Design competition for new Botanic Gardens Centre
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Council reporter/chief reporter From: Jan
McCarthy - CCC Communication Team MEDIA RELEASE
27 JUNE New Zealand architects
are being invited to take part in a design The Christchurch City Council is
inviting Expressions of interest from To be built along the river bank on the northern
boundary of the Expressions of
interest close on Friday 18 July at noon. An assessment
panel of elected members, Council staff and
industry "The competition will run from mid
August to October, the winner He says it is proposed the new Centre will be
built and opened for the
2008
Design competition for
new Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre
competition
for Christchurch's new Botanic Gardens' visitor and
staff
facility.
this Monday (30
June) from registered architects and architectural
or
engineering firms to design the new $8 million
facility.
Gardens, the new centre will provide
information facilities for visitors
to the Gardens as
well as new staff facilities, says Council Transport
and
Greenspace Manager Alan Beuzenberg.
experts, headed by and independent architect,
will assess the
registrations of interest, selecting up
to six architects to complete
concept designs and
detailed costings.
expected to be announced in
December."
150th anniversary of the Botanic
Gardens in
2013.
ends