The NSW State Government is increasing commercial space and reducing residential space at the Hungry Mile site on the eastern fringe of Sydney’s CBD, leaving it a far less diverse urban environment that has a far greater load on the city’s transport system. The competition winning architects for the site — Hill Thallis, Paul Berkemeier and Jane Irwin have been shut out of proceedings for a while now, and have recently begun speaking out on the subject.
Mr Thalis yesterday estimated the extra office space would be worth about $100 million a year to the Government. He would welcome a decision to spend that extra money on improved public transport and a better, bigger park but “if you have to get through a sterile business park to get to a park that is alienated from the city, then that’s not the best outcome”.
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