New Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Parramatta Sydney, NSW Building Design Contest, Architects
New Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Parramatta
NSW Architectural Competition: Building for MAAS, Australia – design contest information from MRC
14 Nov 2018
New Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Parramatta, Sydney
Location: Parramatta – suburb of Sydney, 23 km west of central business district, New South Wales, Australia
International Design Competition for new Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Parramatta
Australia?s New South Wales Minister for the Arts, Don Harwin has announced that independent architectural competition organiser, Malcolm Reading Consultants, has been appointed to drive an open search for a design team for a landmark new museum in Parramatta, Sydney. Parramatta Skyline:

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The competition for the new Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) will launch in December this year. United Kingdom-based Malcolm Reading Consultants will manage the two-stage competition with the aim of announcing the winning design team and concept design in the second half of 2019.
New South Wales Minister for the Arts, Don Harwin, said:
?Based at the geographic heart of Sydney, Parramatta?s new museum must be a cultural icon of worldwide significance with timeless appeal.
?This international competition is the next step in fulfilling our promise to the community to deliver a state-of-the-art museum that p...