Wurundjeri People
New South Wales
Alumni Park (and Alumni Walk) is a major revitalised public space in the UNSW Kensington Campus. The new light rail stop and recently completed buildings have redefined and increased its strategic importance as a cultural and social spine.
The park is designed as a grand outdoor room; a multi-valent place with active edges, including play, exercise, relaxing, study and event modes, all framing the central green. Art and colour have been strategically integrated to bring a sense of identity and meaning to this new “Meeting Place”.
The 3 new edges include:
The revitalised Alumni Park on UNSW Sydney’s Kensington campus has delivered a new engaging recreational outdoor space for all to enjoy.
The new landscape embraces the history of the land and its people with the inclusion of native plants along with integrated local indigenous artwork. The contribution of UNSW’s Alumni is recognised with embedded plaques along College Walk.
Alumni Park has been designed with a focus on student experience, offering recreational facilities to host events, performances and club activities. The UNSW community can have fun and socialise within the outdoor theatre, relax on the sundeck and sunlounges or play foosball.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
