punchbowl mosque concrete
Sydney’s Candalepas Associates has brought a slice of brutalism to the city’s Punchbowl suburb with an orthogonal new mosque. A welcoming entrance sequence, the street facade also has a series of windows opening the mosque to the streetscape. The first more public of the two courtyards, is accessed directly from the street and abuts the Mosque. AR43 was one of the 5 Finalists shortlisted from 43 entries. Traditional Islamic architecture informs ornamental concrete vaulting in Punchbowl Mosque One wall is decorated with a relief inscribed in the concrete, and is visible through a … Punchbowl mosque has been described as an architectural masterpiece by the director of the Sydney Architecture Festival, Timothy Horton. Located in the suburb of Punchbowl, the religious building provides space for 300 men and women worshippers to congregate. The concrete structure provides a new home for the Australian Islamic Mission, and its various educative and commun
In the Herald: May 13, 1975
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âBit of a squeezeâ
John Cameron, the barn-storming pilot who flew under the Harbour Bridge yesterday, also flew under the Gladesville Bridge, which has only an-80-foot clearance above the water. âIt was a bit of a squeeze. But it was just there ⦠a nice thing to fly under,â said Mr Cameron. His flight was to commemorate the death of one of Australiaâs pioneer pilots, Sid Marshall, who, in 1934, was the first man to fly between Papua New Guinea and Australia.
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