The Kelvin Grove Urban Village is a diverse city-fringe $1 billion master-planned community that endeavours to achieve best practice in sustainable, mixed-use, urban development.
Planning for the Village started in 2000 as a partnership between the Queensland Government through its Department of Housing, and the Queensland University of Technology. A number of private sector partners have become involved in the development and delivered on numerous construction initiatives since 2002.
With over 65% of the site completed, under construction or in planning, the Village provides a new centre for the wider area and is a part of Brisbane that offers unique living, learning, working and recreational opportunities. Many facilities are now complete including the QUT Creative Industries Precinct, the Village Centre, the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, the QUT Centre for Health and Physical Activity, and a number of residential developments including Campus Living Villages [Kelvin Grove], four Brisbane Housing Company properties, the Village Edge and Oxford Park.
Further commercial, retail and residential developments will be completed later this year and over the next few years.
The Kelvin Grove Urban Village is a diverse city-fringe $1 billion master-planned community that endeavours to achieve best practice in sustainable, mixed-use and urban development.
Planning for the Village started in 2000 as a partnership between the Queensland Government through its Department of Housing, and the Queensland University of Technology. A number of private sector partners have become involved in the development and delivered on numerous construction initiatives since 2002.
With over 65% of the site completed, under construction or in planning, the Village provides a new centre for the wider area and is a part of Brisbane that offers unique living, learning, working and recreational opportunities.
Many facilities are now complete including the QUT Creative Industries Precinct, the Village Centre, the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, the QUT Centre for Health and Physical Activity, and a number of residential developments including Campus Living Villages (Kelvin Grove), four Brisbane Housing Company properties, the Village Edge and Oxford Park.
Further commercial, retail and residential developments will be completed later this year and over the next few years.
To find out more about the Kelvin Grove Urban Village and what it has to offer, visit www.kgurbanvillage.com.au
In Australia the brick industry is worth $2.6bn to the economy and employs 30,000 people nationwide in the manufacturing and installation of its product.
The peak body representing Australia’s leading clay brick and paver manufacturers is Think Brick Australia, an organization that has been conducting research for over fifty years and continues this proud tradition today.
Think Brick Australia’s purpose is to ensure clay brick is recognised as a pre-eminent building material by leading architects, developers, builders and property owners and they work to promote the unique selling points of clay brick through their extensive research programme.
In partnership with the world-ranked University of Newcastle and the Australian Research Council, Think Brick Australia is currently undertaking Australia’s most extensive research into the thermal performance of Australian housing. The findings of this research will assist Government and the building and construction industry create more energy efficient buildings.
Think Brick Australia is also undertaking research to develop simple Climate Design Guides that provide practical, accessible data and advice to building designers, architects and planners for 22 Australian climate locations via a web portal.
As well as providing proof of its performance and developing resources based on the findings, Think Brick Australia believes it is many of the more well known qualities of clay brick that will push it to a leading position when it comes to environmental friendliness. Linda Ginger, Think Brick Australia CEO, says “We believe that what sets our product apart is its unrivalled longevity. Our products provide a lifetime of certainty. Bricks are tried and tested and have proven their superiority over newer rivals when it comes to low maintenance, durability, colourfastness and timeless appeal. In fact, much like the best wine, brick buildings only get better with age.”
Think Brick Australia is proud to be a supporter of the Subtropical Cities 2008 Conference. Research findings from The University of Newcastle are freely available and more information can be found at www.thinkbrick.com.au
The Department of Infrastructure and Planning works across Queensland to ensure planning and infrastructure essential to our state’s prosperous future are developed and delivered.
The Queensland Government has brought planning functions together into one department to lead local, regional and statewide planning initiatives and has embarked on the largest infrastructure program in the state’s history.
In a period of rapid economic and social growth there are challenges. There is strong demand for major infrastructure and for the coordination of regional and urban growth.
We are looking forward and delivering now—working for growth, sustainability and prosperity for all Queenslanders.
Water sensitive urban design has become the preferred approach to managing water more sustainably in urban environment. Water by Design is the capacity building program of the South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership, and it supports industry and government to implement WSUD with a range of products and services including policy development, training courses and design guidelines.
Achieving quality WSUD outcomes requires an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering and ecology. Water by Design has recently developed Conceptual Design Guidelines for Water Sensitive developments to assist design teams to achieve excellence in integrating water management with urban design. This new document complements the WSUD Technical Design Guidelines for South East Queensland, which has now been adapted for other cities and climates across Australia and around the world.
Deicke Richards is a home grown and south-east Queensland based multi- disciplinary design consultancy in its second decade of practice with 40 staff within offices in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. We are recognised for our diverse range of work and the energetic, collaborative and enthusiastic way we approach our work. Deicke Richards’ highly developed skills bridge architecture, urban design, community design and landscape architecture. These skills are brought together on almost every project in a collaborative environment. As urban designers we have developed ideas about the nature and form of the city which address social, environmental and economic conditions. Through projects for neighbourhoods, town centres, urban expansion and regeneration areas, we seek to solve problems and create memorable environments that have a distinct sense of place.
As architects we understand implicitly the elements of the city for living, working, gathering, trading and healing. We value an appropriate, humane, regional architecture which responds to user needs and aspirations. We have achieved these goals on large, complex and highly serviced buildings, small joyful community buildings and housing projects including affordable housing.
As community designers we engage in participative and consultative methods which allow stakeholder and community involvement in the design process. This strengthens our understanding of the rich and complex relationship between people and place. These participative approaches are often utilised on architectural and urban design projects.
As landscape architects we sensitively marry the needs of people and a healthy environment. We create places that are robust, physically comfortable and pleasant to use, through a strong understanding of horticulture and sustainable principles.
We take pleasure in serving our clients well and in producing work of a high quality and we enjoy undertaking complex problems that require creative problem definition and creative solutions.
A Well-Designed Subtropical City is one of the key themes of Brisbane City's Living in Brisbane 2026 vision. A founding partner of the Centre and a strong advocate for well designed and a climatically responsive city, Brisbane City Council's believes that subtropical imagery resonates in ideas about local identity. Indeed, resident polling through the neighbourhood planning process showed a majority of residents identified strongly with ideas about a subtropical city and lifestyle. The iconic Queenslander, large shade trees, an indoor/outdoor lifestyle and the prevalence of nature are all key to these ideas.
As the largest Local Government Area in Australia, Brisbane City is at the centre of one of the fastest growing regions in the western world. The challenge is to maintain Brisbane's enviable quality of life while accomodating an expanding population. Council believes in leading by example through its own projects such as Brisbane Square and Green Square and through programs like its Subtropical Boulevard and Neighbourhood Shadeway programs.
Our key task for 2026 is to establish Brisbane as a national and international subtropical city, leading in subtropical design and sustainable planning.
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