Tag: Parks
Five ‘visionary ideas’ for Brisbane golf course transformation
Brisbane City Council has published five speculative plans for the transformation of a golf course north of Brisbane’s CBD into a public park.
LAVA, Aspect win competition to design major public park in Ho Chi Minh City
LAVA and Aspect Studios have designed a new park featuring sunken plazas, rainwater-harvesting “plants” and a curvaceous walkway plan inspired by the site’s history in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City.
Stadium hotel overlooking Parramatta Park proposed
Hassell has designed a 17-storey hotel in Parramatta on a site neighbouring the under-construction Western Sydney Stadium.
‘Town square’ to transform Brisbane’s Fish Lane
Richards and Spence and RPS Group have designed a new ‘town square’ for Brisbane’s Fish Lane that will comprise an urban park, hospitality, retail and gallery spaces.
Parks Victoria dumps plan to shrink golf course for more public space
Plans to enlarge the amount of public space in Melbourne’s Albert Park have been removed from a draft masterplan after “overwhelming” public support for an 18-hole golf course.
Disused Green Square lot to become 2,000-square-metre public square
Work will soon begin on the construction of a new public park on a vacant block of land in the Green Square urban renewal precinct, designed by Oculus.
First Gold Coast Cultural Precinct project opens
A double-sided amphitheatre, part of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct masterplanned by ARM Architecture and Topotek1, has officially opened.
Work begins on burying 9,000m2 Melbourne carpark under public plaza
Work has begun on the conversion of a carpark in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran into a new 9,000-square-metre public park designed by Lyons and Aspect Studios.
Parks Victoria mulls downsizing 18-hole golf course to enlarge Albert Park
A draft masterplan would see an 18-hole golf course within Melbourne’s Albert Park more than halved in size to make way for more space usable by the general public.
Expanded parkland to reclaim road and car park at Melbourne Metro Tunnel station
The Victorian government has unveiled Hassell’s design for an expanded park neighbouring a Metro Tunnel station.
New Docklands park, home to AL_A’s 2015 MPavilion, opens to the public
The final stage of a public parkland redevelopment, designed by MALA Studio, has been completed and opened to the public in Melbourne’s Docklands.
Linear park to fill in space under new Melbourne ‘sky rail’
Designs for a linear park and a 17-kilometre walking and cycling path occupying the space underneath a new elevated rail line in Melbourne’s south east have been released.
NSW Planning Commission gives nod to new, ‘fence free’ zoo in western Sydney
A proposed privately operated zoo in Western Sydney has been approved by the NSW Planning and Assessment Commission.
Four teams compete to design Sydney Park apartments
The design of a residential complex enveloped by Sydney Park will be decided through an invited competition between four architectural teams.
Public to vote on transportable “micro park” ideas in central Canberra
A public competition has seen six ideas for a “micropark” shortlisted for construction. A landscape architect will be engaged to turn the winning idea into reality.
Construction begins on Fishermans Bend park
A park designed by Hayball and Tract Consultants will be built in anticipation of the urban renewal of the formerly industrial Fishermans Bend area of Melbourne.
Plan to convert road lane to park in Melbourne’s Southbank unveiled
Announced as part of its 2017/18 budget, the new linear park on Southbank Boulevard will deliver open green space to Melbourne’s most park-deprived suburb
Should golf courses be converted into public parks?
A Sydney council says golf course land should be freed up for other uses as participation in the sport drops.
Designs for Melbourne Square public park released
Part of the six-tower Melbourne Square development, the 3,700-square-metre park will occupy 20 percent of the site.
Historic sewer transformed into community parkland
A portion of a the heritage-listed Main Outfall Sewer in Melbourne’s west has been transformed into a park by GHD Woodhead and GHD.
