Heading towards the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics, an innovative proposal is reimagining a north side precinct for Brisbane’s CBD with legacy infrastructure well beyond the games.
The proposal includes a 60,000-seat stadium, aquatic centre and wave pool, pedestrian promenades, recreational canals, elevated gardens, pedestrian bridge, retail and hospitality zone, public spaces, and transport connectivity.
The Northshore Vision 2050 is the brainchild of the Brisbane Design Alliance comprising the engineering, planning, design, and architectural expertise of Aurecon, Buchan, HKS, NRA Collaborative, and Nikken Sekkei, which have been working together on it for six months.
The scheme would be developed in stages, according to the Alliance. Stage One would establish a sports and entertainment precinct for the 2023 Olympic Games that includes a stadium, warm-up facilities and a 2500-apartment athletes’ village, hotel, restaurant, and leisure amenities.
Subsequent stages over the following 15 years would integrate an additional 12,000 residential apartments and townhouses, specialist high performance sports science and medicine zone, and innovation and cultural zones, a central park, and a green pedestrian bridge over the river to Bulimba, according to Buchan Principal Phil Schoutrop.
Aurecon Managing Director, Community and Place, Tim Spies, says the company is committed to supporting the development of sustainable urban neighbourhoods for the long-term.
Northshore Vision 2050, according to HKS Director Andrew Colling, leverages underutilised industrial land that will realise the potential of the Brisbane River and deliver a valuable social and economic legacy for south-east Queensland.
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Desi Corbett
Desi is the Editor of Concrete in Australia and at the helm of our magazine for 8 years. She was behind the Institute's weekly news bulletins from 2016-2021 and is now writing our focused news items. Desi has been an engineering news and features journalist/editor across all disciplines since 2013 - part of a 30-year career writing for a wide range of industries.