ABC BRISBANE

摘要

When the ABC's Brisbane operation moved into its new headquarters in South Bank, designed by Richard Kirk Architect, it reunited teams and divisions that had been dispersed across nine locations for five years. In 2007 a cancer cluster was identified, forcing the evacuation of its former Brisbane studios at Toowong, and the dislocation disrupted operations and morale. Consequently, the overriding imperative guiding the design of the ABC's new home in Brisbane was the need to provide an explicitly healthy and supportive environment for its staff. The ABC is a renowned public institution required by its charter to contribute to a sense of national identity, to support cultural understanding and to encourage and promote music, drama and the performing arts in addition to providing high-quality broadcasting services. One of the attractions of South Bank was that the prominent public setting would strengthen the ABC's capacity to meet the requirements of its charter.