Sustainable Sydney 2030 Summarised

The 3 main goals of the Sustainable Sydney Plan:

GREEN

*Sydney to be an environmental leader

*Reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions

*Encourage 'green' infrastructure

-Reduce energy

-Reduce water and waste demands

-Renewal sites

*Green Transport

*Protect native flora, fauna and ecologies

*Open space

GLOBAL

*High quality job opportunities

*Quality cultural centers

*World class tourism attractions

*Creating central city spaces and reconnecting Sydney to the harbour

*Supporting artistic and creative communities

*Architectural excellence

CONNECTED

*Project sponsorship to business and the arts

*Affordable homes strategy

*Sense of community by encouraging local projects

*Implementing a light rail link from Central and Circular quay

*City favoring pedestrians

*Encouraging cycle ways and bike rental to slow traffic and encourage public transport

Events/Activities and Lighting Info so far...

My first post! How exciting. I just thought I'd update you on what I have so far today. I've been writing down ideas for activities that we may want to incorporate into the design.

Activities:

-theatre/ dance performances

-music concerts

-food festival/dining area/food court

-air show

-water sports show

-outdoor picnic area

-rides? (Luna park could be free admission)

-arts and craft markets

-movie/cinema room

-museums dedicated to aboriginal heritage/ history of sydney/ circular quay

-the grass area on the top could host football/rugby games?

It could be a month long structure that might accommodate some of these things?

Peter Milne and his large scale projection company Electric Canvas have handled projection for Luminous and Vivid Sydney- they use the PIGI and Large format scrolling projection. I think we should use this system, because I'm not sure how else to project light on the scale that we're planning! (and they've done it before)

http://www.theelectriccanvas.com.au/services/pigi-projection/

Factors to consider with lighting:

-Size of structure to cover

-Distance to project over (and water to project through!) I think Peter Milne has projected distances of up to and around 650 metres...

-Energy efficiency

-The light reflecting off certain surfaces and blinding people! (I had to put a dramatic one in)

-Will our lights change colour, how often, be still images, be an animation (?)

I'm in the process of researching materials which I will hopefully have up before our deadline!