Taming wild cities: the tall buildings of Australia show why we need strong design guidelines
- Written by Timothy Moore, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Design, Monash University
Towering canyons of concrete and glass are an increasingly dominant feature of fast-growing cities like Melbourne.ymgerman/Shutterstock
Private enterprise has shaped the skylines of Australia’s cities, and the names of their highest towers reflect this. The towers of Sydney shout finance: Deutsche Bank, MLC, Ernst & Young, ANZ, Suncorp....