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Expo88

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Involvement:

Civil engineering and construction of roads and services all construction outside building platforms, soft and hard landscaping, water features, including 250,000 plants and on-going maintenance on site.

Details:

World Expo 88 occupied a mixed usage 40-hectre resumed parcel of land on the South Bank of Brisbane River. Inspired by the desire to create an interactive multicultural landscape, Expo 88 consisted of a number of culturally themed gardens adjoined by walkways. Multi-faceted soft landscaping was complimented by large lagoon areas, man-made rock and water features. The landscaping included the planting of over 250 000 temperate and tropical plants.

“The 40-hectare site of the Expo was designed to please even the most ardent Expo critique – with the beautiful backdrop of the gently meandering Brisbane River and the skyscrapers of the City as a canvas, designers then split the Expo into several zones – each featuring a different colour of tropical and outback “The 40-hectare site of the Expo was designed to please even the most ardent Expo critique – with the beautiful backdrop of the gently meandering Brisbane River and the skyscrapers of the City as a canvas, designers then split the Expo into several zones – each featuring a different colour of tropical and outback Queensland, and each corner filled with landscaped trees, shrubs and flowers indicative of the participating region of the world”. http://www.foundationexpo88.org/aboutzones.html

Project Duration: 5 years
(1 year offsite preparation, 2 years onsite construction, 2 years maintenance)

Project Cost: Aud $14m

Date Completed: 1988

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