Creating opportunity for input

Community and stakeholder engagement is vital to the success of this project.

Our Stakeholder and Community Design Engagement Plan focuses on providing as many channels and opportunities as possible to view project information, participate in engagement activities such as workshops or pop-ups, ask questions about the project and the design process and to provide feedback.

Community engagement to inform the development of the Place Brief has taken place, and the project’s consultation focus is now shifting to concept designs.


Concept design workshops

Community members were invited to register to participate in a workshop, on Thursday, 29 June 6.45- 8.45pm at the Rydges Hotel, 17 Canberra Avenue, Forrest,

For this stage of the Kingston Arts Precinct project, NH Architecture has been engaged by Suburban Land Agency as the Principal Design Consultant to develop a concept design for the new subdivision and arts buildings. The objectives of the workshop are to:

  • Present the precinct concept designs
  • Gather feedback from the community
  • See how well the concept designs represent the design principles from the Place Brief, from the perspective of the community

This workshop was open to the general public and was presented both in-person and online.

Pop-up events

Regular pop-up events will be held to provide the opportunity for community members to meet face-to-face with project representatives, ask questions, and discuss the project. Keep an eye on the project timeline for upcoming dates.


First Nations engagement

We acknowledge that the Kingston Arts Precinct site is Ngunnawal Country. The Ngunnawal are the Indigenous people of this region and its first inhabitants. We seek to work in close cooperation with the land’s Traditional Custodians where this place remains as a meeting place for all to respect its natural history.

First Nations engagement is an important part of engagement for this project, and is articulated in our Stakeholder and Community Design Engagement Plan.


The Community Panel

A Community Panel has been established to contribute to:

  • Co-creation of the Place Brief by defining what the future public space could bring to the Canberra community
  • Design development
  • The Estate Development Plan (EDP)
  • Built Form DAs for the arts building and the carpark
  • Other future Development Applications
  • Consider how the space will interact with the heritage and existing infrastructure on the site.
  • Recognise the existing opportunities and constraints of the site and that there is no scope to change the Territory Plan, building heights etc.
  • Provide insights to guide future private sector development through the Place Brief.

The Community Panel is made up of community representatives who are participating on behalf of a number of community-based groups who have an interest in the development and design of the Arts Precinct. The panel was initially formed in 2019 during an earlier phase of the project.

In its deliberations, the Community Panel will:

  • Consider how the space will interact with the heritage and existing infrastructure on the site.
  • Recognise the existing opportunities and constraints of the site and that there is no scope to change the Territory Plan, building heights etc.
  • Provide insights to guide future private sector development through the Place Brief.