Initial Precedents and Inspirations

From a discussion in the first tutorial, suggestions were to begin thinking, “What architecture interests me? And what would I enjoy working on this year? Then work backwards from there.” As I feel intrigued and influenced by deconstructive theory and form making, I began to research buildings and sites that would best respond to this approach.

CCTV, Beijing

Rem Koolhaas / OMA

Cinema Centre, Korea

Coop Himmelb(l)au

Museum and Performing Arts Centre
Reggio Calabria, Italy

Zaha Hadid

Federation Square
Melbourne, Victoria

LAB Architects

An example of successful connection and creation of public space, Federation Square generated a new civic destination from a site that had received minimal attention. Embracing a multitude of cultures and sub-cultures, allowed the creation of complex and unique relationships between civic, cultural and commercial activities. Something similar to Federation Square could be extremely successful in Newcastle.