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New structure creates buzz at Fed Square

A new canopy at Federation Square reflects a honeycomb structure in honour of Federation Square’s bee population

21 Jan 2014

Elizabeth Boag

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Image: Honeycomb canopy at Federation Square: Source: supplied

A new structure at Melbourne’s Federation Square has been designed by Maddison Architects to reflect the patterns and structural productivity of a honeycomb, with a new outdoor canopy providing shelter to 200 square metres of covered area to Fed Square’s upper plaza.

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Elizabeth Boag

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I'm a Monash University Journalism student, and section editor for the Monash University Clayton student newspaper Lot's Wife. I love writing and hope to have a career in journalism.

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