The local West End and South Brisbane community, along with its representatives, have once again been taken by surprise by recent developments concerning the future of the Kurilpa precinct.
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The Great Urban Crimes that We Permit by Law – fifty years later.
Fifty years ago, in 1972, urban planner and architect, Constantinos Doxiadis, presented a paper to the World Conference on World Peace Through Law titled, The Great Urban Crimes that We Permit by Law. In his paper, Doxiadis focussed on what he terms two great crimes (he says there are more), “which I am convinced create the…
Flood-affected buildings make way for expanded Riverside Green at South Bank
Tim Quinn, long-term West End resident, former Council Planning Chair and Lord Mayor and current board member of South Bank Corporation, is excited about the recently open new green space along the riverfront. Riverside Green has been established on the site of former riverside restaurants that were severely damaged in the 2011 floods. Former Deputy…