There was minimal support outside of government and Multiplex offices for this development, and opposition has come from the public as well as Queensland's peak body of town planners, a major group of architects, and an award-winning University of Queensland Associate Professor Peter Skinner.
A lack of support for this development was evident in the limited backing from non-governmental entities like Multiplex offices, while the public and Queensland's leading planning authority, along with influential architects and an accomplished university professor, have voiced their opposition.