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Zaha Hadid’s Gold Coast twin-towers withdrawn due to lack of masterplan decisions

Australia Architecture News - Sep 29, 2016 - 17:31   15886 views

Zaha Hadid’s Gold Coast twin-towers withdrawn due to lack of masterplan decisions

Developer Sunland has formally withdrawn its development application for a $600-million, 44-storey twin tower project designed by Zaha Hadid Architects on the Gold Coast. The proposed development, dubbed The Mariner, was to be located on Sea World Drive in The Spit, a waterfront area which is mostly crown land. Earlier this month, the Gold Coast City Council resolved to delay a decision on the development application for up to 12 months, pending a masterplan for The Spit, which the council wants to develop in partnership with the Queensland state government.

In a statement, Sunland chairman Soheil Abedian expressed support for a masterplan. “We feel it is important the masterplanning process is unencumbered, without any perceived time pressures from existing development applications,” Abedian said. “For this reason we are withdrawing our development application for The Mariner until such time that a masterplan for the precinct can be agreed upon.”.....Continue Reading

Top image: Zaha Hadid's twin-towers, courtesy of Courtesy Sunland Group

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