Last week Pip and I were stoked to be a part of the 2011 State of Design Festival - Urban Realities 3 Day Design Challenge courtesy of Breath Architecture who subsequently won the challenge. We had the easy part though, Slayer coffee machine and coffee were supplied by Coffee Supreme. It was nice to spend sometime getting to know it, albeit in bloody cold & rainy conditions. Elaine of Abbotsford Club, My Sister Says & Servery & Spoon & Alex of The Premises also did some time on the coffee. The below pic is Jeremy of Breathe giving a talk on the ideas behind their concept. Loved the notion of blocking out the eyesore that is the Docklands. Aside from the visual and relevant aspect of the water, the water barriers also blocked out the wind. And a section was left open facing the water as the one true line of sight for beauty(and that's not towards Etihad) Man what an absolute disgrace the Docklands is. It really makes me angry when you see time and time again, Melbourne being ruined by weak councils & governments in the face of souless & self serving property developers. Way to go Jeremy and Crew on your much deserved win. More information here from Broadsheet
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