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The eucalyptus green colour on the façade was chosen to honour Colonel Light's garden city plan, as well as the native eucalypt and dry grass vegetation of the Adelaide Plains.

The sienna and ochre colours on the façade represent the colours of the Adelaide Plains and the arid hinterland.

The axis of 'the Opal' (the imposing copper structure) runs in a line to the exact position of a traditional Aboriginal (Kuarna people) meeting point in Victoria Square.

The skin is made out of copper and it’s pre-weathered into a patina green. The ageing process of the copper has been accelerated so this is its parent colour. It’s not a painted on finish.

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Uploaded on August 21, 2010
Taken on August 21, 2010