Public Domain Project
Spanning the length of the University, from the Shepherd Street entrance through to University Place in front of the Quadrangle, the Public Domain Project will unite and transform the Darlington and Camperdown campuses, enhancing the experience of all campus users.
In addition to improving the physical environment, the University is using this rare opportunity to create safer, wheelchair accessible pedestrian thoroughfares, to provide more recreational areas and integrate the University seamlessly into the local area.
View wheelchair friendly paths through the Camperdown Public Domain.
The works
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Camperdown Campus |
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The Camperdown Public Domain project is, in many ways, the centrepiece of the whole Campus 2010 Program. It aims to undo the conversion of parks, lawns and walkways into the tangle of roads and car parks which has occured over the past few decades. Returning the campus to an aesthetically pleasing environment supporting learning, teaching and research. To keep disruption of the University's day-to-day activities as minimal as possible, the Camperdown Public Domain work is being done in five separate stages. |
| Stage 1 - Eastern Avenue Boulevard |
| Stage 2 - Eastern Avenue Gardens |
| Stage 3 - Fisher Library Forecourt |
| Stage 4 - University Place and Quadrangle Forecourt |
| Stage 5 - City Road Entrance |
| Darlington Campus |
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For too long the poor relation, the Darlington Campus is being given a major face lift to bring it up to the standard befitting a world-class university and to integrate it more successfully into the local surroundings and the Camperdown campus. |
| Maze Green |
| Shepherd Street Boardwalk |
| Cross-Campus Connection |
How will it improve the University?
A key goal of the Public Domain Project is to protect and enhance the University's unique sense of place, the look and feel that distinguishes Sydney from other tertiary institutions.
The firms working on the Camperdown Campus - Denmark's Jeppe Aagard Andersen (with Tinka Sack and Turf Design Studio), will collaborate closely with Taylor Cullity Lethlean who are working on the Darlington campus. They are also working closely with the builders of the Law School and Sydney Central to ensure all Campus 2010 projects fit together seamlessly to
- Reclaim traffic and parking areas as open space and pedestrian thoroughfares.
- Provide safer and more comfortable areas for students, staff and visitors.
- Make recreational areas available to enhance the campus experience.
- Unify the University and enhance it's world-leading position as a provider of learning, teaching and research excellence.
