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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ backs north terrace facelift plan

Wednesday, 7 November 2001

Adelaide ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ is backing the North Terrace facelift plan, announcing a series of improvements to link in with State Government and Adelaide City Council initiatives.

Improvements planned for the North Terrace campus include:

• new paving at the front of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥
• opening up more views of historic ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ buildings
• replanting and additional seats along the campus's North Terrace frontage
• moving the bust of Sir Douglas Mawson to a location more appropriate to its scale
• moving the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ carpark entrance away from the Pultney Street intersection (in cooperation with Adelaide City Council and the State Government).

The chairwoman of the Vice-Chancellor's campus design panel, Professor Judith Brine, said the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ had commissioned Adelaide architects Woods Bagot Pty Ltd to draw up a master plan for the campus. She said this would ensure that improvements were carried out in an orderly and consistent manner and would fit with the vision of North Terrace as a cultural boulevard.

"The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ is working closely with the State Government and Adelaide City Council," Professor Brine said. "As well as the aesthetic considerations we are considering issues such as safety, both for pedestrians and road users in the vicinity of the campus. Moving the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ carpark entrance will make the North Terrace/Pulteney Street intersection much safer for pedestrians, including students from the new ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Senior College who will be crossing back and forth to classes."

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