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Tag Archives: East West Link
Red+Black Interview with Michel Masson, CEO of Infrastructure Victoria, Part 1
Ever since the East West Link fiasco there has been substantial talk about removing the politics from Victoria’s infrastructure planning. The perception has been that politicians choose infrastructure projects that best suit their political agenda, rather than the projects that … Continue reading
Ted Baillieu, The Architect Premier – Part 3
From November 2010 through to March 2013, Victoria had Ted Baillieu, an architect, as Premier. This post is part three of a four part interview with Mr Baillieu discussing a broad range of built environment issues. To read from the beginning … Continue reading
2015 Retrospective
2015 has been another huge year for architecture in Victoria. With Christmas fast approaching, it is time to look back at the highlights from the blog over the year that has been. The year began with an exclusive report on the … Continue reading
Red + Black interview with Richard Wynne, Victoria’s Minister for Planning – Part 1
It is almost 1 year since the Andrews Labor Government swept to power in Victoria. As noted at the time, the 2014 election was dominated by built environment issues. The then Planning Minister, Matthew Guy, had recently rezoned Fishermans Bend … Continue reading
Posted in all posts, East West Link, Government Policy, Interviews, News, Uncategorized
Tagged East West Link, Heritage Victoria, Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009, Melbourne, Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel, Melbourne Planning, Plan Melbourne, Planning Minister Richard Wynne, Richard Wynne, Urban Sprawl
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The East West Link Chronicles
The East West Link is an issue that has divided Melbournians like no other. Touching on the tension between inner-city and outer suburban needs, this contentious project saw massive protests, huge public engagement and ultimately contributed to the downfall of … Continue reading
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Tagged East West Link, The East West Link Chronicles
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The Andrews Government, 100 Day Report Card
In August 2014 during what turned out to be the last few months of the Napthine Liberal Government it had become very apparent that Victorian State politics had gone from being design smart to design stupid in a matter of a few of … Continue reading
Posted in all posts, construction industry, East West Link, Flinders Street Station Design Competition, Government Policy, News, Uncategorized
Tagged architects registration board, Architects Registration Board of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, East West Link, Flinders Street Station, Geoff Shaw, Geoffrey London, Infrastructure Australia, Jacinta Allan, Jill Garner, Matthew Guy, Napthine Liberal Government, Office of the Victorian Government Architect, OVGA, Richard Wynne, Victorian Design Review Panel, Victorian State Government
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East West Link Secret Documents Revealed
Red + Black Exclusive: The East West Link Development Plans and parts of the Property Impact Report, for the Western interchange, which were held as secret documents under the former Napthine Victorian State Government, have finally been released under a … Continue reading
2014 Retrospective
2014 has been a watershed year for many reasons. Across the year on The Red and Black Architect, there have been 33 posts covering a broad range of issues and events and of course buildings. There have been well over … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Architecture Conference, all posts, awards, construction industry, East West Link, Flinders Street Station Design Competition, Gender Equity in Architecture, Interviews, News, Review, Uncategorized, Urban Design
Tagged 'The Architects' radio show, 2014, Atelier Red + Black, BC Ang, Bellevue Terrace, Better East West Link Design, Christine Phillips, David Karotkin, David Parken, Dr Naomi Stead, East West Link, Learning from Surfers Paradise, Make It Big So The Boys Can See It, Making: 2014, Melbourne Design Awards, Parlour, Paul Berkemeier, Philip Stejskal Architecture, Rate My Building, Rohan Leppert, Ross Clark, Shelley Penn, Simon Knott, Sonia Sarangi, State Theatre Centre By Kerry Hill Architects, Steve Rose, Stuart Harrison, The 2014 National Architecture Conference, The Future Is Here, Timothy Horton
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Victorian Election Special: The fight for a better quality future
Next Saturday, the 29th of November, Victoria will go to the polls to elect our next State Parliament. This election has massive implications for the state with education, health and employment all significant election issues. What is different from previous … Continue reading
Posted in all posts, construction industry, East West Link, News, Uncategorized, Urban Design
Tagged Architecture and Politics, Australian Institute of Architects, Department of Transport, East West Link, Jeff kennett, Monique Woodward, Office of the Victorian Government Architect, Plan Melbourne, Planning and Local Infrastructure, Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Professor Roz Hansen, Royal Park, The Australian Labor Party, The Greens, The Liberal Party, Timothy Horton, WOWOWA
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East West Link and the Secret Development Plans
In a 8-page, plastic-wrapped newsletter released late last week, the Linking Melbourne Authority announced amongst spin and puff that the development plans required as the final step of the planning permit had been endorsed by the Planning Minister. On any … Continue reading
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