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International architectural practice Buchan created a community-centric design for the new Ipswich Central Library and Tulmur Place, adding new life to the city’s historic CBD.
Imagined as a centrally located, culturally expressive and inclusive space for the local community, the design of the new library and civic plaza in Ipswich references the surrounding natural and built context, with Buchan’s architectural and masterplanning approach drawing from a rich and diverse history, and layering new elements to encourage engagement.
A lushly green and enjoyable pathway promotes safe passage while also providing enriching public amenity that caters to the diverse cultural audience. Additionally, specialised lighting and a light-art façade animate the space further.
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THE Ipswich business community is a resilient one but the all-consuming impacts of COVID-19 made 2020 a year more challenging than ever before.
Ipswich Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Phil Bell said he is positive about the year ahead and 2021 provided great opportunities for local businesses to prosper.
Ipswich has survived through devastating floods in 2011 and 2013, drought, bushfires and local political upheaval. Tulmur Place opened at the end of November. Mr Bell says there is great optimism for the completion of the wider Nicholas Street Precinct.
COVID-19 “will leave a lasting legacy” too, Mr Bell said.
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Subscriber only THE MONUMENTAL impact on the cinema industry has caused a delay in an operator being signed off for Ipswich City Council s CBD complex. United Cinemas, which operates 10 cinemas around Australia including Eldorado in Indooroopilly, was the council s preferred operator to anchor its upgraded cinema facilities. The site was filled by Birch Carroll and Coyle before it moved out last year. Retail Sub-project Steering Committee chair James Hepburn told the Governance and Transparency Committee this month that negotiations had hit a bump. Ipswich City Council estimated between 12,000 and 13,000 people attended the official opening of Tulmur Place on November 28.