ABSTRACT
Sydney is a quintessential post-modern city incorporating modernist architecture and landscapes wrapped around the post-modern sensibilities of its people and economy. It is the financial capital of Australia and its only ‘world city’. At its core is Sydney Harbour and its associated icons, the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. Together, these form the City’s international persona and are amongst the most recognisable of all urban sights. The relatively mundane Central Business District (CBD), dominated by international-style, high-rise office towers, is lifted aesthetically by its juxtaposition to the harbour, that surrounds it on three sides. With the harbour as its centre point, it is little wonder that Sydney has become a major international tourism destination.
