adma
Superstar
A Brooklyner's perspective
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Perth unveils its waterfront plans
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Ithaqua
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Looks stunning.
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Superstar
A Brooklyner's perspective
Would it not be the lighter side of Brooklyners?
MetroMan
Senior Member
This swan...
...reminds me of this...
leaf.
... which reminds me of this:
I do applaud Perth's ambition. While Toronto is taking the safe approach, our waterfront is falling into "fitting in". In the meantime, other cities are using their waterfront building opportunity to move ahead of the pack and become recognized worldwide.
Corus makes me want to cry.
scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
^ And the Palm Island reminds me of Ontario Place...building landmark stuff on fill is not a new idea.
Perth's project isn't just about becoming recognized worldwide, it's about doing something fun and building an attractive city...Toronto's waterfront will feature trees, a boardwalk, a bunch of condos, and nothing else.
Perth's project isn't just about becoming recognized worldwide, it's about doing something fun and building an attractive city...Toronto's waterfront will feature trees, a boardwalk, a bunch of condos, and nothing else.
theman23
Active Member
I'm guessing these aren't actual proposed buildings, but just a hint of what could be?
adma
Superstar
Reminds me more of an IUD...
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
In addition to the blobby HK Foster thing ( where Aunty Entity lives? ), there's a Foster gherkin capped with a Millennium Park lattice ( a Thunderdome where defeated gladiators are thrown to their deaths? ) in this exciting hint of what could be if Perth, or any other aspirational B-list city for that matter, isn't careful.
I don't know which is worse - Cheddingtonista retreads of the distant past or shape du jour knockoffs of famous starchitects. Thank goodness we have excellent local architects and don't have to resort to this sort of thing.
I don't know which is worse - Cheddingtonista retreads of the distant past or shape du jour knockoffs of famous starchitects. Thank goodness we have excellent local architects and don't have to resort to this sort of thing.
scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
We don't have to because our waterfront is already a disaster and no one in this city cares enough to bother themselves with what could be.
grey
Senior Member
It looks neat now, but it will look incredibly dated in 10 or 15 years.
scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
Given time, everything looks incredibly dated.
ganjavih
Senior Member
Don't thank our architects, thank the lack of funding. We would never be able to afford something like that.
adma
Superstar
And given a little more time, everything looks incredibly retro.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Nothing dates quicker than vulgar, high-fashion shape du jour knockoffs of famous architects that are the built equivalent to Russian ice dance costumes. No matter how much money is thrown at them.
Archivist
Senior Member
On this one, I have to agree with U.S. This project looks horrible to me, and they can have it.
Anyways, Perth is likely to experience some water problems sooner rather than later. This is one of those projects that looks to me like it is unlikely ever to be realized, and if it does, it won't look much like those drawings.
Good luck to them, though.
Anyways, Perth is likely to experience some water problems sooner rather than later. This is one of those projects that looks to me like it is unlikely ever to be realized, and if it does, it won't look much like those drawings.
Good luck to them, though.