The secret of the Broadmeadows precincts of Dallas and Coolaroo is out – these villages have possibilities even some locals never imagined.
Vision Dallas: 2035 is an exhibition that envisages change through the eyes of young people whose aspirations are based on both living well and living within their means. And it’s not a high-rise world, but one that can be embraced from street level (pictured).
Vision: Dallas 2035 features design projects developed last year as part of an “eco-acupuncture” studio project undertaken by the Victorian Eco Innovation Lab (VEIL).
Projects include redesigning the Dallas shopping centre and the surrounding housing of Eastmeadows, transforming the former Ericsson factory site and revitalising Seabrook Reserve.
“These projects re-imagine Dallas through new architectural and design strategies, addressing the distribution of food, water, transport, energy and information,” VEIL co-ordinator Jessica Bird said.
“Greenfield planning developments can create sustainable communities from scratch. Dallas, however, requires the retro-fitting of an existing community.”
VEIL is led by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning with project partners including Monash University’s School of Design, RMIT’s School of Architecture and Design, Swinburne University’s Faculty of Design and La Trobe University’s Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities in Bendigo. The exhibition will be launched on Thursday at the Hume Global Learning Centre in Broadmeadows and will be open until May 15.
