Kelvin Grove Urban Village
The Kelvin Grove Urban Village is an urban village and university precinct in Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that was developed after the closure of the Australian Army's Gona Barracks.
History
The
A heritage assessment of the Gona Barracks site determined that it was the buildings of the upper barracks around the parade ground that, as a group, were of a greatest significance rather than individual buildings. A partnership between the Queensland Department of Housing, Brisbane City Council and the Queensland University of Technology was formed to develop a mixed-use urban village precinct using the Gona Barracks site and adjacent land. The university built its Creative Industries precinct re-using Gona Barracks buildings and introducing new buildings, sited to reinforce the rectangular form of the Gona barracks parade ground. The re-development won major planning and design awards from the Urban Development Institute of Australia.[3]
Following $23,000,000 on construction of infrastructure, the Kelvin Grove Urban Village was officially opened by
Facilities
Unlike most Australian university campuses that comprise a large site for the sole use of the university, the Kelvin Grove Urban Village contains a mix of university buildings (some purpose-built by the university and other buildings leased by the university), apartment blocks, and retail shops.[4] The precinct promotes itself as a hub for creative practice, as it incorporates the QUT Creative Industry Faculty and the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries (a selective senior high school for students wishing to specialise in arts and entertainment).
The university-owned
References
- ^ "Gona Barracks (entry 601966)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Woods, Ruth; Hammonds, Andrew. "Kelvin Grove Urban Village – A Case Study Sustainability Response" (PDF). Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Former Gona Barracks Site - Kelvin Grove Urban Village" (PDF). Time and Place (8). Queensland Heritage Council: 5. Winter 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Premier opens $38m Kelvin Grove Urban Village Infrastructure". Queensland Government. 24 November 2003. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Roundhouse Theatre". Queensland University of Technology. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Getting Here". La Boite Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.