Melbourne is known as Australia’s shopping capital with a vast array of retail centres, outlets and spaces dedicated to our consumption of goods. The recent major building projects in the CBD, Docklands, South Wharf all have major centerpieces which are shopping centres and precincts, for example;
QVSouth Wharf
DFO Central Terminal
Crown Entertainment Complex
DFO SpencerHarbour Town
Melbourne Central
David Jones and Myer
The shopping centre or mega retail store has become the dominant type in the Melbourne urban landscape. With shopping and the accumulation and disposal of stuff becoming an ever increasing cultural norm, what place does shopping and stuff have in our future society and built environment?
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