Federation Square

Format
Brief

City
Melbourne

State/Province
VIC

Country
Australia

Metro Area
Melbourne

Project Type
Special Use

Location Type
Central Business District

Land Uses
Civic Uses
Cultural Use
Open space
Performance Space
Retail

Keywords
Amphitheater
Cooling mechanisms
Gateway to the city
Open-air areas
Plaza
Roofed public space
ULI Awards for Excellence 2005 Winner

Site Size
8.9 acres
acres hectares

Date Opened
2002

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Melbourne has always felt the need for a grand civic square, which was promised—but never delivered—in the 1837 plan for the new town on the River Yarra. Federation Square ﬁnally meets this need, creates a new gateway to the heart of the city, and completes the family of welcoming institutions—the Flinders Street train station and St. Paul’s cathedral—that occupy the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets. On the southeast corner of this intersection, Federation Square replaces the Jolimont railyard that served Flinders Street station and an offensive eyesore, the “Gas and Fuel” towers—land uses that additionally created a barrier between the center of the city and the Yarra.

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Owner/Developer
Federation Square Management
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Architect
Lab architecture studio/Bates Smart Architects
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Landscape Architect
Karres en Brands
Hilversum, the Netherlands

Principal Author
David Taksuye

ULI Awards for Excellence 2005 Winner