federationsquare

** Queen Victoria Market Federation Square State Library Impact on society Bibliography  **  Federation Square opened October 2002 and has been there for six years. Its development was one of the most complex and confusing construction projects ever built in Australia. The architecture of federation square came from an International Architecture Design competition won in 1997. It was in response for a new civic centre for Melbourne. The $ 450 million project was an undertaking of the State Government of Victoria with financial support from the City of Melbourne, Commonwealth Government and the Private Sector.
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Before Federation Square could be developed, the Flinders Street Rail Yards had to be completely built across. Its construction is understood to be the largest expanse of railway decking ever built in Australia. This was a confusing task that took twelve months with structural work only possible in the early hours of the morning. The deck is supported by over 3000 tonnes of steel beams, 1.4 kilometres of concrete (crash walls) and over 4000 vibration-absorbing spring coils and rubber pads.

The deck is designed to support some of the most sensitive uses imaginable galleries, cinemas and radio studios- and isolate them from vibration and noise. The building façade system, utilizing new understanding of the surface geometry allows for the individual buildings of Federation Square to be told the difference from each other. Some materials used are sand stone, zinc and glass.

The modular system uses five single triangles to make up a self- similar pattern. Federation Square is home to many businesses, arts centres as well as retail outlets and eateries. Federation Square also offers a wide variety of "fed ed" or educational programmes.  The Fed Ed program actively engages primary and secondary school students in the civic and cultural life of Melbourne through the delivery of educational packages including tours, workshops and teacher support manuals to compliment our onsite exhibitions, events and festivals.