Flood the golf courses, demolish the freeways: what could Melbourne look like in 2070?

The NGV's first landscape architecture exhibition has invited eight visionaries to picture the future of different sites along Birrarung - the Yarra RiverGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn half a century, should Melbourne's golf courses be flooded and transformed into wetlands? Could the city's freeways be replaced with public parks? Will underwater robotic drones have a part to play in ridding our waterways of invasive species?These are some of the questions explored at the National Gallery of Victoria's Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts for 2070, a thought-provoking, optimistic and occasionally uncomfortable exhibition that presents speculative visions for the Birrarung (Yarra River) from eight of Australia's leading landscape architecture studios. These practices were invited by the NGV's curators, in association with the Birrarung Council and with guidance from Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung elders, to imagine what various sites along the Birrarung might look like in 46 years. And the results are varied.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...