Meh. I walked by today and the arbour section is tiny relative to the structure, and not nearly as ugly. Barely noticeable and will be covered with greenery soon enough anyway. glad your optimistic ,looks like afuturistic bike rack lol that thing wont be covered for at least 2 yrs with vines by my ...

This building is the first skyscraper designed by a woman. That's a notable thing, but not the reason for posting the pic. I think it's a very notable building. Don't be so sensitive and politically correct! It's the tallest, but hardly the first, skyscraper designed by a woman. You're right that i...

stumpjumper wrote:and designed by a woman, by golly.

Your point being?

Meh. I walked by today and the arbour section is tiny relative to the structure, and not nearly as ugly. Barely noticeable and will be covered with greenery soon enough anyway.

Should been arranged that way in the first place, but let's be thankful for small graces... Shuttle trains will now run between Grange and Woodville: Rail reprieve for Grange line travellers ABC New Online , 14 February 2012 A plan to cancel weekday trains on the Grange line in Adelaide has been mod...

another thing I see sometimes is a bus going from the bus stop on the left side of the road, cutting across 3 lanes of traffic just to get into the right turn lane at an intersection. Perhaps they could have priority right turns from the transit lane on the left side of the road. Agreed. More bus l...

dbcrow wrote:The crane at Uno Apartments is due to come down in about 2 weeks.

Unfortunately, the building will stay up.

Ugh. Not a fan of the designs for these buildings, especially the western wing. Part of the reason why the previous upgrade was successful is because it is so open to the river; that great, sweeping expanse of glass invites you. The new western wing, by contrast, looks over-designed to the point of ...

SAHMRI video update: http://vimeo.com/36382251

Following on from the Chesser Place photo, here's a clip showing it in full swing:

I agree with beautifying all roads leading into the city, as well as major arterial roads. Large trees would make the grandest statements, but also followed by nice groundcovers so there isn't dirt showing. Something like enhanced tree pits in the city would be great. The right types of trees shoul...

Port Adelaide does not have the daytime population of workers that waterfront cities have, so we need to look at a successful port precinct that is not backed by a major commercial area, and work out what made it successful. Well, exactly. The appeal of the Port will ultimately be that it is a hip/...

To say something positive of this building, I'm much enjoying the enclosed feeling it's giving Victoria Square.

That's a nice surprise! This is opposite the Australia Post distribution centre, right?

What's even more offensive about this building is that it's right beside the Queen's Theatre. The new worst beside the oldest best.