[COM] Uniting Communities | 68m | 19 Levels | Mixed Use

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[COM] Re: Uniting Communities | 68m | 19 Levels | Mixed Use

#76 Post by Nathan » Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:41 pm

metro wrote:MLC doesnt look too bad, but for buildings around Vic Sq, Wakefield House is one I'd like to see either torn down or gutted/refurbished.
I think Wakefield House and the police station next door are some of our best remaining brutalist buildings. I particularly like the vertical bands on Wakefield House.

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#77 Post by crawf » Wed Sep 14, 2016 12:04 am

Nathan wrote:
metro wrote:MLC doesnt look too bad, but for buildings around Vic Sq, Wakefield House is one I'd like to see either torn down or gutted/refurbished.
I think Wakefield House and the police station next door are some of our best remaining brutalist buildings. I particularly like the vertical bands on Wakefield House.
I love Wakefield House aswell. Just wish it was double the height to fully stand out in the skyline.

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#78 Post by Jaymz » Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:26 am

HeapsGood wrote:Good riddance, now someone needs to tear down that ugly heritage listed office building on the corner of Franklin and Victoria Square...

Agreed. I'm not really fussed about the historical significance of this green eyesore, but I rate it alongside the Telstra Exchange and the Australia Post building on Gouger Street as one of the worst buildings in our CBD.

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#79 Post by crawf » Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:44 am

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HeapsGood wrote:Good riddance, now someone needs to tear down that ugly heritage listed office building on the corner of Franklin and Victoria Square...

Agreed. I'm not really fussed about the historical significance of this green eyesore, but I rate it alongside the Telstra Exchange and the Australia Post building on Gouger Street as one of the worst buildings in our CBD.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, though to rate those two eyesores with the MLC building?. Seriously

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#80 Post by Will » Sun Sep 18, 2016 9:31 pm

Drove past tonight, and very little of the church remains.

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#81 Post by Norman » Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:46 pm

Tower is coming down tonight. The rest of the building has been demolished.

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#82 Post by mshagg » Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:34 am

Yeah saw the tower being dismantled last night. Poor drivers seemed quite worked up about having to wait in traffic for the crane to maneuver - perhaps it was GHS looking for his on-street park on Pitt St.

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#83 Post by Algernon » Wed Sep 21, 2016 4:16 pm

Dismantling the tower... geez, just push it over and get on with it

Not on to the street though

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#84 Post by Norman » Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:54 pm

Aaaand it's gone.

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#85 Post by EBG » Sun Sep 25, 2016 10:58 pm

A picture from Saturday (24/9/16) Demo is nearly complete just some cleaning up last remnants.
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#86 Post by Ben » Wed Oct 12, 2016 4:58 pm

There was a sod turning ceremony today to officially commence construction. Apparently the federal government has committed $7m to this project.

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#87 Post by Nathan » Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:17 pm

Ben wrote:There was a sod turning ceremony today to officially commence construction. Apparently the federal government has committed $7m to this project.
What is the federal government doing contributing money to a church project?

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#88 Post by Jaymz » Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:42 pm

Nathan wrote:
Ben wrote:There was a sod turning ceremony today to officially commence construction. Apparently the federal government has committed $7m to this project.
What is the federal government doing contributing money to a church project?

Maybe because part of this development is to provide accommodation for people with disabilities, plus part retirement home.

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#89 Post by Norman » Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:23 pm

Yes, there was a payment from the state government due to the respite accommodation part.

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#90 Post by Mants » Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:42 am

Nathan wrote:
Ben wrote:There was a sod turning ceremony today to officially commence construction. Apparently the federal government has committed $7m to this project.
What is the federal government doing contributing money to a church project?
What a terribly misinformed question to ask. Do you actually know what Uniting Communities do in Adelaide? The Pitt Street offices house both the Lifeline call centre and Homeless Gateway Service.

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