Fishermans Bend – How To Avoid Another Docklands
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It seems that nobody is happy about Fishermans Bend.
My first impression was that the design guidelines were quite good, but the public response has been scathing since the Strategic Framework Plan was released in late July. The usual old chestnuts of building height and transport provision dominate mainstream coverage of Australia’s biggest urban renewal project, just like they do whenever somebody tries to build above two storeys in suburbia. Occasionally a spectacular oversight breaks the monotony, in the worst way possible.
Still, the most interesting criticism I've heard so far is that this 'might be another Docklands'….
Read on Fishermans Bend - How To Avoid Another Docklands featured on Urban Melbourne.
It seems that nobody is happy about Fishermans Bend.
My first impression was that the design guidelines were quite good, but the public response has been scathing since the Strategic Framework Plan was released in late July. The usual old chestnuts of building height and transport provision dominate mainstream coverage of Australia’s biggest urban renewal project, just like they do whenever somebody tries to build above two storeys in suburbia. Occasionally a spectacular oversight breaks the monotony, in the worst way possible.
Still, the most interesting criticism I've heard so far is that this 'might be another Docklands'….
Read on Fishermans Bend - How To Avoid Another Docklands featured on Urban Melbourne.
Written by:
Thami Croeser
Town Planner
Melbourne