Design advice for state agencies and local government
The Office of the Queensland Government Architect (OQGA) provides comprehensive design thinking and strategic advice about architecture and urban design. We work with state departments, agencies and local government to enhance the quality of our built environments across Queensland.
We're committed to collaboration, research, evidence-based advice and public benefit. Our aim is to add value while balancing design, project constraints and commercial realities. We provide tailored solutions to any strategic or project specific design challenge
Led by the Government Architect, the OQGA can provide project and policy advice for significant and major public projects to support best-practice outcomes for Queensland communities.
Our advice can include:
- urban design and architecture
- heritage
- project design review
- early project development
- shaping and developing urban policy
- design brief development
- design excellence procurement advice.
Queensland Urban Design and Places Panel
For the design of major infrastructure and urban planning projects the OQGA can also facilitate design advice through the Queensland Urban Design and Places Panel (QUDaPP). QUDaPP, chaired by the Government Architect, is an independent design advisory panel made up of experienced specialists in the built environment.
Case studies
New Performing Arts Venue
The Queensland Government has committed to deliver a New Performing Arts Venue (NPAV) on the Playhouse Green site at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre to meet the growing demand for performing arts experiences available in Brisbane. The proposed 1,500 seat theatre will strengthen Brisbane's cultural tourism offering and reinforce the state's cultural credentials in becoming a destination in the Asia-Pacific region.
OQGA assisted Arts Queensland to develop a detailed brief that outlines the project scope, ambition and function for the consultants, contractors and the client group. The collaborative process included addressing a range of opportunities and challenges within the site to ensure the future success of the theatre.
Healthy Places, Healthy People
There is strong evidence that the form, function and quality of the environments in which we live can support or hinder healthy living. This relationship is becoming increasingly recognised in government policy and priorities, nationally and internationally.
The Queensland Government's investment in built and natural environments is significant. The Department of Health together with the OQGA have jointly developed the Healthy Places, Healthy People (HPHP) framework and associated pilot projects with the aim to ensure health is prioritised in built environment design, planning and investment decision making to help us plan and deliver more great places that help keep Queenslanders healthy now and for years to come.
Read more about the Healthy Places, Healthy People initiative.