Price: FREE | Recommended Audience Age: 12+
Nowhere to grow:
Designing green spaces in a towering city
From Elkhorn to Pine, Staghorn to Norfolk, our Surfers Paradise avenues and streets are named for striking trees and vibrant plants. But as taller and taller towers squeeze onto smaller and smaller sites, are we designing spaces that allow them to grow?
What is paradise without its trees?
Will the Gold Coast become just another hot and heartless concrete jungle?
In this Open House Talks session, we are joined by a group of panelists who have seen and been part of the Gold Coast’s evolution into a high-rise, beachfront city. Together they will discuss why we need to pay attention to space for life on the streets, and how we can do it – from attractive walkable streets, to spaciousness and greenery.
Leading the discussion
Dr Rosemary Kennedy FRAIA, Director, SubTropical Cities
In conversation with
John Punch OAM, Board Member, Destination Gold Coast
Kate Rogers, Urban Planner, City of Gold Coast
Greg Forgan-Smith, Principal, Forgan Smith Architects
Gerard McCormick, Director, 8LA Landscape Architecture
Photography: Nikolas Strugar, Ravens At Odds
