43-616: The State Office Block was a landmark modernist skyscraper complex on a block bounded by Phillip , Bent and Macquarie streets in the Sydney central business district . Completed in 1965 and designed in the modernist International style by Ken Woolley from the NSW Government Architect's Office , the 128-metre-high building (known colloquially as the "Black Stump") took the title of the tallest building in Australia from
86-722: A 61% drop in development EBITDA to $ 18 million and a 24% slump in construction earnings to $ 131 million. In May 2024, Lendlease announced plans to sell its overseas operations and to be focused on its domestic operations in Australia by late 2025. It described its overseas markets as a "drag" on shareholder returns; its new strategy will focus on simplifying the firm's structure, reducing costs and leveraging its competitive strengths. Lendlease operates across four regional subdivisions: Lendlease's regeneration projects include Barangaroo South in Sydney, Docklands, Victoria in Melbourne,
129-781: A better building for the site." By contrast, the Herald's architecture critic, Anne Susskind, praised the choice of Piano expressing that his appointment was "a welcome break from the awful sameness in design to which Sydney has been subject." On the opening of Aurora Place in November 2000, an article in the Sydney Morning Herald recognised the contention over the State Office Block's demolition, noting that many architects deplored its demolition and quoting architecture Professor James Weirick , who lamented that it
172-399: A business owned by Australian Aged Care Partners. In 2015, the company rebranded to use "Lendlease" as a single word. In December 2016, Lendlease formed a joint venture agreement with Energy Made Clean. Energy Made Clean is a wholly owned subsidiary of renewable energy technology developer, Carnegie Clean Energy (ASX: CCE). With EMC and Carnegie's joint offerings, it is the only company in
215-657: A division of InterContinental Hotels Group . Other urban regeneration projects include Southbank , an area of Chicago , IL. Soaring Heights, a 6 MW solar development at Davis-Monthan AFB , Tucson, Arizona, United States, is a large Public Partnerships business in the US. In Europe, major urban regeneration programmes are underway in Elephant and Castle as Elephant Park, and in Stratford, London as The International Quarter London. Lendlease also worked as project manager on
258-547: A final design at 400-feet-high approved by the Height of Buildings Committee in January 1961. In 1962 the government called for tenders for the new 420 ft (130 m) office block to hold government offices, on the block bounded by Phillip , Bent and Macquarie streets. This contract was subsequently won in November 1962 by Perini Australia to a cost of £5.8 million, being the largest architectural contract entered into by
301-488: A grand modernist-style government precinct, including several new office towers for the state government. This however, never eventuated, and by early 1961 this scheme had been substantially reduced to comprise the State Office Block on the Bent Street/Macquarie Street block occupied by the government-owned 1870s Government Printing Office building and the 1820s Australian Subscription Library , with
344-602: A letter to the Sydney Morning Herald in August 1996: Commercially, it may make sense to demolish the State Office Block. Historically and aesthetically, it does not. It is the government, by selling without restriction, which is causing the demolition of what it had the duty to conserve by its own legislation. Renzo Piano can design a building as well as any Australian Architect and it would be great to have his work in place of one of our holes or other disasters
387-461: A new township at Durrat Al Bahrain on Bahrain Island . In Europe, Lendlease Project Management & Construction provide project management and construction services for new projects and programmes. In 2015, Lendlease oversaw the restoration of the encaustic tile pavements at The Houses of Parliament . Major construction projects carried out by the company include: In 2008, the company and
430-421: A safety check list that identified a stand-pipe as being present and functional - when it was actually disconnected in a hard to see spot. The firemen consulted the check list, thought they had a good system and proceeded up into the building to fight the fire. Only when they reached the dangerous area that was on fire, did they realise the system did not have any water pressure, and they died trying to retreat amid
473-609: A subcontractor abatement firm, the John Galt Corporation, were charged with numerous OSHA safety violations after a fire broke out and killed two firefighters at the Deutsche Bank Building , a Manhattan skyscraper being demolished in the wake of the September 11 attacks . The violations included an employee (Safety Manager) of "Lendlease's Project Management & Construction Business" filling out
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#1732783836624516-663: A £3 million Grenfell-style cladding bill in the Green Quarter of Manchester. In January 2019, Lendlease was announced as the winner of the contract. Leech criticised the decision and said it showed a lack of concern for local people. A 23-year-old worker was killed and two others seriously injured in October 2020 on a Lendlease construction site at Curtin University in Western Australia . This occurred when
559-549: Is a street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales , Australia . While the street runs from King Street in the south to Circular Quay in the north, the present street is effectively in two sections, separated by Chifley Square . Other cross streets include Martin Place , Bridge Street , and Bent Street. It is the hotspot of Sydney's legal elite. Phillip Street initially ran from Hyde Park in
602-614: Is the largest intact area of the biodiverse and endangered plant community, the "Cumberland Plain Woodland". Lendlease Asia has been working on two large urban development projects, The Exchange TRX (previously known as TRX Lifestyle Quarter) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , and Paya Lebar Quarter in Singapore . Lendlease Project Management & Construction (previously Bovis Lendlease) provided construction management services for
645-710: The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, in addition to a number of other major public buildings throughout the U.S. A Public Private Partnership involved InterContinental Hotels Group and Lendlease, where they joined forces in the Privatization of Army Lodging to deliver quality hotels to United States Army Soldiers, their Families, and official guests of the United States Army . This partnership created IHG Army Hotels ,
688-652: The RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane, and Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. One of Lendlease's more controversial communities projects is their development for housing and industry of the former Australian Defence Industries ('ADI') land at St Marys (Ropes Crossing & Jordan Springs) in Western Sydney. Some of the group's major communities projects include Springfield Lakes, Queensland . Their ADI property
731-505: The Renzo Piano -designed Aurora Place . Lendlease noted that the government sold the complex in full knowledge of the company's desire to demolish it and that the State Office Block was full of asbestos, was not energy efficient, and the air conditioning system was outdated and required extensive replacing. Ken Woolley, who had led a bid to have the existing building converted into a hotel, advocated in vain for its conservation, noting in
774-490: The Department of Public Works at the time. The NSW Government Architect's Office 's Ken Woolley designed a 38-floor tower of composite concrete and steel with deep window recesses clad in black granite. Woolley's design accounted for the sun-exposure for such a tall building by including measures such as floor slabs projecting beyond the window line to make sunhoods, which were clad in bronze sheeting. Woolley also designed
817-434: The State Office Block be retained, saying: "We will always retain the heritage buildings but there is no real reason why we should retain the State Office Block". The State Office Block nevertheless survived into the 1990s, with heated discussion continuing over its future, but it was "considered old enough to be outdated, yet too young to be of heritage value" and was sold to Lendlease for demolition in 1996, to be replaced by
860-742: The Sydney Law School . Other prominent buildings along the street include Aurora Place , Chifley Tower , and Deutsche Bank Place , Commonwealth Parliament Offices, Sydney and the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of Australia , as well as St James' Church . The headquarters of the Australian Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League organisations are also located here, with Australia's traditional rugby league administration sometimes referred to as "Phillip Street". A variety of cafés and restaurants located along
903-431: The building. The price of conservation is to forgo profit, which the community expects of Government." In a similar vein, prominent heritage architect Clive Lucas decried the "tragedy" that "quality development seems only to take place where excellence already exists. The State Office is a building of great distinction and it is not really satisfactory to justify its demise by getting an international architect to design
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#1732783836624946-532: The company acquired Civil & Civic from Bredero's Bouwbedrijf. Lendlease first listed on the ASX in 1962. Operations expanded to the United States in 1971 and to Singapore in 1973. In 1982, Lendlease acquired 50% of MLC Life Limited and in 1985 acquired the balance of the company. MLC's multi-manager, multi-style investment philosophy was introduced in 1986. It was later sold to National Australia Bank in
989-490: The company along with others devised a scheme to defraud federal, state and local government contracting agencies as well as private clients. The fine is the largest in the city's history. On 29 October 2012 the long boom of a Lendlease construction crane atop the 1,004 foot high One57 snapped during Hurricane Sandy forcing the evacuation of several buildings in Midtown Manhattan . In October 2018, Lendlease
1032-430: The confusion. As of June 2011, two out of the three individuals charged in the associated manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide case have been acquitted. In 2012, Lendlease agreed to pay $ 56 million in fines and restitution after admitting that the company had routinely over-billed clients and evaded government rules regarding the hiring of women and minority-owned firms. For a ten-year time span ending in 2009,
1075-536: The consumer market with Lendlease Solar. This subsidiary was wound up in early 2011, with no explanation as to why the division had closed. On 17 February 2011 Lendlease announced wider ranging changes to its group of brands. This announcement meant the retirement of the Bovis, Delfin, Vivas, Catalyst and Primelife brands which were superseded by the unified Lendlease brand. In late February 2011, Lendlease acquired DASCO in order to position itself to take advantage of
1118-464: The councils have allowed. To supplant the State Office Block by an equally good, even if more up-to-date, building is exactly the same as scraping the paint off a Whiteley to provide a canvas on which to paint a Hockney . The State Office Block has enclosed asbestos, as do all the buildings of its era, but is safe to occupy in its present form. Two years ago the government designed, documented and tendered on complete refurbishment which would preserve
1161-440: The early 2020s, impairing revenues. In February 2022, Lendlease reported a first half loss of $ 264 million, which it attributed to one-off restructuring costs, COVID-19 issues and asset sales. The company cut about 360 jobs and garnered savings of $ 160 million. An improved second half to the financial year saw the company post a bottom-line loss of $ 99 million for the full year, after $ 333 million in writedowns on existing operations,
1204-407: The end of King Street at 33°51′42″S 151°12′43″E / 33.861735°S 151.212075°E / -33.861735; 151.212075 , to Chifley Square, at the confluence of Hunter, Phillip, and Elizabeth Streets at 33°51′59″S 151°12′40″E / 33.866339°S 151.211151°E / -33.866339; 151.211151 . At Chifley Square, Elizabeth Street takes a turn to
1247-578: The forecourt of the Office Block in 1980 when its original site was demolished, was again moved as a result of demolition, and is now on display in the UTS Tower following acquisition by the university and the Art Gallery of New South Wales . 33°51′54″S 151°12′44″E / 33.8650°S 151.2121°E / -33.8650; 151.2121 Phillip Street Phillip Street
1290-517: The impending Obama administration Health sector boom. The company was immediately rebranded as Lendlease DASCO, and started operating independently of the Lendlease Americas business. In March 2011, Lendlease completed the acquisition of Valemus (previously known as Bilfinger Berger Australia) from Bilfinger . In March 2013, the business divested its aged care homes (from the acquisition of Babcock and Brown Communities) to Allity ,
1333-455: The interiors which were influenced by Scandinavian modernism exemplified by the use of modular furniture. The lift lobby leading for the Premier's office floor was decorated by a double-sided oxidised bronze Coat of Arms of New South Wales by sculptor Bert Flugelman . The building was completed at a total cost of over A£ 7 million. The office of the Premier moved into the building from
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1376-529: The nearby AMP Building until 1967, the 170 metre Australia Square tower was completed. Designed to hold offices of the NSW Government, including the cabinet and the Premier's office, the State Office Block was demolished in 1997 to make way Aurora Place . The State Government Office Block was the culmination of a much grander and ambitious plan by the NSW Government of Bob Heffron to remodel and redevelop Macquarie Street and Parliament House into
1419-552: The old Treasury Building , and State Cabinet meetings were held in the top-floor cabinet room. The State Office Block was the first major office building erected for the NSW Public Service since 1927 and provided accommodation for six departments: the Premiers Department , The Treasury and the departments of agriculture , local government , mines and public works. The building was topped out in 1965 and
1462-506: The right and becomes the northern section of Phillip Street, which is aligned in a north-south direction with the southern section. The street is two-ways in both sections. Located along Phillip Street are a number of office buildings, including the premises of a large portion of Sydney's legal profession , as well as the Supreme Court of New South Wales , Federal Court of Australia , High Court of Australia and St. James campus of
1505-471: The south and original Government House at Bent Street in the north. After the governor's residence moved to the present Government House and the old residence was demolished in 1846, the street was extended north to Circular Quay. Presumably, it was named after Captain Arthur Phillip , the first Governor of New South Wales . In the 1860s the section of Phillip Street between Bent and Hunter Streets
1548-571: The street service these institutions. Railway stations located on or near Phillip Street include St James , Martin Place , and Circular Quay . [REDACTED] Australian Roads portal Lendlease Lendlease is an Australian multinational construction and real estate company, headquartered in Barangaroo, New South Wales . The company was established as Lendlease by Dick Dusseldorp in 1958 to provide finance for building contracts being undertaken by Civil & Civic . In 1961,
1591-711: The world to offer a combination of wave, solar, wind, storage and desalination via microgrids. Microgrids are a budding industry and this partnership aims to provide end-to-end technologies that deliver energy independence and a reliable alternative to traditional forms of energy in regional, remote and fringe-of-grid locations in Australia, United States and around the world. This asset was later sold in 2020. In February 2021, Lendlease announced that Tony Lombardo, previously CEO of Lendlease Asia, would takeover from Steve McCann as Group CEO. This took place in June 2021. The global COVID-19 pandemic led to enforced site closures during
1634-953: The year 2000 for $ 4.56 billion, one of the biggest mergers in Australian corporate history. In 1999, the company formed Actus Lendlease with the acquisition of Actus Corporation's MILCON and technical service construction management business, and augmented this business with professionals from Lendlease Design and Lendlease Development. Around this time, the company also acquired the British-based builder Bovis Construction from P&O . During 2000, it bought Amresco 's commercial mortgage business. One year later, Lendlease acquired Delfin Property Group (now Lendlease Communities) in exchange for $ 172 million. It went on to buy Crosby Homes (now Lendlease Residential Development) for circa £240 million in 2005. In 2009, Steve McCann
1677-541: Was "very unfortunate they demolished the State Office Block, which was a very fine building of the 1960s, one of the great achievements of the Government Architect's office." However a later review a few years later observed that while "there were murmurings in architectural circles" against its demolition, there was "little discernible public disquiet at the loss of the 'Black Stump'". A sculpture by Margel Hinder , "Growth Forms" (1959), that had been placed in
1720-427: Was announced as a contender for a £330 million contract to renovate Manchester Town Hall . Manchester's Opposition Leader and former MP John Leech uncovered a history of legal, ethical and worker safety controversy surrounding the two shortlisted companies ( Laing O'Rourke and Lendlease). He said that "Under absolutely no circumstances" should Lendlease ever be considered for a council contract again until they paid
1763-487: Was appointed CEO. In the same year Lendlease Corporation acquired Babcock and Brown Communities, rebranding the business as Lendlease Primelife . At the time, this acquisition made Lendlease Australia's largest provider of retirement villages. In December 2009, Lendlease was selected by the New South Wales Government to develop Barangaroo . In 2010, Lendlease announced their first foray into
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1806-428: Was officially opened on 18 September 1967 by Premier Bob Askin . By the late 1980s the office block remained in use, but discussion over its future began when government policy shifted to leasing rather than owning office space. In 1987 Premier Barrie Unsworth raised the potential of state-owned CBD buildings being sold and converted to hotels to increase tourist accommodation in the city and dismissed suggestions that
1849-569: Was realigned, to connect the northern section of Phillip Street with Elizabeth Street, rather than the southern section of Phillip Street. This junction is now Chifley Square. Phillip Street was the residence of Henry Lawson when he first moved to Sydney in 1883. He joined his mother and sister at number 138, and was still living here when his first poem, A Song of the Republic , was published by The Bulletin on 1 October 1887. The southern section of Phillip Street runs from Queens Square , at
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