Shipwreck Lookout
The Shipwreck Lookout includes a number of landscape interventions along a narrow man-made promontory at the edge of Sydney Olympic Park, where it is possible to see four shipwrecks that remain visible above water, from the days when Homebush Bay was a ‘scuttling' yard. Road mirrors and street poles are used to provide equal visibility to the shipwrecks for both able-bodied and disabled visitors. These abstractly nautical and unexpected objects create the place identity. This is complemented by the precise locational history that influenced material choice - a ‘brick' viewing platform at a place made for the transport of bricks. The Shipwreck Lookout was exhibited in the 2009 Sunburnt Exhibition at RMIT, the 2006 Venice Biennale and the 2005 AAA Young Architects Exhibition. It was awarded a Commendation in the 2006 RAIA Awards.

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