demolition permit which has been granted to replace the hotel with hi-rise apartments and it is only a matter of time before Melbourne loses yet another [...]
This stunning moderne-style office building, one of Melbourne’s finest in the style was recently subject to a development proposal by a syndicate including Myer for a multi-storey retail complex.I’m told that the Art Deco society are doing their best to save this Lonsdale Street architectural icon.It is one of my personal favourite building designs in [...]
I read an interesting report in the Herald Sun about the drought and its effects on heritage buildings, particularly the inner Melbourne terraced homes.
Here is an excerpt:
MELBOURNE’S homes are cracking up and the problem will become worse next year.
Inner-city suburbs are being hardest hit as soil continues to dry out because of the prolonged drought, [...]
