The city of Cairns, with more than 150,000 residents, is the largest centre in North Queensland and the gateway to world renowned tourist destinations including the Great Barrier Reef.
After more than 40 years, the Cairns Civic Theatre was unable to accommodate the needs of a local population that had more than trebled since it opened, and the fabric of the building could no longer cater for the technological requirements of modern theatre productions.
Its replacement - the Cairns Performing Arts Centre (CPAC) - is part of the new Cairns Entertainment Precinct for which Arup developed the masterplan in association with Cox Rayner and CA Architects.
Arup went on to provide structural, façade and traffic engineering services for the $71 million theatre redevelopment.
The CPAC is a 940-seat main auditorium and 400-seat studio theatre. In addition to enlarged performance areas, the new building features a 3-storey façade, 9-storey fly tower, new porte cochere, shaded terrace, 1,000-person foyer, significantly larger bar area and increased amenities.
The new venue utilises upgrades in technology to create a state-of-the art regional theatre that meets the current and future needs of local, regional, national and international performers and theatre-goers.
The city of Cairns, with more than 150,000 residents, is the largest centre in North Queensland and the gateway to world renowned tourist destinations including the Great Barrier Reef.
After more than 40 years, the Cairns Civic Theatre was unable to accommodate the needs of a local population that had more than trebled since it opened, and the fabric of the building could no longer cater for the technological requirements of modern theatre productions.
Its replacement - the Cairns Performing Arts Centre (CPAC) - is part of the new Cairns Entertainment Precinct for which Arup developed the masterplan in association with Cox Rayner and CA Architects.
Arup went on to provide structural, façade and traffic engineering services for the $71 million theatre redevelopment.
The CPAC is a 940-seat main auditorium and 400-seat studio theatre. In addition to enlarged performance areas, the new building features a 3-storey façade, 9-storey fly tower, new porte cochere, shaded terrace, 1,000-person foyer, significantly larger bar area and increased amenities.
The new venue utilises upgrades in technology to create a state-of-the art regional theatre that meets the current and future needs of local, regional, national and international performers and theatre-goers.
The city of Cairns, with more than 150,000 residents, is the largest centre in North Queensland and the gateway to world renowned tourist destinations including the Great Barrier Reef.
After more than 40 years, the Cairns Civic Theatre was unable to accommodate the needs of a local population that had more than trebled since it opened, and the fabric of the building could no longer cater for the technological requirements of modern theatre productions.
Its replacement - the Cairns Performing Arts Centre (CPAC) - is part of the new Cairns Entertainment Precinct for which Arup developed the masterplan in association with Cox Rayner and CA Architects.
Arup went on to provide structural, façade and traffic engineering services for the $71 million theatre redevelopment.
The CPAC is a 940-seat main auditorium and 400-seat studio theatre. In addition to enlarged performance areas, the new building features a 3-storey façade, 9-storey fly tower, new porte cochere, shaded terrace, 1,000-person foyer, significantly larger bar area and increased amenities.
The new venue utilises upgrades in technology to create a state-of-the art regional theatre that meets the current and future needs of local, regional, national and international performers and theatre-goers.
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