Experienced team to deliver plan for Civic, Arts and Cultural Precinct


Released 25/06/2018

The team behind successful urban renewal master plans in Adelaide, Sydney and Wellington has been appointed to deliver a world-class plan for a new Canberra Civic, Arts and Cultural Precinct.

Led by international design practice Warren and Mahoney and urban planners and designers Oxigen, the team includes Canberra-based community engagement and heritage specialists.

Over the next 12 months Warren and Mahoney and Oxigen will develop a precinct plan that reflects the needs and aspirations of a young and dynamic community that values community life, social inclusion and financial and environmental sustainability.

City Renewal Authority chief executive Malcolm Snow said the successful tender demonstrated a history of using design-led and people focused planning to deliver world-class precincts.

“Warren and Mahoney and Oxigen have all of the technical skills to formulate a comprehensive precinct plan and they also have an approach to city design consistent with the City Renewal Authority’s values,” Mr Snow said.

“The plan will focus on improving connectivity and increasing the overall cultural offering for the precinct, including public realm improvements, early interventions, pop-up opportunities, and flexible and adaptable spaces that can serve a wide variety of community needs throughout the year.

“The team we have selected for this critical project has proven experience in delivering high-profile civic redevelopment in Australia and New Zealand and a demonstrated commitment to community engagement, innovation, sustainability and design excellence.”

Warren and Mahoney and Oxigen are recognised design leaders in Australia, leading key civic redevelopment projects like the Tonsley Innovation Precinct in Adelaide, the Bays Strategic Master Plan (Sydney) and the Christchurch Recovery Blueprint (New Zealand).

The team also has extensive experience in public building design, with credits including the New Zealand International Convention Centre, the Te Papa Museum and Art Gallery refurbishment in Wellington as well as public buildings in Christchurch and Adelaide.

Oxigen has had a Canberra office since 2009 and the project team will also include Canberra-based engineers Taylor Thomson Whitting, cost planners Rider Levett Bucknall, community engagement experts Tania Parkes Consulting and heritage consultant Duncan Marshall.

MacroPlan Dimasi will provide strategic property advice including land-use analysis and assessment of impacts.

“The Civic, Arts and Cultural Precinct needs to be a national and international drawcard for Canberra but first of all it needs to be a place embraced by Canberrans,” Mr Snow said.

“The selected team has a combination of international experience and local knowledge to help bring together a precinct plan of world-wide significance designed with the Canberra community in mind.”

The Civic, Arts and Cultural Precinct spans from Constitution Avenue to Northbourne Avenue and is bordered by London Circuit to the east and City Hill to the west.  It also includes Ainslie Avenue from London Circuit to City Walk.  It is home to the Canberra Theatre, the ACT Legislative Assembly, the Canberra Museum and Gallery and the new ACT Government office block currently under construction.

For more information visit cityrenewalCBR.com.au

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