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Revitalising Perth’s heart: the Yagan Square experience UDIA WA Breakfast – 24 July 2019 Sean Henriques WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are warned that the following presentation contains images of deceased persons.

Two goes to Three ( and a Half )

Growing pains

Create the opportunity Perth City Link • Area: 13.5 hectares • Dwellings: 1,650 • Population : 3,000 • Workers: 13,500 • Commercial space (office/retail): 244,000sqm • Private investment : $4 billion • Government investment: $1.3 billion

We found our Centre ………

Our Vision A place to meet, play, eat and Interconnecting Celebrates the Strong cultural drink from a civic, transport, unique spirit of High quality event showcase of narrative and retail, commercial destination. Western engagement. Western and cultural Australia. Australian components. produce.

We asked Perth what they wanted

Time for something different

We embedded it

Then asked our Elders to share their knowledge

We had our themes The tower symbolises the The ‘tracks’ and The square is named The selection of The canopy on the reeds and the ‘meeting place’ after the Noongar native vegetation upper level bulrushes once (amphitheatre area) warrior leader Yagan and tree species symbolises the lake found in his area acknowledge the and is one of the first that are important system which and is made up of history of the area spaces in the city to culturally and reflect originally occupied 14 ‘reeds’ as a place of hunting be named after an the history of the the site. representing the 14 and gathering. Aboriginal person. site. language groups of the Noongar nation.

We had authenticity

We brought everyone together Heritage Council of WA Community South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council and the Whadjuk people through the Whadjuk Working Group Heritage consultants Artists and architects

We re-created our landscape

Using our resources Architectural Palette Corten Zinc Zinc Sandstone Limestone Granite Granite

Food, there’s always food

With a Western Australian Focus Dale Tilbrook - Maalinup

Reconnected Perth - Physically

Reconnected Perth - Culturally

And went from here

To here Horseshoe Bridge 1966. Courtesy State Horseshoe Bridge 1966 Courtesy State Library of Western Australia (012280D) Library of Western Australia (012280D) Neon signs on the Horseshoe Bridge Billboard on Horseshoe Bridge and Walshs store William Street and the Royal Hotel from the viewed from Wellington Street, Perth, ca. window display to promote film 'Godfather'. Horseshoe Bridge, Perth, ca. 1924. Courtesy State 1959. Courtesy State Library of Western Courtesy State Library of Western Australia Library of Western Australia (007675PD) Australia (131118PD) (359541PD)

And arrived here

A place for everyone

Transforming the face of Perth Elizabeth Quay

The destination Cosy @ the Quay – July 2019

The next steps

Our favourite foreshore

Creating new destinations

Success underpinned by collaboration

Subi-East

Perth’s East Side

East Perth Power Station

Reinventing a heritage icon

METRONET

METRONET East Bayswater Redevelopment Area Forrestfield Redevelopment Area

Just the beginning “Conjure up a city embodying all things right about cities … Welco me to Perth” - Baz Dreisinger, The New York Times

Questions? Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority @VitalPerth @VitalPerth @ElizabethQuayPerth