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Hotel Puerto America in Madrid SpainFed Square is a friendly neighbor
And the crowd goes wild!
The Heartbeat of Melbourne
Controversy
Brainchild of a Design Duo
Main Entrance to Fed Square
The Auditoria of Fed Square
Federation hip to the Square
Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia
The Giant Ram of Wagin was built in 1985
A proud Ram stands for the City of Wagin
The Wagin Ram stands 9 Meters tall
Hide and Seek
Iran
Fashion of the Ram
Ackerman Exhibition in San diego
Good Post
Mid-Century California Design
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Hotel Puerto America in Madrid Spain
Thursday July 2, 2009 by DASPhotoBlogger
An inside look at a room in The Hotel Puerto America in Spain. The concept of a space that has brought together nineteen of the top architecture and design studios in the world from thirteen different countries. Each of the floors showcase a different concept in the hotel rooms. All play with different materials, colours and shapes to create spaces that bring together the best in avant-garde design and architecture.
Fed Square is a friendly neighbor
Wednesday July 1, 2009 by DASPhotoBlogger
Federation Square occupies roughly a whole urban block bounded by Swanston, Flinders, Russell Streets and the Yarra River.
And the crowd goes wild!
Tuesday June 30, 2009 by DASPhotoBlogger
Federation Square is Victoria’s second most popular tourist attraction, and is expected to get six to seven-million visitors annually.
The Heartbeat of Melbourne
Monday June 29, 2009 by DASPhotoBlogger
Despite fears that the plaza would remain empty because of its location on the edge of Melbourne’s centre, the open space has proved to be a popular place for rallies, performances, cultural gatherings, celebrations and just ‘hanging out’.
Controversy
Sunday June 28, 2009 by DASPhotoBlogger
The Change of government at he time of the winning bid for Fed Square changed the original design that included several five-storey shards to a more conservative one-story structure to appease critics.
Brainchild of a Design Duo
Saturday June 27, 2009 by DASPhotoBlogger
Federation Square was designed by duo Don Bates and Peter Davidson of Lab Architecture Studio in 1997 and was chosen out of 177 entries.
Main Entrance to Fed Square
Friday June 26, 2009 by DASPhotoBlogger
The site of Fed Square had a variety of former uses. The site was once The Gas and Fuel Building and the Jolimont Yard and the Princess Bridge railway station.