Behold the Wondrous Evoluscope, a ground breaking mind bending parascientific device which allows us to take snapshots of the future. Future scenarios are projected through hpotheses of how our current civilisation could evolve. The evolution, mutation and hybridisation of the architectural type provides the final scope of our investigation which is seen as an expression of this change. This is the architectural thesis of Scott Mason at The University of Melbourne.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Melbourne Dominant Types - Shopping Centre/Mall


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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