ABSTRACT

The important role of citizen movements towards dissolving the conceptual and practical imperatives of urban modernism during the 1960s and 1970s is widely accepted. However, the ideological impulses and social character shaping this movement are less known, particularly in the Australian context. Amid the growing discontent towards modernism and renewal, the outlooks of resident and voluntary organizations had the potential to intersect with the perspectives of government and development bodies: both sought to achieve vibrant, prosperous, and fashionable urban environments. The intersections of these seemingly opposed points of view demonstrates that it could be simultaneously envisioned that either by encouraging or obstructing renewal, Melbourne had the potential to harness the latest international trends in urban ideas, economy and design. Adopting the case study of the nineteenth-century Queen Victoria Market, a fresh food market on Melbourne’s city edge marked for renewal to facilitate the expansion of the CBD, the article demonstrates that both overlapping and competing interests marked the end of modernism. It also identifies ensuing conceptual and practical opportunities for governance, development, design, conservation and community involvement, which facilitated the flourishing in urban thought, policy and participation in 1970s Australia.

摘要

公民运动在解决 1960 年代和 1970 年代城市现代主义的概念和实践要求方面的重要作用已被广泛接受。然而，塑造这一运动的意识形态冲动和社会性格却鲜为人知，尤其是在澳大利亚的背景下。在对现代主义和更新日益不满的情况下，居民和志愿组织的观点有可能与政府和发展机构的观点相交：两者都寻求实现充满活力、繁荣和时尚的城市环境。这些看似对立的观点的交叉表明，可以同时设想，无论是鼓励还是阻碍更新，墨尔本都有可能利用城市理念、经济和设计方面的最新国际趋势。本文以 19 世纪的维多利亚女王市场为例，该市场是墨尔本城市边缘的一个生鲜食品市场，为促进 CBD 的扩张而进行了更新，文章表明，重叠和竞争的利益标志着现代主义的终结。它还为治理、发展、设计、保护和社区参与确定了随之而来的概念和实践机会，这些机会促进了 1970 年代澳大利亚城市思想、政策和参与的蓬勃发展。