Six finalist designs were revealed for the future of Flinders Street station recently, and personally I think they all look awesome. There seems to be some negative response toward changing the dated architecture, but one of the main reasons I love Melbourne is it’s mix of old and new (the new is the best bit) and with the northern side to be kept as is for most of them, I would much appreciate a revamped platform system. A lot of the designs seem to want to utilise more vertical space too, include some really cool rooftop park proposals, and one of them look like they belong in fiction based centuries from now. Continue reading