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AtD wrote:Did you make that Howie? In Sketch Up?

adam73837 wrote:i think that it would be a good idea to have a tower, BUT PLEASE, MAKE IT TALLER (about as tall as Westpac maybe, with about 3 observation decks; one at about the height of GPO Tower, one at the top and one in between; this would give people different views of the city from 3 different heights.

Splashmo wrote:I think it's incredibly 1980s to look towards a tower as some sort of attraction or addition to the cityscape. What also concerns me about this proposal is that there would be an 'east-west road bridge' and I could think of little worse than having a pedestrian plaza underneath a road.

alfer7_3 wrote:This plan completely ignores the one major problem with victoria sq which most people have said which is cars. No one is going to use a public space which is surrounded by busy roads. I know its ambitious for a car dependent city like adelaide but victoria sq is not going to improve otherwise. The tower also needs to be of alot more innovative design. I'm thinking of something like Frank Ghery's Walt Disney concert Hall, its monumental and fits into the urban landscape. An observation deck seems like a waste being 10-20metres off the ground. Q1 Observation deck, Gold Coast is 220 metres high. A sunken plaza under a large road will also be a place to avoid at night as it will breed crime. I think we have plenty of east, west roads in the cbd, to eliminate 1 or 2 will not be much of a loss but a great gain for the city. A monumental building in the centre which could also go underground so it doesn't take up alot of the square so there is still plenty of open space i think would be good. something which could house contemporary art, live outdoor music performances, big screen for big sporting events (AFL grand final, soccer world cup, melbourne cup etc. and new years eve), festival events for our many festivals, bars, cafes, restaurants and a tourist information centre, which is obvious and attractive, not stuck in the mall.
cheers

Omicron wrote:Confession - the mid-century World's Fair-esque tower is marvellous in a quaintly retro mid-century World's Fair sort of way. Of course, I'm a funny old sort with a house full of cats and tweed trousers.

monotonehell wrote:While I agree in general with what you say, your example is rubbish. Everything Ghery's done in the past decade has been EXACTLY the same tin foil hat design. But off of my hobby horse and back on topic.

AtD wrote:Or for a real pie-in-the-sky idea, have King William, Grote and Wakefield Streets tunnel under the square, with an underground bus/tram interchange also underground.

AtD wrote:Or for a real pie-in-the-sky idea, have King William, Grote and Wakefield Streets tunnel under the square, with an underground bus/tram interchange also underground.