Week 6- 10 April 2013 – Federation Square, Melbourne


10 April 2013 – Federation Square, Melbourne
 
Federation Square is a new civic square and cultural precinct opening up for public use in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is a multi-functional development project covering an area of 3.2 hectares including cultural and commercial buildings and an open amphitheatre capable for 15,000 people. It is also a large scale public square setting in the most flourishing central business district above the Melbourne City’s major transport hub – Jolimont Railway Yards. It is a good example that identifying the new direction for public square, which various topography was created by architectural method like stairs, ramps or structures, as well as, spectacular location connecting with local features has creates a new vision for urban heart design theory.
 
 

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