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Matt wrote:One day, when we get a leader with some balls, we might actually see something like this happen.

The Victoria Park debacle is proof enough that something of such a grand scale is never going to eventuate in this graveyard of a city.

Let's face it - look at the massive outcry about the tram extension and new grandstand in Vic Park - it's only realistic to assume Victoria Square will continue to lay as dormant and pointless as it has for decades.
Someone surprise me and take this by the scruff of the neck.

rev wrote:

Matt wrote:One day, when we get a leader with some balls, we might actually see something like this happen.

The Victoria Park debacle is proof enough that something of such a grand scale is never going to eventuate in this graveyard of a city.

Let's face it - look at the massive outcry about the tram extension and new grandstand in Vic Park - it's only realistic to assume Victoria Square will continue to lay as dormant and pointless as it has for decades.
Someone surprise me and take this by the scruff of the neck.

There was not a massive outcry, at least not from the majority.
The majority of people were either sceptical or for it.
It was a small minority, all be it the most vocal, who were opposed, and are opposed to practically any development in Adelaide.

Mants wrote:perhaps something similar to the gateway arch in saint louis?

different design of course.

Victoria Square is a joke

Chris Day

23Oct07


Architect Andrew Vorassi in Victoria Square.

Pic by Roy Van Der Vegt.

THE $20,000 competition to redesign Victoria Square is a cynical, cheap smokescreen, leading city architects say.


``Vic Square has become a joke,'' Royal Australian Institute of Architects SA president Andrew Vorrasi said.
``It's dragged out by every city council and state government every few years and nothing ever happens and no one takes it seriously.
``Everyone has finally got jack of Vic Square and you won't get any serious proposals until the State Government and the City Council work out what they want to do.''
The latest call for fresh ideas on how to reinvigorate the city's heart was made by the Government and the City Council in August.
The enticement a $10,000 prize for an all-encompassing design and a further $10,000 prize to redesign the former central tram stop has failed to spark much inspiration.
``It's not high on our agenda,'' said David Hassell, managing principal of Adelaide-based global architects Hassell. ``The main issue, and it is a bit cynical, is that these things tend to happen around an election.''
David Burton, one of three architects who recently released their vision for the inner-city's future, dubbed Adelaide 2050, said: ``(The competition) seems a bit of a smokescreen and it's not the way we would like to see planning happen in SA.
``There needs to be a lot more work done on a masterplan of the CBD, and the wider metropolitan area, before you can work out what to do with that little parcel of land.
``A $10,000 prize is peanuts for a site like that. If you were serious you would draw up a proper brief and get companies of international note interested.''
Previous ideas for the square include traffic tunnels, an underground car park, turning it into a market square and creating a plaza with a pavilion for special events.
Transport Minister Patrick Conlon said it wasn't only architects who came up with good ideas. ``We're quite happy for it just to be interested people and students,'' he said.

Will wrote:I'm sorry if there's another more appropriate Victoria Square thread (moderators feel free to re-direct this post)

Bulldozer wrote:But where the hell is the information on how to enter the competition? I tried searching but couldn't find anything on the ACC's website. Anyone know where information on the competition and how to enter it can be found?

momentkiller wrote:Made my comment and I did a quick copy & paste job of the idea.