Comments on: Cultural Cringe vs Fed Square

By: RubyRuby

RubyRuby — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:47:59 +0000

There HAD been City Square in Melbourne, before someone who knew someone managed to build a hotel in it…

Ah, Kennett-era… and they wondered why we all grew up sooo cynical.

By: The Lazy Aussie

The Lazy Aussie — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:34:38 +0000

The point of Fed Square is the space. Melb didn’t have that type of space before, so it mattered less that they built something so bad. It was an improvement anyway.

By: RubyRuby

RubyRuby — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:29:30 +0000

I’d not seen this thread before, TLA, thanks for the Pingback.

I think the main point of Fed Square was that it replaced the Gas and Fuel Towers, which were exactly as architecturally interesting and exciting as that sounds.

Melbourne people do have an interest in their buildings and built environment (at least, it was something we were aware of as kids growing up there) and everyone could say without hesitation that the Gas and Fuel buildings were definitely the ugliest that the city had to offer.

What was removed for the vibrancy of the Cultural Centre to go in?

And has anything been said on here about the Urban Orchard? I’d nominate that for a Not Worst, brilliant use of previously dead space.

By: Shedism, Perth architectural style | The Worst of Perth

Shedism, Perth architectural style | The Worst of Perth — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:01:52 +0000

[...] And these are the best sides. As long as they don’t decide to clad bits of it in half arsed Fed Square naff shapes. That could never happen. Nobody could get a client that bad could they? Rate this: [...]

By: Perth escapee

Perth escapee — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:47:47 +0000

When I first saw the Perth CBD from Kings Park I thought it looked like a spread out Surfers Paradise. I find the intervening years and development have done little to alter this impression. We have a book passed on from the inlaws called ‘Perth a Pictorial Contrast’ published in the 80s, presumably as a celebration of all the thrusting modern development that had swept away any traces of the past. It is a rather sad read.

By: Cultural Centre – The Bark Never Lies « The Worst of Perth

Cultural Centre – The Bark Never Lies « The Worst of Perth — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:30:56 +0000

[...] by The Lazy Aussie I’m sure this is exactly what Brian Burke had in mind when he opened the Cultural Centre, a bark based spat between trannies and sluts, and none of them able to spell [...]

By: Rolling Thunder! She-Ra opens Northbridge Piazza! « The Worst of Perth

Rolling Thunder! She-Ra opens Northbridge Piazza! « The Worst of Perth — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:04:03 +0000

[...] and exciting Ms H. Couldn’t have “” better myself. Why is this spot the answer to Melbourne’s ultra crappy Fed Square, when we’ve got the derelict Cultural Centre a few moments walk away? Why would you want to [...]

By: 9 forces Driving Vibrancy « The Worst of Perth

9 forces Driving Vibrancy « The Worst of Perth — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:20:18 +0000

[...] by Pica, who tell me that artists will be having a car boot sale at the home of Teh Vibrancy the Cultural Centre. Pica however just don’t GET vibrancy like the Chamber of Commerce. Who could argue with the [...]

By: A crackpot led cultural revival « The Worst of Perth

A crackpot led cultural revival « The Worst of Perth — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:02:55 +0000

[...] the Sept 3rd show, when I got a submission from DFOC giving me a blinding insight on how to revive The Cultural Centre and with it Perth. More crackpots! I must get back to Council House for another tete a tete with [...]

By: Son of Fed Square « The Worst of Perth

Son of Fed Square « The Worst of Perth — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:21:48 +0000

[...] by The Lazy Aussie In one of the most popular posts of TWOP, there was much debate on how bad Melbourne’s Fed Square was in comparison with Perth’s even more horrible Cultural Centre… Here’s a nice picture of the TWOP logo in enemy territory. I claimed that Fed Square was [...]