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Monday, September 2, 2019
Cross River Rail - Architecturally Boring
There are amazing station designs around the world. New York has the amazing "Oculus", Stockholm has stations carved out of rock, London has the massive arched roof of Kings Cross and cavernous Canary Wharf, Munich has stunning symmetry, and Moscow has stations that look like palaces. Even Brussels has some attractive stations! So you think Brisbane would make an effort with Cross River Rail? Of course not. Cross River Rail (CRR) has boring looking stations that look like they were designed in the 1980s, and will date quickly (they'll already be four decades behind at opening). Yes, Albert Street is a minor improvement, but continues to put Brisbane on the "it thinks it's a world city" stage. Come on CRR, make an effort with your architecture!
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Not sure the 80's like Roma street when it was opened prob 2005 or there abouts
ReplyDeleteI think the second photo of what Roma Street could look like it ok. Bright and airy with a simple design looks ok. But I think more important than looking great is how functional these stations are.
ReplyDeleteWe comment regularly that Queensland does not take advantage of the opportunities that train stations present by having coffee shops and other attractions connected to the train station. This can offset the cost of building new stations by making stations more attractive to go to.
Got 20 minutes till your next train, get a coffee and a sandwich or something else that is connected to the station and I think the number of passengers using the stations will increase a lot.