Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

PROPOSED QUEENSLAND MUSEUM ' BRISBANE RIVER TENDERS are being called today for the first major building phase of the multi million doUar Queensland Cultural Centre. The Works Minister (Mr. Whnrtonl sn1d yes– t e r d R y tenders were being adl'ertised for the art gnller)', a restnurant, and a multi-purpose au– ditorium on the riv– erbank. The centre also \\'Ill feature a perfom1ing arts complex, th Queensland Museum, and the Stnle Library. These proJect.s wtll be parL of a continuing building programme to be finished by the mid 1980s. Mr. Wharton snld: "The romplcled complc~ " 'Ill be the most am– bltlnu• hulldln~ project e,•er undertaken in Queensland." ' A s,,rles or preliminary contracts, Including ril'• erbank works, sill' cx– cnvaLion, ro:i.dworks, and pilin g is nenring com– plet:on. World class Mr. Wharton snlct the building- contrnct, for thr nrL 1,rnllcr)' w ulrt stH rt. 1111111cdln1ely tho !i11nl site prcpnm t.fon nn<l toundn- 1Ion piling were f1111/iil1Nl. It. . houlct be comple1ed by April 1981. "The design ol tho nrt gallery ernb ct1es all the es~cn Lin t fcnlllrcs to 111nkc it world clnss," he said. "It lnrorporatcs :i220 square mctrf'!io of display an•as, liR!l !'>QIHll'r mcln•s of collccllon !iltora1,:r nnd 48!.0 !'IQ1rnrt1 n,ctrt•~ of arl– mlnlslrallnn, t•1l11cntion, llhrary, consrr\'alio11 aml scn·tcr .irra'i,'' Two floors or pnrkmtt space for 500 c• rs will bo locntect 1n the lower ler– els or I he site below the plnza deck. An internnl nnct cx– ter11nl design feature will br the use or wnter as n bnckcround cl<'ment or d1spl11)· II\ Ihe ~nllery and sculpture court. The Initial art ~•Iler)· pha!i-e will inC'lude lhe 1·nn~lnll'l i1111 nf n large 11la1.a area on•r lhc rrln• ,. a t e d Stanley ~trcot, llnk,••I to the restaurant nnd m111li•J1t1rtmse audi– torium. ",\ high lrl'el or snphls– tlcn11on will be prm·iclert in the \'flrtous systrms nr ntr ron<ht lomn~. ll~h t111c. SCl'Ur1t y nnd ftrc prOl('C• 11011 to hC' l11Mallr rt Ill the cnrnplcx:· Mr. \Vhnrton SUlrl, The relcnsc of n proJ– f"Ct nf t ht~ mngn1u 1rtc \lOUlrl prnr1cte a nrnrh ncrrlrd M1m11lt1s tn the h 11 I Id I 11 ~ lnct11strr . he sn1cl.