Adelaide’s first skyscraper criticised as ‘profound mistake’ and ‘hugely questionable’ by opponents

Critics say phallic' 38-storey commercial tower next to state parliament is the wrong building in the wrong place'

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Adelaide's first skyscraper will be a phallic" construction overshadowing the birthplace of women's suffrage, critics say.

The Walker Corporation has begun work on a 38-storey commercial building next to Parliament House on North Terrace, which is known as the city's cultural boulevard.

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