I remember seeing a presentation on the Dundee waterfront. I was horrified at the degree of isolation those 'boulevard' roads create. It's a recreation of the Clyde Street issue that Glasgow City Council have tried to address of years. Do not make the mistake of creating modern destination architecture and then making access to it impossible.

Really? He has endorsed this massive lump of generic, architectural mince?... blimey.
Are we to assume he is a huge fan of that Premier Inn beast and Toby Carvery too?
Nothing to do with Dundee waterfront/ Council and outstanding fees?

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Yes it's a real let down in that regard. Interesting that you make the comparison with Glasgow - there are many similarities in the way these two councils operate - for the benefit of the car lobby and car user. Here you have this beautiful location, a brave decision to reverse previous poor planning decisions and a world class building gathering worldwide attention, and yet the public space planning leaves no doubt as to the real drivers of the final layout - the city traffic engineers. No regard to pedestrian experience, no regard to cyclists and boulevards (ahem - dual carriageways!!) careering through the centre once again with pedestrian barriers (good for what? - just makes a mess), lights, signage and all sorts creating a visual muddle of the view toward the V&A and the Tay. The pollution with the stop start traffic will make it a difficult place to linger for anyone not in a car. I fear it is a REAL missed opportunity.

With regards the Cooper Cromer building - meh. Copy / Paste repetitive portal architecture of our age. Not the worst but that is not a compliment

#3 You've missed something. The main constraint in the Dundee Central Waterfront is the trunk road network. Short of moving the Tay Road Bridge, or tunnelling the trunk roads this will always mean that major roads have to run through the area. The REAL missed opportunity was back in the days when the roads engineers were deciding where to land the Tay Road Bridge.