In a move that would impress Paul Keating and co, our dictator would demand that buildings have an ancient Roman beauty about them, wanting, in the words of Augustus, to turn Sydney from a city of brick and McMansions and into one of marble. “Toaster” style monstrosities will be out – Doric columns and mini-Parthenons will be in. Half of Barangaroo will be devoted to the public for baths, gymnasiums, theatres and a colloseum where senators will fight to the death for the honour of preselection. The mooted statues of Joe Tripodi along the shoreline will be replaced with those of our dictator (or Keating). No longer would we read banners such as “Sydney has the architectural grace of a French brothel, quips leading architect” or “the best thing is to bomb Sydney and start all over again, says UN Secretary-General”.

See the full article from “Sydney Morning Herald”



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