Contributing to the Australian Ugliness

So Ettalong is to be further uglified by another over-built monstrosity.

I'm not disputing that development is necessary but why does Council fall over like a puppy to satisfy developers with bulging pockets of money and allow developments to exceed the building codes?

In the case of the Ettalong proposal, it exceeds the building codes in several areas.

Apart from exceeding the height restrictions which are clearly designed to sell the units for a higher price "by providing exceptional views of part of Brisbane Water", your article states that "the zoning allows for no street setbacks".

This means there will be no room for even token landscaping along the street, not even a blade of grass.

Who wants to sit in a cafe in a concrete jungle?

If only we could emulate the wonderfully sympathetic park like developments in places such as Vancouver or even closer to home, Noosa Heads, where beautiful gardens grace the street frontages of unit block developments, we might have something to be proud of instead of something to be apologetic about.

The famous 60s book The Australian Ugliness, by architect Arthur Boyd, sadly still rings true today.

Email, 31 Jul 2016

Lance Dover, Pretty Beach