The Central Park Design Competition
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James Corner:
So there's a lot to like about ASPECT's scheme.
It's relatively simple and elegant.
Dr Libby Gallagher:
There's a real sense of joy and discovery.
Abbie Galvin:
I think the ASPECT scheme had an incredible sort of softness and simplicity to it.
Clarence Slockee:
In some ways the simplicity -- it was very clear and very concise around the elements that were represented in the design.
Kate Luckraft:
It also has so many ways in which you could experience spaces within this park.
James Corner:
It will only get better and better and better with time because the planting program, the tree planting program in particular, is designed with time in mind.
Clarence Slockee:
I think they've been really able to bring a design to the table that shows what you can do in a small space.
Abbie Galvin:
I think it balanced sort of the need to be an urban park and the understanding of its surroundings and its context, with the connection to Country and the sort of response to the Cumberland Plain.
Dr Libby Gallagher:
There was a lot to like about the scheme. I think one of the things that really struck me was the depth of understanding of that place.
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A two-stage design competition was held in the first half of 2023, with ASPECT Studios' concept chosen by an expert panel from a short-list of five leading architect firms. The jury panel agreed the winning concept met all facets of the competition brief to deliver a world class park that is both elegant and simple, and will respond to the future urban setting of the site.