Tag: Brisbane
Can the Brisbane Olympics 2032 create value and a lasting legacy?
Exactly what does the 2032 Summer Olympics mean for Queensland and the vast conurbation considered “Brisbane”? Catherin Bull examines.
Koichi Takada’s ‘urban forest’ tower approved for Brisbane
The approved design is for a 20-storey tower supports around 400 trees along with a variety of draping and climbing plants.
Two more green bridges for Brisbane
Brisbane City Council has released concept designs for bridges linking West End with St Lucia and Toowong.
Vision for 64-hectare Brisbane park finalized
Brisbane council’s final vision to transform a golf course into a public park will include revegetated forests, native bushland pockets and restored waterholes.
UQ introduces new urban design degree
The University of Queensland has introduced a new masters degree in urban development and design aimed at creating sustainable cities.
Park at Queen’s Wharf Brisbane underway
Construction has begun on a 6,500 square metre park on the banks of the Brisbane River as part of the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane development.
Consortium appointed for ‘city shaping’ Brisbane South Bank masterplan
The new masterplan will replace one completed in 1997 by Denton Corker Marshall.
Draft vision for Brisbane’s largest open space revealed
Brisbane City Council has revealed its draft vision for a new public park that is set to bring “nature back into the city.”
Brisbane council plans overhaul of ‘crowded,’ ‘narrow’ CBD riverfront
The stretch between the City Botanic Gardens and Howard Smith Wharves has been called “one of the least generous waterfronts” of its kind.
Post-industrial wasteland to become ‘immersive’ wetlands park
A former industrial site in Brisbane will be restored and rehabilitated into an adventure nature park.
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.
Brisbane landscape architect Beth Wilson dies aged 85
Wilson Architects director Elizabeth “Beth” Wilson, described as a “doyenne” of landscape architecture, has died aged 85.
‘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.
Ageing Brisbane mall temporarily reborn as cultural hub
Architects Stukel Stone have transformed a decrepit riverside mall in Brisbane into a temporary performance venue ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Foliage fervour: Bungalow Garden Rooms
A series of diverse, textural and dynamic “garden rooms” are the result of a close collaboration between architect and landscape architect and celebrate a life lived outdoors.
A new rural: Garland Garden
In the inner-city Brisbane suburb of New Farm, Landscapology presents a compelling vision of a new-century rural garden.