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Capalaba Library
Capalaba Library is one of three mainland branch libraries of the Redland City Council, Queensland, along with those at Cleveland and Victoria Point; there are other branches on the Redland City Council’s islands. History The Capalaba Library is housed within the Council building, Capalaba Place, in Noeleen Street, Capalaba. Jackson Architecture was involved in the design, winning the Australian Institute of Architects (United we advance architecture) , predecessor = , merged = , successor = , formation = , extinction = , status = Professional body; members association , headquarters = L1/41 Exhibition St, Melbourne , leader_title = CEO , leader_ ... Queensland "Civic Design" award in 1997. It was opened 20 April 1996. In 2008 the library underwent renovations to become a modern, aesthetic environment for its clients. Facilities and collections The library has one meeting room which may be used free by community groups and not-for-profit organisations. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capalaba
Capalaba is an urban locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Capalaba had a population of 17,333 people. Geography The suburb has large shopping and commercial centres with two malls and a major bus station, as well as light industrial zones surrounded by bushland and residential streets, making it the second most populous suburb in the Redlands. Surrounding suburbs include Alexandra Hills, Birkdale, and Sheldon, also in Redland City, along with Burbank and Chandler (and formerly Capalaba West), which lie within Brisbane. Tingalpa Creek marks the border between the present-day suburb Capalaba in Redland City (to the eas)t and the City of Brisbane (to the west), making the suburb a gateway to the coastal Redlands region for urban Brisbanites. Leslie Harrison Dam is on Tingalpa Creek. History The name of Capalaba is believed to be derived from the Indigenous Yugarabul word for the ringtail possum, a marsupial native to the area. European settlemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redland City Council
Redland City, better known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a local government area and a part of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland. With a population of 156,863 in June 2018, the city is spread along the southern coast of Moreton Bay, covering . Its mainland borders the City of Brisbane to the west and north-west, and Logan City to the south-west and south, while its islands are situated north of the City of Gold Coast. Redland attained city status on 15 March 2008, having been a shire since 1949, when it was created by the merger of the former Tingalpa and Cleveland Shires.Queensland State Archives, Search for Agency Details of Redland City Council , Retrieved 7 April 2014 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland, Queensland
Cleveland is a coastal and central locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cleveland had a population of 14,801 people. Its location makes it a transport hub for islands in Moreton Bay. Geography Cleveland is located on the western shores of Moreton Bay approximately east-south-east of Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland. It comprises commercial, residential and industrial areas and is the location of Redland City's Council Chambers, offices and various cultural facilities. Raby Bay was an area of mangroves and mudflats which has been developed as canal estates and a marina development. Toondah Harbour is the location of the Stradbroke Island Ferry Terminal used by water taxis and vehicular ferries to provide access to North Stradbroke Island. This area of Moreton Bay is naturally shallow but the Fison Channel has been dredged to provide access for vehicular ferries which connect Cleveland to Dunwich.Joshua Peter Bell, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Point, Queensland
Victoria Point is a coastal locality in Redland City, Queensland, Australia. In the , Victoria Point had a population of 15,020 people. Geography Victoria Point is approximately south-east of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. It is primarily a residential area, but it also contains other public complexes and a ferry service to Coochiemudlo Island. The Cleveland-Redland Bay Road runs through from north to south. History Redland Bay Provisional School opened on 13 November 1877 and in 1880 was renamed Victoria Point Provisional School. When a separate Redland Bay Provisional School opened on 14 December 1881, the two school operated on a half-time basis, sharing a teacher between them until Victoria Point Provisional School became a full time school again with its own teacher on 15 May 1882. In 1916 a new school building was built on a new site and it opened as Victoria Point State School. St Anne's Anglican Church was dedicated circa 1963. It closed circa 1988. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Architecture
Daryl Sanders Jackson AO (born 7 February 1937) is an Australian architect and the owner of an international architecture firm, Jackson Architecture. Jackson also became the associate professor of the University of Melbourne and Deakin University. Early life, education, and career Jackson was born on 7 February 1937 in Clunes, Victoria, Australia. He was educated at Wesley College in Melbourne and he graduated from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and the University of Melbourne with a Diploma of Architecture. Jackson established his first practice with Evan Walker in 1965. Jackson Architecture Pty Ltd, located in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, London, Vietnam, and China, has completed a large catalogue of projects, including university and college facilities, stadiums, commercial offices, art galleries, and industrial structures. Some of his projects include the Immigration Museum, Melbourne and the County Court of Victoria. Jackson's considerable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Institute Of Architects
(United we advance architecture) , predecessor = , merged = , successor = , formation = , extinction = , status = Professional body; members association , headquarters = L1/41 Exhibition St, Melbourne , leader_title = CEO , leader_name = Barry Whitmore (Acting) , leader_title2 = President , leader_name2 = Shannon Battisson , leader_name3 = , leader_title3 = , leader_title4 = , leader_name4 = , board_of_directors = , key_people = , subsidiaries = NSW ChapterVIC ChapterQLD ChapterSA ChapterWA ChapterTAS ChapterNT ChapterACT Chapter , affiliations = International Union of Architects , name = Australian Institute of Architects , abbreviation = RAIA , founder = , founding_location = , location = Melbourne , region = Australia , fields = Architecture , membership = , membership_year = , budget_year = , staff = , staff_year = , website Architecture.com.au The Australian Institute of Architects (officially as the Royal Australian Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architecture Australia
''Architecture Australia'' is a national magazine covering the practice and works of architects and architecture in Australia. It is published bi-monthly by Architecture Media, and is the journal of the Australian Institute of Architects. History and profile ''Architecture Australia'' was established in 1904 under the title: ''The Journal of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales.'' It became ''The Salon'' in 1912, at which time it became the journal for the Institutes of New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia. It was renamed ''Architecture'' in 1917, then ''Architecture in Australia in 1955''; eventually obtaining its current name in 1976. The magazine began in January 1904 with volume 1 number 1 of ''The Journal of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales'', published by William Brooks & Co. of 17 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. In 1924 it was taken over by the publisher Art in Australia, owned by Sydney Ure Smith. In 1938 ''Archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capalaba Library
Capalaba Library is one of three mainland branch libraries of the Redland City Council, Queensland, along with those at Cleveland and Victoria Point; there are other branches on the Redland City Council’s islands. History The Capalaba Library is housed within the Council building, Capalaba Place, in Noeleen Street, Capalaba. Jackson Architecture was involved in the design, winning the Australian Institute of Architects (United we advance architecture) , predecessor = , merged = , successor = , formation = , extinction = , status = Professional body; members association , headquarters = L1/41 Exhibition St, Melbourne , leader_title = CEO , leader_ ... Queensland "Civic Design" award in 1997. It was opened 20 April 1996. In 2008 the library underwent renovations to become a modern, aesthetic environment for its clients. Facilities and collections The library has one meeting room which may be used free by community groups and not-for-profit organisations. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libraries In Queensland
A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a virtual space, or both. A library's collection can include printed materials and other physical resources in many formats such as DVD, CD and cassette as well as access to information, music or other content held on bibliographic databases. A library, which may vary widely in size, may be organized for use and maintained by a public body such as a government; an institution such as a school or museum; a corporation; or a private individual. In addition to providing materials, libraries also provide the services of librarians who are trained and experts at finding, selecting, circulating and organizing information and at interpreting information needs, navigating and analyzing very large amounts of information with a variety of resources. Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures In Redland City
A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term ''building'' compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the ''outside'' (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
