Southern Cross Station stands in central Melbourne, Australia, on the site of the older Spencer Street Station, which had operated from 1859, redeveloped into its current form under a major reconstruction completed in 2006 to a design by the architect Nicholas Grimshaw. Its roof is the station's defining feature, a continuous undulating steel and glass form shaped like a series of connected waves rather than a conventional flat or arched train shed, a geometry chosen specifically to draw diesel locomotive exhaust upward and vent it naturally through openings at the roof's peaks without mechanical extraction systems. The design won the World Building of the Year award at the 2006 World Architecture Festival, recognized for solving the practical problem of ventilating a large enclosed station handling diesel trains through architectural form rather than added machinery. The station was renamed Southern Cross in 2005 as part of the redevelopment, after the constellation long associated with the Australian national identity and flag.
Facts
Building TypeRailway station terminus 1 LocationSpencer Street, Melbourne, Australia 1 Completed Year Classification
Standing Status Building Type
Building Type (category) Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, located there.
Sources
1. Southern Cross railway station (Wikipedia)
Infobox, building type
Railway station terminus
Lead, location
is on Spencer Street, between Collins and La Trobe streets, at the western edge of the Melbourne central business district.
Redevelopment section
Construction began in October 2002 and was completed in late 2006, with the majority of the transport facilities finished in time for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Infobox, height
23 metres (75 ft)
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
Southern Cross Station stands in central Melbourne, Australia, on the site of the older Spencer Street Station, which had operated from 1859, redeveloped into its current form under a major reconstruction completed in 2006 to a design by the architect Nicholas Grimshaw. Its roof is the station's defining feature, a continuous undulating steel and glass form shaped like a series of connected waves rather than a conventional flat or arched train shed, a geometry chosen specifically to draw diesel locomotive exhaust upward and vent it naturally through openings at the roof's peaks without mechanical extraction systems. The design won the World Building of the Year award at the 2006 World Architecture Festival, recognized for solving the practical problem of ventilating a large enclosed station handling diesel trains through architectural form rather than added machinery. The station was renamed Southern Cross in 2005 as part of the redevelopment, after the constellation long associated with the Australian national identity and flag.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.