Tuggeranong Town Centre
35°25′01″S 149°03′58″E / 35.417°S 149.066°E
Tuggeranong Town Centre | |
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 Walkway through Tuggeranong Town Centre | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Australian Capital Territory |
| City | Tuggeranong |
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| Government | |
| • Territory electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
Tuggeranong Town Centre is the town centre of the district of Tuggeranong in the Australian Capital Territory. It is located on the south-western side of Lake Tuggeranong and composed of a large two-storey mall called South.Point Tuggeranong, as well as smaller shopping complexes, the Homeworld, and Tuggeranong Shopping Square, and many other buildings and shops. It is also the location of the Tuggeranong Interchange, a youth centre, a bowling alley, Tuggeranong Skate Park, the Tuggeranong Arts Centre and Lake Tuggeranong College. Much of its architecture is noticeably Postmodern, infused with classical features such as prominent red roofs and a clock tower, as well as distinctive features such as one large round window each on most sides of the library.
History
[edit]In the 1970s the National Capital Development Commission recommended that the service trades area of the Tuggeranong Town Centre and Mitchell be given priority over Jerrabomberra and West Belconnen.[1] Preliminary work on the Tuggeranong Town Centre was done by architect Dirk Bolt.
The draft plan for the Tuggeranong Town Centre stated it should "have good vehicular access and address with routes being direct, unobstructed and easily understood", and "parking areas should be easy to find and allow for easy movement to and from the main functional areas of the centre".[2]: 64 It was deemed car parking "supply should not be limited in an attempt to enforce increased public transport usage".[2]: 139
In 1974 Harry Seidler proposed an office complex called "Tuggeranong 2".[3] The unbuilt project was planned for the western side of the planned town centre.[3]: 4 The model photography for the proposal was by Max Dupain.[3]: 21 Collin Griffiths (who worked for Seidler[4]) considered this building "a significant opening shot" in the evolution of Harry Seidler's architectural style from "masculine linear to an equally disciplined curvilinear planning approach", also noting this evolution in his 1963 Rocks scheme[5] reminiscent of Le Corbusier's Algiers plan for 'Obus' for Algiers in 1932.[6] A colour photo of this scheme and a "central heating and cooling station" (or "District Energy station"[7]) was also published.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Text of Structure Plan Review" (scan). The Canberra Times. 16 February 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via Trove.
- 1 2 National Capital Development Commission (February 1984). Tuggeranong Town Centre Policy Plan Development Plan : Draft for Discussion (Report). Canberra – via State Library of New South Wales.
- 1 2 3 Harry Seidler & Associates (November 1974). Tuggeranong 2 : offices (PDF) (Report). National Capital Development Commission. Np 725.2109947 T1915 – via National Library of Australia.; Harry Seidler & Associates (November 1974). "Tuggeranong 2 : offices". National Capital Development Commission – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Colin Graffiths. "Colin Griffiths: reflections on Harry Seidler". seidler.net.au. Archived from the original on 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Save Marrickville. "Marrickville" (PDF). p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ Chris Abel; Philip Drew; Tom Heneghan; Lawrence Neild; Peter Oberlander; James Perry; Jennifer Taylor (2006). "Remembering Harry Seidler 1926-2006". p. 100. doi:10.1080/13264820609478561. ISSN 1755-0475.
- ↑ Max Dupain (April 1975). "File 174: Tuggeranong District Energy Station, Canberra, model, April 1975 / photographed by Max Dupain". ON 559/Box 27/nos. 766-771 – via State Library of New South Wales.
- ↑ National Capital Development Commission. (1958). "Annual report / National Capital Development Commission". Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament). Canberra: Commonwealth Govt. Printer. p. 42. ISSN 0067-1517. nla.obj-843193080. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Trove.
External links
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