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Knowthatproperty was launched by Mark Babij, a Sydney-based web
developer, who is also the sole creator and owner of the site.
Knowthatproperty was created to be an interactive resource for people of all
ages and various interests to discover the history of various types of
properties.
The site aims to encourage users to interact and contribute by either expressing
their opinions, thoughts and knowledge on various topics or properties through a
comments system, various polls, while also allowing them to contribute, upload
and manage any images or photos they may have via a gallery and image management
system. Additionally readers can also view historical, council and zoning
information, including the level of heritage protection (if any) placed on a property.
All of these features come together through various functionalities
including a search and listing system for properties, news
and articles, allowing users to refine their search through different
criteria. Also included is a detailed property profile page with a referencing system for
easy access to online source materials and gallery viewers allowing users to
browse through photographs across this site.
Witnessing the demolition of a number of beautiful
historic properties in the local area highlighted the importance of the delicate balance
needed for preservation and pressures of high-density in-fill development in suburbs closer to the city
where most of these properties are located. It also highlighted the great appreciation and
passion people have for architecture and historical interest in these buildings. This was
the catalyst which lead to the creation of this site.
I felt compelled to create a website allowing people to discover
interesting historical information about properties, regardless of how large, small,
well-known the property may be or whether it still remains standing.
The goal was to focus on each property accompanied
with information and
photo galleries allowing people to come together, contribute sharing their own
photos and information of interest they may have.
Always having held a fascination and interest for older architecture I was pleased to secure my
early work experience
as a student with the Sydney architectural firm Robertson and Marks. I
thoroughly enjoyed this experience but it was not to become my chosen career path.
I discovered my passion
for programming and web development and coupled together with my
appreciation for history and architecture lead to the creation of this website - knowthatproperty.com.
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