At the end of February 2011, the South Australian Government appointed the design team to undertake the master planning for Adelaide’s premier public realm, the Riverbank Precinct on the northern edge of the Torrens River.
We are thrilled to announce that the team is headed by ARM, and joins with Kevin Taylor of Taylor Cullity Lethlean, one of Australia’s leading landscape architects, and Andrew Russell of Aurecon, a world class infrastructure and specialist consultancy, to form the leadership team.
Kevin Taylor has worked on many South Australian and national projects including the North Terrace redevelopment and the current project to redesign Victoria Square. Andrew Russell is one of Adelaide’s leading urban designers with over 30 years experience. He recently worked on the Adelaide Oval redevelopment and has worked on many previous studies for Riverbank.
The team includes a wide range of specialist contributors, among them Malcolm Snow (currently CEO of Southbank Corporation Brisbane), Karl Telfer (senior Kaurna cultural bearer), Rob Di Cintio (Retail and Property expert with particular specialisation in boutique development) and the span of engineering expertise within Aurecon.
Adelaide’s Riverbank is one of the most significant public precincts in Australia. It is the location for the South Australian Parliament, the seminal Adelaide Festival Centre arts complex, SKYCITY Casino and the Adelaide Convention Centre. A large part of the precinct is built over the Adelaide Central Railway Station. Its river frontage comprises the historic Elder Park and surrounds. To the north, Adelaide Oval has begun a substantial redevelopment as a cricket and football venue.
In connecting to the Riverbank precinct, the city’s northern edge will become a revitalised public playground, and we are delighted to be part of its transformation.
