I took a wander around Adelaide today to kill some time whilst my car was in for a service. Instead of just driving through Adelaide at 50km/h it was a great opportunity to get up close an personal with the architecture, transport and people of our fine city (which is something I don't often do).
My little expedition inspired a few ideas, and one of these is our own version of a mass meeting place such as that in Federation Square in Melbourne, the location..... The Adelaide Festival Centre Plaza.
After walking through this area today, you soon realise how under utilised this space is. And to be honest, this area has been neglected to an extent that it is now an embarrassment to the city! (Here comes the whinge); the whole area is dirty, the paint on those fugly blocks is all faded, none of the water features are being used and are all stained brown and half of the garden beds resemble the Sahara as all the plants are either dead or dying. Basically its a disgrace!
I think those stupid & fugly blocks in the plaza area have well an truly outlived their appeal! And the garden beds don't have to be so barren. With a little thought and planning, these garden beds could be renewed with drought tolerant plant varieties and still be visually appealing.
In addition to this, once the area is cleared of all the crappy 'art' it would provide a generous amount of space for a public plaza area where a permanent giant screen could be located. And why not stop there, A stage area could be added and a number of small cafe's & restaurants could line the boundary between Parliament House and the Plaza area. Its a stones throw away from Bus, Train & Tram services and would bring life back to this otherwise dated, dirty and disused precinct.
That’s just my
worth, but i would be interested to know others thoughts and suggestions. I have included some pics of the area below.Cheers!
Here comes the photospam:
The Dead Garden Beds
The Fugly 'Art'
The Main Plaza Area
