RIPARIAN PLAZA 2002-2005
HARRY SEIDLER
Designed by famous Australian architect Harry Seidler, the
main objective was to develop a significant building on an important parcel of
riverfront land. It would be his last major project.
The outcome was the first dramatic expression of changing use in a
high-rise building in Australia. Riparian Plaza has become an architectural
landmark that set the benchmark in architectural expression, construction
engineering, environmental design and innovative smart technology.
Riparian Plaza is the first multi-purpose building accommodating both
office and residential vertical sectors is unique in Australia. The name
‘riparian’ is derived from Latin origins meaning ‘on or pertaining to the
riverbank’.
With its 45 degree orientation to the waterfront , Riparian Plaza is
perfectly designed to parallel the Brisbane River and to preserve and promote
views from all working and living spaces. Completed in October 2005, Riparian
Plaza stands at an impressive 250 metres.
Harry Seidler nació en Viena el 25 de junio de 1923. Tras la invasión alemana de Austria, huyó a Londres, y de allí a Canadá y Estados Unidos, países donde estudió Arquitectura. Llegó a Australia en 1948 y fue el primer arquitecto que aplicó allí los principios de la Bauhaus de Walter Gropius y Marcel Breuer. Falleció el jueves 9 de marzo
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