We’ve made sure we are getting the very best on board to help us get it right.
After an open Expression of Interest and Tender process, we have appointed JPW as lead design consultant and architect for the project.
With a recent portfolio of projects including Martin Place Metro Precinct, Sydney Opera House Strategic Building Plan, Barangaroo Reserve and the award winning Anzac Memorial, JPW will lead the development of the project into a full concept design and subsequent documentation phases.
They’ll work alongside ASPECT Studios as landscape architects, who are fresh off working on the Sydney Fish Markets, Quay Quarter Lanes, Darling Square and the terrific George Street Light Rail.
I am really excited to see them take the City’s project scope forward to a Development Application you will be able to give us feedback about.
Plans for a square outside Town Hall have been underway for more than 40 years and this is one of the biggest projects ever initiated by the City of Sydney.
Unlike other major cities around the world, we don’t have a large, lively, welcoming civic space. For the growing number of people living in and visiting Sydney, that is about to change.
This central, public square with ample trees and seating will be a place to sit on a weekday lunch break, a home to large scale events and gatherings like festivals, markets, celebrations and protests, and a meeting spot as iconic as the Town Hall steps.
In addition to supporting events and providing space for pedestrians, high quality public spaces attract business and investment to our city.
Today’s announcement keeps us on track for construction starting 2028.
We cannot wait.
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