Students have designs on Le Cornu site
One of the student concept designs for the old Le Cornu site.
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Wednesday, 7 November 2007
One of the most controversial development sites in ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ is the focus of a major architecture exhibition being launched by the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ from November 15-18.
Many of the University's final-year architecture students will showcase their ideas to redevelop the old Le Cornu site in O'Connell Street, considered a blot on the North ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ landscape for the past 20 years.
The 2007 Final Year Architecture Project, to be exhibited in the Drill Hall on the Torrens Parade Ground next week, will feature an array of design projects for the Le Cornu site, including proposals for offices, car parks, apartments, retail shops, libraries, a concert hall and community centre.
Many of the students have chosen the Le Cornu project because it is directly relevant to ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ and its residents.
Lecturer and co-ordinator of the project, renowned Australian architect , says the redevelopment of the Le Cornu site offers students the opportunity to explore new city types and also the possibilities for public space.
"The project offers the opportunity to propose a new life for this main street in North ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ. Sites of such significance and scale can accommodate the span of urban functions, retail, residential and p