September 11, 2013
The post industrial is often characterized by empty abandoned buildings--factories, warehouses, high rise housing. People have discovered these abandoned buildings, figured out how to get hold of them, and then tried to use them for something really unusual or different.
Thus a lot of the old factory buildings — old tanneries and warehouses---- in Australia's inner city (eg., Fitzroy, Melbourne or Port Adelaide) have been converted into lofts, galleries, creative hubs, and living spaces. This kind of renovation and revitalization of industrial space--urban renewal---is happening across Australia.
David Schalliol, "Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company Swing Bridge" (2011)
The industrial jobs that brought so many people to the cities in the early 20th century just aren’t there anymore. More and more of these kind of jobs have moved out to the suburbs and there is the reclaiming of spaces of work that involves the returning urban space back to the people that it was meant to serve.
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