Downtown Victoria Architectural Analysis

The architecture in Melbourne is characterised by a substantial juxtaposition of old and new architecture. Where there are old architectural buildings that are an icon of Melbourne, there are also more recent buildings that have built a reputation of a Melbourne Icon. These more recent icons are known as The Melbourne Museum and Federation Square.

The large influx of Greek and Italian immigrants is very prevalent in the neighbourhood, where it was named the largest Greektown in North America since the mid 1970s. This large population is also exhibited in the vast amount of Greek-run businesses, especially in the western region of the neighbourhood, providing Torontonians an up-close view into the Greek culture and way-of-life. In addition, the aged architecture from the early 1900s showcases how Toronto grew into the city it has now become, with each building in the neighbourhood preserving a certain function from that time period, such as the Danforth Music Hall. This allows Torontonians to obtain a deeper understanding of the vague history our city

What is that strange orange brick building? Why should I care about that? That striking orange, brick building is the Guardian Building of downtown Detroit. When deciding to go to a historical site in the city, I was drawn in by the history of the place. I am relatively new to the city and when I heard about this place, I knew that’s where I wanted to go. When our group traveled together to the site, it became apparent why this building is not only important to Detroit, but to all cities. The Guardian Building was not only a great fixture of the past, but it is a leading example of the efforts to bring a city back to greatness.

Those high-rise buildings overshadow the Downtown and make the street look shady, in addition, When I walk in the streets of the Downtown and see the architecture of the buildings I feel stunned, also when I see the combination of historical towers and modern towers it feels like I’m stuck in the time.

The buildings make up the foreground but are minimized, compared to the size of the two figures. This shows insignificance of New York City to Paul Hogan and that city wealth and power are trivial matters to Australians who live off the natural land. New York City itself is portrayed as being a dangerous and ruthless city. Three well spaced sharp spires on the buildings symbolise the aggression and rivalry that exists between New York City goers. The shadows in between the buildings might symbolise an underworld environment, a criminal world where there is illegal and seedy activity going on. The many different shapes and sizes show the complexity of the city and how it is a difficult place to survive in. The golden aura around the buildings however represents

    In this simulation, the avatar could get on and off the bus and explore the surroundings. Most the buildings were concrete or brick throughout the city. It appeared that the nicer buildings and better kempt buildings were in the Nightingale square. While the run down buildings were located in the Industrial Heights community of the city.  For example, in the Industrial Heights community there were broken windows and graffiti. Some

The Surrey Museum, heritage buildings, farmer’s market, town squares and an ancient “Main Street,” focuses on intricacies of architecture and urban design in the past such as provision of ancient benches, statues, public art, hanging flower baskets, pedestrian scale lighting, clocks, and mailboxes in a defined area makes this neighbourhood a pleasant place to spend time(Fig7).The design, feel and aesthetics of the spaces in the neighbourhood gives a sense of agricultural heritage, familiarity, nostalgia, and a ‘primal landscape’(Gayton 1996). Cloverdale is experiencing a growth in residential neighbourhoods such as East Clayton and West Cloverdale and thus provides variety in terms of housing types (single family to multifamily townhouses mainly) (City of Surrey, Surrey communities,

A place where practically all of design’s disciplines collide is the home which is why it fascinates me to think how the rental market will change come the arrival of the V&A of Design - Post Transformation Dundee. Are you living in a flat pickled in decades of accumulated tobacco smoke? Carbon dating wallpaper way back to the 80’s? Had your marigolds hermetically sealed since moving in? I can relate.

The Victorian merchants who made Glasgow flourish appreciated good design. From the 1890s, creations by local architects such as Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and John Burnet, sprung up all around the city.

Imagine casually strutting down the street and you encounter this magical block where the buildings look as if they came out of different eras. That is what I encounter when I ran upon these two buildings located in Balmy Alley. The building on the left had a more rustic feel to it enough to say that you forget for a split second where you are by just taking a quick glance. The old wood steps are something you don't see often anymore. It seems like its wood has seen many rainy days, quite like today, and it is slowly losing its color. Shriveled plants now sit in old wooden planter boxes. All old and coiling around as if they are trying to hang on to dear life. Metal bars make it look less welcoming giving it more of a jail type look. Where I come from these pointy metal bars are put up for protection. Although the defined geometric shapes of the triangles and lace piping make

Our relationship to most of the buildings that we see everyday changes over time because of various kinds of reasons.

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With the growing presence of globalization and modernization, the pre-industrial building heritage is indeed under threat with modern methods prevailing. In that vein, we are seeing how the “designs, use and meanings of these traditions change within the concepts of the contemporary processes” in a globalized world (Lindsay Asquit, Marcel Vellinga, 2006).

My point of departure for this thesis is that in many of our post-industrial cities, the civic realm has increasingly shrunk and the private realm has continuously expanded and civic spaces are arguably more important today than ever. Most people are found using the unplanned public spaces rather than the planned public spaces. The issue is approached by focusing on a middle ground- between urban planning and design of individual buildings. The intent is to design an ‘insertion’ that responds to specific features of the existing urban structure and the regulatory framework currently in place. Here the juxtaposition of the old and new becomes the visible passage of time. The re-appropriation of old forms includes what maybe called the neo-vernacular as one mode of intellectual justification for architecture in our times. This proposition is an attempt to demonstrate a continuous interface between public and private spaces and between access networks and inhabitable spaces.

The area is also known for its green, enclosed with a beautiful tree-lined streets, gardens, and grand fountains, a post-colonial atmosphere that has been endured for decades leaved its footsteps through historical building scattered around, here is the melting pot of the rich historical building and modern architecture.