Judging by all the renders so far, it's going to be one classy structure, or series of structures with the towers.
So, so, sooooo much better than what it will be adhered to.
So, so, sooooo much better than what it will be adhered to.
PROJECT: Melbourne Convention Centre
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/18/1082226636118.html
New convention centre, bridge for city's west
By Royce Millar
City Reporter
April 19, 2004
A new footbridge over the Yarra linking Southbank and Docklands will be part of a $330 million convention precinct the State Government is expected to announce in its April statement tomorrow.
The precinct's centrepiece will be a 5000-seat convention centre, or plenary hall, earmarked for the former Mazda site next to the Exhibition Centre, widely known as Jeff's Shed.
Business groups have lobbied for years for a new convention venue, arguing that Melbourne's existing 1500-seat centre is hopelessly outdated.
The State Government has been tight-lipped about details of the April statement and has refused to confirm whether the convention centre project would be included.
Government sources said they expected the project to be a public-private partnership, with a private group building the centre and leasing it to the government.
The managers of the existing exhibition centre - a government-appointed trust - are likely to run the new centre.
But the project will hinge on support from the Melbourne City Council, which will be under intense pressure tomorrow to contribute $43 million, including about $15 million for the bridge.
Yesterday's Government announcement that it would return control of Docklands to the council was clearly timed to encourage the council to support the convention centre.
Yesterday a town hall source said the council had demanded it get Docklands back in return for a contribution to the convention centre.
A private town hall briefing today will be the first formal council discussion on the project. A special council meeting to vote on the contribution has been hastily called for tomorrow to coincide with the April statement.
Lord Mayor John So strongly supports the new centre. He will have the numbers to approve a council contribution.
But the council is split, with as many as four of the nine councillors possibly opposed to council involvement.
Finance committee chairman and former Labor Party member Kevin Chamberlin said yesterday the council administration had confirmed that a large contribution would result in service cuts, a rate rise, or both.
If the convention centre was to be a public-private partnership the council should not contribute, he said.
The Committee for Melbourne called on the council to back the project.
"People come to these conventions with millions of disposable dollars and this has a remarkable knock-on effect for business in the city," executive director Janine Kirk said.
State MPs and councillors have questioned whether Melbourne needs a new centre, when existing venues such as the Docklands football stadium can seat 5000.
But the chief executive of the existing Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, Leigh Harry, said that to compete for international conventions, Melbourne needed a centre with a large plenary hall, a large exhibition space, and plenty of smaller meeting rooms.
He said no existing Melbourne venue provided all three.
Mr Harry said among world cities Melbourne had slipped from fourth to 25th in the number of international conventions hosted.
He said that Melbourne's lack of convention capacity made it ineligible for 320 major international conventions.
New convention centre, bridge for city's west
By Royce Millar
City Reporter
April 19, 2004
A new footbridge over the Yarra linking Southbank and Docklands will be part of a $330 million convention precinct the State Government is expected to announce in its April statement tomorrow.
The precinct's centrepiece will be a 5000-seat convention centre, or plenary hall, earmarked for the former Mazda site next to the Exhibition Centre, widely known as Jeff's Shed.
Business groups have lobbied for years for a new convention venue, arguing that Melbourne's existing 1500-seat centre is hopelessly outdated.
The State Government has been tight-lipped about details of the April statement and has refused to confirm whether the convention centre project would be included.
Government sources said they expected the project to be a public-private partnership, with a private group building the centre and leasing it to the government.
The managers of the existing exhibition centre - a government-appointed trust - are likely to run the new centre.
But the project will hinge on support from the Melbourne City Council, which will be under intense pressure tomorrow to contribute $43 million, including about $15 million for the bridge.
Yesterday's Government announcement that it would return control of Docklands to the council was clearly timed to encourage the council to support the convention centre.
Yesterday a town hall source said the council had demanded it get Docklands back in return for a contribution to the convention centre.
A private town hall briefing today will be the first formal council discussion on the project. A special council meeting to vote on the contribution has been hastily called for tomorrow to coincide with the April statement.
Lord Mayor John So strongly supports the new centre. He will have the numbers to approve a council contribution.
But the council is split, with as many as four of the nine councillors possibly opposed to council involvement.
Finance committee chairman and former Labor Party member Kevin Chamberlin said yesterday the council administration had confirmed that a large contribution would result in service cuts, a rate rise, or both.
If the convention centre was to be a public-private partnership the council should not contribute, he said.
The Committee for Melbourne called on the council to back the project.
"People come to these conventions with millions of disposable dollars and this has a remarkable knock-on effect for business in the city," executive director Janine Kirk said.
State MPs and councillors have questioned whether Melbourne needs a new centre, when existing venues such as the Docklands football stadium can seat 5000.
But the chief executive of the existing Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, Leigh Harry, said that to compete for international conventions, Melbourne needed a centre with a large plenary hall, a large exhibition space, and plenty of smaller meeting rooms.
He said no existing Melbourne venue provided all three.
Mr Harry said among world cities Melbourne had slipped from fourth to 25th in the number of international conventions hosted.
He said that Melbourne's lack of convention capacity made it ineligible for 320 major international conventions.
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Hilton @ Convention Centre
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Firstly thanks tayser for posting that article. I wouldn't worry about the renders with that report, and so what a few more stories? With buildings a little further out & also along the river, much higher up!? ...and we'd hope Bronteboy's common-sensical outlook is right.
As for the report auslankan posted, I was always taught in economics & all economic journals tell us that it's healthy to have competition (Qantas743 take note), and to give another city bit of a jolt. Our economy is not big enough to have elsewise. I don't think Sydney is about to quiver in its pants just yet, but it should be taking note & planning ahead. Truth is and reality being, Sydney is not as visionary as Melbourne has been, but that may change with EDH blah-de-blah.
Share it around, it's all good. Why would you want to wish badly on others?
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Firstly thanks tayser for posting that article. I wouldn't worry about the renders with that report, and so what a few more stories? With buildings a little further out & also along the river, much higher up!? ...and we'd hope Bronteboy's common-sensical outlook is right.
As for the report auslankan posted, I was always taught in economics & all economic journals tell us that it's healthy to have competition (Qantas743 take note), and to give another city bit of a jolt. Our economy is not big enough to have elsewise. I don't think Sydney is about to quiver in its pants just yet, but it should be taking note & planning ahead. Truth is and reality being, Sydney is not as visionary as Melbourne has been, but that may change with EDH blah-de-blah.
Share it around, it's all good. Why would you want to wish badly on others?
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"The design is also particularly unique. It was designed as the "spirit" of the building and will appear to glow to those looking in though the glass facade," hrrrmmm, glow eh?repeating Marky Mark's post link on the interior description from a few posts down:
http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=61505&nav=107:cheers:
It's clever that the managing department want to make it more of an experience rather than just going through the motions of attending a conference.
Any more news on The Hilton's 5-level height increase from 14 to 19-levels & the height increase of 9-levels of the mixed-use scraper from 21 to 30 levels of the development as yet? To your knowledge guys have these height increases been approved yet, or still under consideration?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=11824765&postcount=429
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http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=11824765&postcount=429
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Cool. So the height increases are definitely a goer! Thanks Archi.
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