Harry Seidler’s Horizon apartment was one of many landmark high-rises he designed in Sydney, but the building came about only after a fight.
One of Australia’s most gifted architects, Seidler was always up for a challenge.
The Horizon apartments in Sydney.Credit: Peter Bennetts
With Horizon apartments at 184 Forbes Street in Darlinghurst, Seidler took on both local and state authorities who failed to see his vision, prompting multiple battles, including with local residents who vehemently opposed any high-rise developments in what still remains today, a low-rise area.
Completed in 1998 and spanning 43 stories, Horizon, with its swimming pool and tennis court, is considered not only one of his most iconic buildings, but also a highly coveted address to live in. His other Sydney towers include the MLC Centre, Australia Square, Grosvenor Square and Blues Point Tower.
When this writer led an architecture tour in Sydney recently, the opportunity to visit one of the Horizon apartments, reworked by architect Stephen Collier, created an indelible mark that will continue to reverberate.
The Horizon apartment is also, like many of other Seidler’s great apartment buildings, home to a number of........