The Western Parkland Authority in Sydney has revealed the winning design for the proposed Central Park in Bradfield City Centre – “Australia’s newest city” under construction in Western Sydney near the proposed Nancy-Bird Walton airport.
The Central Park will be the “jewel in the crown” for Bradfield City Centre – a key arrival point for the development, and an important arts and culture hub.
The winning scheme is designed by a team led by Aspect Studios with architects Collins and Turner, cultural consultant and Baramadagal woman of Dharug Country Jayne Christian, curatorial collaborator Emily McDaniel from the Wiradjuri Nation, artist Janet Laurence, structural engineers Eckersley O’Callaghan and lighting designer Steensen Varming.
Covering two hectares, the park will have 55 percent tree canopy coverage and is designed with Country.
“Bradfield Central Park is an opportunity to honour Country, celebrate the importance of old and new knowledge… not just for today but with consideration of the next seven generations.” said Aspect Studios.
The defining feature of the the design is a Sky Ring, an oval structure that will frame Big Sky Country. The Sky Ring will be surround by woodland. The park will also have a series of spaces including wetlands, a circular gathering green and a collection of woven shelters that will also provide ongoing artistic opportunities for Dharug creatives.
Winning competition scheme for Bradfield Central Park by an Aspect Studios-led design team.
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Western Sydney Parkland Authority
The competition jury comprised James Corner (New York City’s High Line landscape architect), Abbie Galvin (NSW government architect), Kate Lucraft (Fluminis Design Advisory Services), Libby Gallagher (Gallagher Studio) and Clarence Slockee (Jiwah, and presenter on Gardening Australia).
“I think it balanced sort of the need to be an urban park and the understanding of its surroundings and its context, with the connection to Country and the sort of response to the Cumberland Plain,” said juror and New South Wales government architect Abbie Galvin.
Construction is expected to begin in 2026 and will open in time for the Metro and Western Sydney International Airport.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
