I like some of the approved Barangaroo design and would prefer more wild spaces rather than manicured lawns, but overall it’s iconic and interesting. As for the critics, really, they could do better than just make it up to suit themselves: “”There’s not really any excuse for intruding on publicly owned water. The precedent that sets is not a very good one,” said Peter Webber, a former NSW government architect and emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Sydney.”
Sydney Airport’s main runways and every piece of reclamation-based port infrastructure from Port Botany to Port Kembla is apparently neither excusable nor demonstrates any sort of precedent for ‘intrusion’ on public waters. Gosh, they are rather big constructions, you’d think an emeritus professor of architecture would have noticed ‘em. We even managed to move the mouth and course of the Cooks River to make space for the airport without the good professor noticing. Let alone countless private jetties, wharves and marinas that have taken over our waterways. Inexcusable indeed, but a bit late to squeal now!
Read it in full here: http://www.smh.com.au/national/grand-slam-for-barangaroos-grand-plan-harbour-makeover-looks-like-worst-of-dubai-20091221-la26.html
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I like some of the approved Barangaroo design and would prefer more wild spaces rather than manicured lawns, but overall it’s iconic and interesting. As for the critics, really, they could do better than just make it up to suit themselves: “”There’s not really any excuse for intruding on publicly owned water. The precedent that sets is not a very good one,” said Peter Webber, a former NSW government architect and emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Sydney.”
Sydney Airport’s main runways and every piece of reclamation-based port infrastructure from Port Botany to Port Kembla is apparently neither excusable nor demonstrates any sort of precedent for ‘intrusion’ on public waters. Gosh, they are rather big constructions, you’d think an emeritus professor of architecture would have noticed ‘em. We even managed to move the mouth and course of the Cooks River to make space for the airport without the good professor noticing. Let alone countless private jetties, wharves and marinas that have taken over our waterways. Inexcusable indeed, but a bit late to squeal now!
Read it in full here: http://www.smh.com.au/national/grand-slam-for-barangaroos-grand-plan-harbour-makeover-looks-like-worst-of-dubai-20091221-la26.html
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Barangaroo,
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Rob.
I just read this: The cars that result are packed with sole destroying usability
OK, he (Rod Halligan, whoever he is) meant “soul destroying”, but I have a vision now of this poor guy with rotted feet, blaming car designers for it all. I think the article itself is just hilarious, that an apparent “car-guy” can be so detached from reality as to think that the collapse in car sales is because of “boring” cars. As though only building exciting cars will fix everything. Hmmm.
He also writes of “Gordon Ghekos“, a weird sort of gherkin crossed with a lizard, I guess. Stumbling forward the poor guy managed to write “Mulally though through this whole mess is gaining my respect with his management without hand outs and therefore keeping independence from the Car Tzar.” Whatever that means. Sad, really.
I just read this: The cars that result are packed with sole destroying usability
OK, he (Rod Halligan, whoever he is) meant “soul destroying”, but I have a vision now of this poor guy with rotted feet, blaming car designers for it all. I think the article itself is just hilarious, that an apparent “car-guy” can be so detached from reality as to think that the collapse in car sales is because of “boring” cars. As though only building exciting cars will fix everything. Hmmm.
He also writes of “Gordon Ghekos“, a weird sort of gherkin crossed with a lizard, I guess. Stumbling forward the poor guy managed to write “Mulally though through this whole mess is gaining my respect with his management without hand outs and therefore keeping independence from the Car Tzar.” Whatever that means. Sad, really.
