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• ‘Better than we dared imagine’: Sydney Opera House unveils its ‘miracle’ new concert hall

  01-07-2022 22:00
  
  After two years of renovations, a room once blighted by poor acoustics and outdated machinery can now accommodate musicians previously turned away, with a push of a buttonGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastFar-sighted though he was, Sydney Opera House designer Jørn Utzon’s ideas for a room capable of hosting concerts of all kinds were rooted in the European tradition of opera and symphonic music. There was no way he could have anticipated that his c
  
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• Behold London’s ‘landscraper’! Google’s new UK HQ – as long as the Shard is tall

  01-07-2022 18:59
  
  Tech giant’s King’s Cross HQ replete with pool, nap pods and rooftop exercise track marks its topping out phaseA lunchtime basketball game, a walk around the rooftop exercise trail or 40 winks in a “nap pod”: just some of the workplace perks that are a step closer for Google’s London employees in what will be their new home.The US tech giant celebrated the “topping out” ceremony of its new UK headquarters as the final beam was hoisted into place on Frida
  
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