UPDATED: Two years after its “landmark” design for a mooted Adelaide Contemporary art gallery at Lot Fourteen was scrapped by the Marshall Government, architecture firm Woods Bagot has been commissioned to undertake preliminary design work on the new Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre at the same North Terrace site.
UPDATED: The Lot Fourteen innovation precinct on the former Royal Adelaide hospital site has been a pet project for the Marshall Government since it was elected in March 2018. Last week the State Government announced an additional $50 million in funding towards the Aboriginal Arts and Cultures Centre on the site. InDaily spoke with Lot Fourteen State Project Lead Di Dixon about what is there, what’s coming and how long it will all take.
From joining the Australian Special Forces to launching a project management company, Ngarrindjeri man David Mallett has carved out a strong career in the defence industry and is now trying to create pathways for young First Nations Peoples to move into the sector.
Adelaide’s Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre could rival architectural icons such as the Sydney Opera House and use cutting-edge technology to portray First Nations culture in never-before-seen ways, but could also be at risk of bureaucratic stonewalling. Stephanie Richards talks to the man appointed as a key leader of the $150 million gallery.