Activity sheet: Barangaroo Transforming Barangaroo 1. State why geographers are interested in the redevelopment of Barangaroo. NSW Government intervenes to transform Barangaroo 2. State the NSW Government's plans for Barangaroo when it acted in 2003. Barangaroo's three development precincts 3. Identify and briefly describe the three development precincts of Barangaroo. Large scale urban renewal 4. Outline the significance of the Barangaroo transformation. Arrangement of land-‐uses 5. Outline the factors influencing the arrangement of land-‐uses at Barangaroo. Exploring Barangaroo 6. Now that you are familiar with the plans for Barangaroo, identify five adjectives (describing words) you think will apply to the completed development. Share your list with the person sitting next to you. Are there any words you have in common? Share your combined list with another pair of students. Agree on five key words that the four of you think describe Barangaroo. Share your group's list with the rest of a class. What do the selected words tell us about your class' perceptions of the development? Do they support the way in which Barangaroo is being promoted? 7. Access Google Earth and type in the request 'Barangaroo, New South Wales' and complete the following tasks: a. Estimate when this Google Earth image was taken. b. Describe the land-‐uses evident on the Barangaroo site. c. Identify the barriers to Barangaroo's integration with Sydney's CBD. d. Locate the following features: Observatory Hill, Walsh Bay, The Rocks and Millers Point. Exploring Barangaroo 8. Use the Google Street View facility to travel from the Sydney Harbour Bridge along Hickson Road to Barangaroo South. Describe the historic port-‐related infrastructure on the right-‐hand side of the road as you pass through Walsh Bay. Speculate on the function of the overhead bridges you pass under. Outline how the topography of the area has been modified to accommodate Hickson Road. The evolution of a plan 9. Write a paragraph or two about the evolution of the plans for Barangaroo since 2003. Barangaroo South project overview 10. Identify the principal elements or components of the Barangaroo South urban precinct. 11. State what will distinguish Barangaroo South from the other large-‐scale urban precincts in Australia. Barangaroo South's constructed (or built) environment 12. Outline the ways in which Barangaroo South's constructed (or built) environments seeks to be accommodating of the needs of workers, residents and visitors. 13. View the video highlighting the planners' vision for Barangaroo South http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvI3sG5uA-‐s Outline the key elements of this vision. 14. Study Figure 2. Outline how the public domain portrayed in the computer-‐generated image reflects the planners' vision for Barangaroo South. 15. Identify the key elements of Stage 2 of the Barangaroo South development. 16. State the architectural inspiration for the landmark Crown Hotel and Resort. 17. Outline how Barangaroo South's connections with Sydney's CBD are being enhanced. Environmental and social sustainability 18. View the environmental sustainability video. Outline the ways in which Barangaroo South seeks to achieve its aim of being carbon neutral. 19. Outline the key elements of Barangaroo South's social legacy program. Barangaroo: Place awareness and positioning 20. Explain what is meant by the term 'place awareness and positioning'. Place positioning 21. Study Figure 3. Outline the process of 'place positioning'. Identify the strategies being used to promote Barangaroo South.