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Melbourne, Australia: Day Three
Aaron Britt, our intrepid editor abroad, shares the sights seen on the third day of his architectural sojourn to Melbourne, Australia.
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Melbourne, Australia: Day Two
Editor Aaron Britt keeps the home fires stoked with tales and photographs from his architectural tour of Melbourne, Australia.
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Melbourne, Australia: Day One
After untold hours in the air, and an unexpected 4AM stop in New Caladonia, I finally arrived in Melbourne, Australia, to commence my architectural tour.
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Site Specifics: Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne Map: Contribute Now!
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As a Melburnian, I was really proud to see this article in an American magazine. Andrew Maynard can quite rightly call himself a Melburnian now, after an 11 year induction into our city, he certainly knows all of the top spots and our best architecture. We have a really good residential architecture scene too (just check out AM's work to see for yourself). In Melbourne we don't seem to worry anymore about Sydney. After all, Melbourne is the home of design, culture, sport and food in Australia. Sure we don't have Bondi, but we are a short drive to some really nice beaches on the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas. One of my favourite spots to go to is Seven Seeds Cafe in Carlton and de Clieu in Fitzroy. Smith Brunswick Streets in Fitzroy & Collingwood are really great for shopping, food and people watching. Richmond is great for these things too as well as furniture/homewares. There are too many to list, but if you ever have a spare few days (you Americans I am talking to), make sure you add in Melbourne to your itinerary, especially in March (our autumn/fall). Good work Dwell!
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The red-combination flooring at Federation Square (#16) was chosen in a particularly Melbourne-idiosyncratic way. A group of skateboarders were gathered and asked to rate in order the best to worst flooring for them. The "worst", these bumpy tiles, were duly laid! The flat stair-edges are a lovely place to sit and hang out without the whoosh, screech or safety problems from skateboarders. Love my hometown. Miss her greatly. Thanks Dwell - although I would have made the photo montage significantly longer to show just a few more parts of this beautiful city.
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