2024 Movement and Place Award
Winner
Project: Nicholas Street Precinct
Location: Ipswich
Team: Ipswich City Council, Buchan Group, Vee Design, Bornhorst + Ward, WSP, Strategic Spaces, Savills, Ranbury, RLB & Hutchinson Group with Ipswich City Council
An ambitious vision realised through perseverance, persistence, and thoughtful planning. The ground plane of this complex urban project has been thoughtfully reimagined to balance many competing demands, so that movement and place objectives are achieved to the benefit of the whole. It reintroduces riding, cars, and other modes through a shared zone right in the heart of the city.
A previously underutilised space is transformed from a windswept mall into a vibrant community heart. A mix of old and new uses have been established and upscaled to boost vitality and enable the quantum and quality of public realm to be supercharged.
Place and movement work together to revitalise, activate and link places. The thoughtful design promotes flexibility and adaptability in how the space can be used and curated, supporting efficient day to day operation as well as a venue for markets and major community events.
The project is an excellent example of collaborative delivery led by a local government in consultation with multiple government and private sector stakeholders delivering exemplar outcomes that benefit businesses, visitors, and residents alike.
Image credit: JB Content Studios
Image credit: JB Content Studios
Commendation
Project: Hanlon Park / Bur’uda Waterway Rejuvenation
Location: Brisbane
Team: Brisbane City Council, Epoca Constructions, and Tract (in collaboration with Belinda Smith, UAP, Core Consultants, Littoria, Webb, EDAW / AECOM, Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee)
A new benchmark for Brisbane’s latent green grid, this is a hard-fought victory where the unwavering pursuit of a strong vision over many years, by many players, has transformed an underappreciated drainage corridor into a vibrant green link.
A well-conceived park and landscape project, Hanlon Park also delivers a hardworking new link in Brisbane’s active travel and movement network.
Crossing large arterial roads and waterways can be difficult challenges for a growing active transport network. This project resolves these challenges elegantly, creating a high-quality continuous walking and riding connection that is flood resilient and embedded seamlessly in the landscape, while addressing a critical missing link in the Norman Creek corridor.
The Jury commends Brisbane City Council for pursuing a holistic and integrated place and movement outcome for this important corridor, and notes the active ongoing role of the Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee in championing the project over many years.
Image credit: Christopher Frederick Jones
Image credit: Christopher Frederick Jones