Queensland Gallery of Modern Art

In 2002, the Queensland Premier announced Architectus as the winner of the international architect selection competition for the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. The design concept proposes a lightweight, open riverside pavilion containing two major levels of exhibition space, two cinemas, education facilities, a restaurant and boardwalk café. The gallery is organized into flexible, adaptive spaces which can house changing programs and exhibitions. A main theme of Architectus' design is a pavilion in the landscape, one which assumes its position as both hub and anchor for this important civic precinct. Critical to this is the building's response to the site, its natural topography, existing patterns of urban generation, and the river (text from architects' website).