Talk:Ashbury, Heritage Conservation Suburb

Tony Rodi 05:06, 1 January 2018 (UTC) "Ashbury, Heritage Conservation Suburb"is the title of an article written about the Heritage Federation and 1920/30s (Inter War Period) Architecture, of the Sydney suburb named Ashbury...... a name derived from the surrounding suburbs of Ashfield and Canterbury, since it is located in between. The article has been inserted as a link in the article Ashbury, New South Wales I have added some photos showing examples of housing types and Architectural details of the period. Canterbury Council and State Government (through Andrew Refshauge, Labor MP) have determined the suburb to hold heritage conservation status.

Tony Rodi 00:38, 4 January 2018 (UTC)The purpose of the article is to provide a glimpse into the Architectural, Social, and Environmental characteristics that define Ashbury, New South Wales. This article will be progressively updated to provide further commentary, with graphic and photographic images to illustrate a little of the Architecture and artistic elements incorporated into housing, between the beginning of the Twentieth Century and the commencement of World War 11. This was a unique period in the History of Sydney, when Art, Architecture, and Lifestyle were treated with dignity and respect in an environment which is currently under severe threat of destruction.

Tony Rodi (talk) 04:16, 8 January 2018 (UTC)The following was removed because an unsigned comment disagreed with the commentary. The comment was placed in the context of the article page, and not on the talk page. The priority in this instance is to record some examples and description of Ashbury's heritage dwellings. Discussing whether corruption exists in various mutations is a needless exercise. The veracity or otherwise of the commentary is not just a matter of opinion, it actually needs to be backed up by some knowledge, not just belief.

The Heartless Revolution.
With the advent of academic "Town Planning", along with the abandonment of training in residential design, building design by and large, has lost a heart guided by the idealism of the Art of Architecture, only to be replaced by the equivalent of fast food and easy money. These are the days that promote cliches to override professional opinion. i.e. "Everyone is entitled to their opinion", and "Anyone is entitled to his or her opinion." This attitude is empowered by absolutely no control over home designers, and the purposeful blurring of the distinction between anyone, regardless of qualifications or experience, and professional, experienced architects. or building designers. Whilst opinion needs to be heard, it should also be qualified by knowledge and experience. Present Local Government legislation provides overwhelming power to unqualified and inexperienced participants in the approvals process, encouraging witch hunts to outlaw legitimate proposals whilst approving developments supported by political donations, nepotism, mateship, or any other irrelevant association, for political empowerment, self aggrandisement, or developers' profits. With respect to modifications/additions to heritage buildings, heritage aesthetics and environmental concerns, are not even on the agenda.