Overview
The site covers the old railyards, decked over to join the city grid to the Yarra. Lab Architecture Studio’s design sets no right angles: the paving slopes, the buildings fold, and the whole thing reads as a single geological surface. It holds a big screen that shows sport and civic events, and the square fills for finals, festivals and protests.
Highlights
The Ian Potter Centre inside holds the National Gallery of Victoria’s Australian collection, including the Indigenous galleries, and entry is free. ACMI, the moving-image museum, has a permanent exhibition on Australian screen culture. The riverside terraces below the square are the quiet way to reach the Yarra path.