Australia Forum
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The Australia Forum is a proposed
History
In response to what its planners saw as the Australian capital's "lack of a sufficiently large, high quality, secure venue that can be locked down without disrupting the city, as well as a lack of sufficient accommodation of a suitably high standard"
In March 2010 the Steering Committee for the "Australia Forum Scoping Study" was announced subsequent to several previously rejected proposals.[6] The Australian Capital Territory government invested $500,000 in 2010 for the scoping study and in April 2011 agreed to allocate a further $1 million for technical studies.[7]
In 2015, a design for the building was announced by Guida Moseley Brown Architects,[8] to be designed by Massimiliano Fuksas.[1]
Committee
The committee consists of:[9]
- Professor Peter Shergold, former head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (Chair)
- Dr Dawn Casey, Director, Powerhouse Museum and formerly Director, National Museum of Australia
- Professor Ian Chubb, AC, Vice Chancellor, Australian National University
- General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC Chair of the Australian War Memorial Council
- Ms Virginia Haussegger, ABC News presenter
- Mr Rupert Myer, AM, Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia
See also
References
- ^ a b "Future uncertain for Fuksas, GMB's Canberra convention centre". ArchitectureAU. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Need and Benefits". Australia Forum. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Australian Business Web Design Canberra". Thetechnocrats. 14 September 2019.
- ^ Ireland, Judith (12 April 2011). "Mixed feelings over $327m complex". Canberra Times. Retrieved 16 April 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Australia Forum would be an asset". Canberra Times. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "$328m complex 'home for national conversation'". ABC News. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ Ireland, Judith (11 April 2011). "City's waterside vision revealed". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Latest design for Canberra's proposed convention centre released". www.abc.net.au. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Australia Forum". Canberra Business Council. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
