Suburb plan a 'fluffy cartoon'

An artist impression of the redevelopment of South Brisbane. Photo: Supplied

The Australian Institute of Architects will ask Brisbane City Council to redraft a "fluffy cartoon"plan to develop South Brisbane that it says has no details.

It will also add its weight to calls by 1700 residents on Wednesday to ask Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney to extend the Friday deadline for public submissions on the future of the riverside land.

AIA Queensland president Richard Kirk confirmed architects had raised major concerns over the Kurilpa Peninsula plan with council's planning team at an industry briefing on September 25.

The redevelopment of South Brisbane's Kurilpa Peninsula is set to include highrises and parkland. Photo: Supplied

"The Kurilpa Master Plan is a world-class opportunity for Brisbane and deserves a world-class process," Mr Kirk said.

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"And we have not seen that world-class processs."

The Queensland chapter of the AIA hosted last week's briefing, attended by the Urban Design Alliance of Queensland, architects and landscape architects.

Briefing notes seen by Fairfax Media show industry figures questioning traffic, the proximity of buildings, the amount of green space and the purpose of the site.

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Suburb plan a 'fluffy cartoon'