INTER-CULTURAL COMMUNITY

Intercultural community. What is it? Before I design, I need to know who I'm designing for and why? My initial interpretation of inter-cultural community is a community of multiple cultures that respect and learn from one another's cultural background and morals. It is not a doing, but a way of being. Until we learn to respect and love our differences, I dont think we can live together in peace and happiness.
I decided to research about Brisbane, and the places around HSW, what do the people have in common? And what are their differences? Who is going to use my proposed design for HSW and how can I make it n experience they can learn from and welcome the inter-cultural community.

HSW is surrounded and can be accessed easily by private/public transport by suburbs which include Brisbane city, New Farm, Kangaroo Point, Spring Hill, West End, Fortitude Valley and Southbank.

Brisbane City
Queen street is the heart of Brisbane and has always been the most important place yet, with a colorful mixture of heritage and modern facades. Wide numbers of events have been taken here, making it a place for both shopping/outing and commercial use with a large number of users being professionals. It is home to around 7,600 people.1. Image 3.



Fortitude Valley
Australia's first dedicated entertainment district made up of sounds of people and music. It includes China Town Mall which offers traditional chinese food and markets. The Valley is also home to numerous multi-cultural dining options, all located on same streets. It is a vibrantly colorful place, which is home to around 5,100 people.1. Image 4.




West End
Home to a lively mixture of cultures with vintage shops, restaurants, cozy bars, coffee shops and weekendmarkets. It is a multi cultural suburb with pround migrants. The weekend markets serve items such as fish, fruits and clothing to name a few.1. Image 5.



Kangaroo Point
The main elements easily identifyable with KP are the ancient cliffs, river, city views and mountains. It includes parklands, bikeways, playgrounds and picnic spots with lots of other activities such as mountain climbing available too to the public.1. Image 6





Spring Hill
This suburb is known for its oldest residential neighborhoods, with accommodation ranging from bed-and-breakfast to luxurios hotels.1. Image 7.

New Farm

Also known as Brisbane's "Little Italy" due to its Italian community. Its renowned rose park is a must-see together with their famous farmers' market which accommodates for fresh food.1. Image 8.

Southbank

Out of all the suburbs in Brisbane, Southbank has the most culturally friendly and diverse community especially with the places existing in this suburb. Spaces range from food, drinks to markets and shops. It however is also a commercial and education district. The iconic Brisbane Wheel is located in this multi-cultural suburb together with residential areas.1. Image 9.


Brisane in General
The population of Brisbane is 1.8million people, and the multicultural populaton has 21.7% of residents born overseas and 16% speaking another language other than english at home. The median age in brisbane is 34.7 years old which is expected to increase by 2031 to 40.2 years old. This will obviously have to be taken into consideration for the users of my design proposal. The average houshold size is believed to be 2.5 persons per private dwelling.2


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1. Sourced from: http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/
2. Sourced from: http://www.studybrisbane.com.au/
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