Sydney's Quay Quarter Tower Named Finalist for 2025 Earthshot Prize as First Building Nominee
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Starr Charles
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Summary
The Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, originally built in 1976 as the AMP Center, has been renovated by architecture studios 3XN and BVN and is now a finalist for the 2025 Earthshot Prize in the 'Build a Waste-Free World' category. This marks the first time a building has been nominated for Prince William's environmental award, recognizing the tower's innovative upcycling approach that repurposed 65% of the original structure rather than demolishing it.
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making it the first-ever building to be nominated for the award
Situated in Sydney's Circular Quay, the 206-metre-tall skyscraper, originally completed in 1976 as the AMP Center, was refurbished in 2022
It is one of three finalists in the Build a Waste-Free World category of the Earthshot Prize
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