
Is there much competition between the designers of the big things?
If two of them knew each other I’d be very surprised. Do you think the Big Banana will ever lose its relevance? Never. It’s about to be heritage listed. In your mind, is the Big Pineapple a greater design achievement than the Banana? I don’t think so. It was a better attraction because it was more comprehensive and was built with more initial capital. Plus they had a decent little train ride there and a wide base of horticultural exhibits. But the Big Banana still stands as absolutely one of the leading big things of Australia.