Maitland Riverlink is a unique public project in the regional centre of Maitland and makes a new connection between the main commercial high street and the river as part of a revitalisation of the towns central business district. The building is a two storey steel and concrete framed structure with feature brickwork and highly detailed thin roof and wall edges.
The project is a huge success for the community and the new gateway concept acts as a gathering space, with opportunities for performances and commercial operations but also as an accessway to link to the river and grasslands previously hidden from the high street.
Awards
2019 National Architecture Awards
- The Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design
- Award for Public Architecture
2019 NSW Architecture Awards
- NSW Architecture Medallion
- SULMAN MEDAL FOR PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
- Award for Urban Design
- Blacket Prize
2019/2018 Project Awards
- 2019 Australian Urban Design Awards – Built Projects, City and Regional Scale
- 2019 The Good Design Award – The Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award – Civic and Community Centers
- 2019 INDE.Awards – The Building 2018 Blueprint Awards – Winner, Best Public Project with Public Funding
- 2019 Architizer A+ Awards – Finalist
- National Trust 2019 Heritage Award – Highly Commended – Continuing Tradition Newcastle Architecture Awards – Public Architecture
- 2018 World Architecture Festival – Civic and Community – Completed Buildings
- Newcastle Architecture Awards – Urban Design
- Newcastle Architecture Awards – Newcastle Jury Prize
- 2018 Think Brick Awards – High Commendation for the New Entrant Award
- 2018 Architizer A+ Award – Popular Choice Winner – Concepts – Plus-Architecture +Urban Transformation