Barangaroo will have big impact but no footprint

Rachel Browne IT IS the biggest urban renewal project since the Olympic site was built at Homebush Bay, but Barangaroo is also likely to be the greenest.

Barangaroo work to put squeeze on Wynyard

Anna Patty MOTORISTS and pedestrians around Wynyard station in the city will face disruption from next month when the state government begins construction of walkways between the station and Barangaroo.

Barangaroo work stops as asbestos discovered

Anna Patty CONSTRUCTION work at the Barangaroo site in Sydney has stopped in response to the discovery of asbestos on the site which is near a childcare centre and the King Street Wharf area.

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First building blocks in effort to recreate a lost Barangaroo headland

Matthew Moore PETER WALKER is pretty certain Sydney's most audacious park will be a success, but the US-based landscape architect says it is too early to say how many people will use it and whether it will achieve...

All bets are on when it comes to Barangaroo

Matthew Moore, Matt Wade A week after he stunned everyone by releasing plans for a casino and hotel in one of the best bits of Barangaroo, it's still unclear what James Packer is planning.

Architect to take fresh look at Barangaroo

Matthew Moore AFTER five years on the sidelines, the NSW government architect has been brought in to advise on the design of the state's biggest project at Barangaroo.

Barangaroo review suggests a conflict of duty on design panel

Matthew Moore THE author of a review of Barangaroo says two members of a design panel chaired by the former prime minister Paul Keating had a conflict of duty because they were also working for others with an...

Barangaroo link now a step closer

Jacob Saulwick EARLY works on the pedestrian link between Wynyard Station and Barangaroo will begin in May, after the state government shortlisted three applicants to design and construct the project.

Barangaroo harbour hotel critical for Sydney: businesses

Business groups have welcomed the NSW government's approval of the Barangaroo project but say a planned hotel on Sydney Harbour is critical for the development and for Sydney.

No room for hotel over the harbour in Barangaroo recommendations

Alexandra Smith PLANS to build a luxury hotel over Sydney Harbour as part of the $6 billion Barangaroo project are set to be axed following a review of the development ordered by the state government.

Call to scrutinise Barangaroo deal

Sean Nicholls THE NSW Greens are calling for a review of the amount paid for land at Barangaroo by the developer Lend Lease to ascertain if the company was given a ''billion dollar gift'' by the former Labor...

Barangaroo plans reveal nation's largest office building

Kelsey Munro THERE may be taller buildings in Australia, but with its vast footprint, the 49-storey C3 tower at Barangaroo is likely to be the country's largest office building in terms of floorspace.

Lend Lease switch on Barangaroo

Matthew Moore BARANGAROO developer Lend Lease plans to remove a supermarket and childcare centre it proposed as part of its first development on the harbourfront site.

Barangaroo set to burst Wynyard at the seams

Matthew Moore THE Wynyard bus interchange is already operating above its capacity, but a new report says it will need to handle an extra 34 buses each peak hour to cater for workers at Barangaroo in 2014.

Business's pitch to use rates for Barangaroo transport riles Moore

Josephine Tovey THE City of Sydney lord mayor, Clover Moore, had just got home from a gathering of retail industry chief executives at Town Hall when she received a phone call from a journalist.

Architects slam Premier's decision to ignore rethink on Barangaroo

Matthew Moore LEADING architects have condemned a decision by the Premier, Barry O'Farrell, to dump the principal finding of a design review he commissioned into Barangaroo, which warns current plans for three...

Culture to bloom in Barangaroo bunker

Matthew Moore TENDERS will soon be called to build Sydney's newest cultural facility - an underground space almost four times the size of the Opera House concert hall.

Call to make Barangaroo arts precinct a priority

Matthew Moore, Wendy Frew THE creation of a cultural precinct at Barangaroo and Walsh Bay that would include a new 2000-seat lyric theatre should be an ''utmost priority'' for the state government, says a report the...

State's seizure of Barangaroo land angers mayor

Kelsey Munro URBAN AFFAIRS A STATE government move to seize control of roads around Barangaroo has angered City of Sydney council, and the lord mayor, Clover Moore, says it removes crucial oversight of the clean-up of the...