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Grace On Coronation
The Grace on Coronation is a proposed development of three residential skyscrapers located in Toowong in Brisbane, Australia. It was designed by Zaha Hadid. If completed this development will be her first work in Australia. The development will occupy a site on the banks of the Brisbane River, just four kilometres from Brisbane central business district. The site was the location of the former ABC Radio Brisbane studios and has 135 metres of river frontage. Original design The $430 million development originally consisted of three champagne flute-shaped towers, two at 24 storeys and one at 27 storeys, which were to contain a total of 555 units. The design also incorporated the preservation of heritage-listed Middenbury House. The proposed development has received development application approval from the Brisbane City Council. Construction on the site was expected to begin by the end of 2015. This initial design featured three towers. In July 2015 a legal challenge was launched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middenbury House
Middenbury House is a heritage-listed house at 600 Coronation Drive, Brisbane, Coronation Drive, Toowong, Queensland, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1866. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 18 July 2014. History Middenbury, a single-storeyed brick building, rectangular in plan and surrounded by verandahs on three sides, is located in Toowong on an elevated position on the Brisbane River. It was constructed in 1865 as a villa residence on land owned by Mrs Eliza Mary Rogers, who purchased the site of just over in that year. Until 1956, the place was used a residence, with large grounds surrounding the house. Following acquisition of the property in 1957 by the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) the site was used for radio and television broadcasting, with Middenbury used primarily for office space. Free settlement occurred in Brisbane, traditional country of the Yuggera and Turrbal people, from 1842. Land available for pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
