Elizabeth Farrelly
Elizabeth Farrelly is a Sydney-based columnist and author who holds a PhD in architecture and several international writing awards. A former editor and Sydney City Councilor, she is also Adjunct Associate-Professor of Architecture at the University of Sydney. Her books include 'Glenn Murcutt: Three Houses' and 'Blubberland; the dangers of happiness'.
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Quay to our city? What a load of bull
Elizabeth Farrelly Standing out from the art-insect crowd at this week's MCA press preview were a couple of wilted Brits in silver trackies. I thought they looked quite depressed.
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A view with a room
Elizabeth Farrelly I once told an audience that I'd spent my life in search of the perfect room. At the end someone stood up and said she thought that was really sad.
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The PC crowd that's keeping the world of art mediocre
Elizabeth Farrelly The Australia Council is threatened, say some, with change beyond recognition. The question is, will it make any difference? Halfway up the godless bit of Regent Street between Central Station and...
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Think big but make it exciting
Elizabeth Farrelly All right fine. I eat muesli. Worse, I like it. I also ride a bike and walk a lot. In fact the only habit on Paul Keating's to-loathe list that I don't have is sandal-wearing - and only because I...
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Oh no, random thoughts pop into my holiday head
Elizabeth Farrelly I try, on holiday, not to think anything at all. Thinking is work and the whole point of a holiday is not to do it. I consider this a form of meditation, really.
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Road to nowhere
Elizabeth Farrelly Accuracy matters, as much for charting a dirt track along the dingo fence as for pinpointing a mediaeval English landmark.
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From the offbeat to serene, the future has been designed
Elizabeth Farrelly "Home", the indefatigable Clare Boothe Luce once quipped, ''is where you hang your architect.
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Never mind the nudity, where's your bike helmet?
Elizabeth Farrelly Cathy Duder, the New Zealand police officer who stopped two naked cyclists at the flashy beach resort of Whangamata just before Christmas, let them off with a warning - not about the nudity but about...
