There was a sense of irony in attending the opening night of Imagine a City: 200 years of public architecture in NSW at the State Library of New South Wales. At the same time as celebrating this achievement, the Government Architect's Office (GAO) was transitioning from a design and construct role to one of strategic design advice only. The office was downsizing from eighty to a core of twelve and had moved into the Department of Planning. They would no longer be designing and constructing buildings - yet here we were celebrating 200 years of built work.
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