In summer, people don’t tend to linger in King George Square . Some find shade under a few trees, or in the bar that now sits opposite City Hall, but most use the paved space as a thoroughfare. Professor Debra Cushing, from the School of Architecture and Built Environment at QUT, believes the square is a harsher and hotter space than Brisbane would want for such an important civic space.
“As a central part of the city I think it is vital to showcase that Brisbane is a sustainable city, and one that recognises we are in a subtropical location that is getting hotter because of climate change and urban heat island effects,” Cushing said. “I think it is work putting money into improvements as a message – not only to the people who live in and visit Brisbane, but to the world – that we do care what our public spaces show.” The square had lawn and fountains until development of the underground busway prompted a rethink and a design competitio
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