Welcome to the final instalment of 'UQ by design', a 12-part Contact series celebrating the beauty and abundance of UQ's cultural assets. In this final episode, we look at UQ's stunning signage and some other decorative features of interest.
Besides UQ’s standard signage, some artistic interpretations have also been commissioned, along with other decorative pieces.
Rusty UQ signs at campus entries and the formal entry signage were designed by landscape architects Lat27 and created by Naturform company for the Gatton and St Lucia campuses.
UQ Gatton signage created by Lat27 and Naturform. Image: Anjanette Hudson
UQ Gatton signage created by Lat27 and Naturform. Image: Anjanette Hudson
The rusty metal Three marbles piece, located near the Business School at St Lucia, was acquired from Entanglements in Melbourne for purely decorative purposes.
And a theme based around gardening has been taken one step further with the installation of an espaliered UQ outside the Biological Sciences Library.
Wooden marker poles for the Educational Playground at UQ St Lucia. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Wooden marker poles for the Educational Playground at UQ St Lucia. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Finally, some highly decorative, wooden marker poles depicting Australian plants and animals can be found in the Educational Playground near the river at UQ St Lucia. Hand-carved by an artist working for Playscape Creations, some feature an in-built misting spray to provide a cooling sensory experience for passers-by. It would seem that the child-friendly pieces are adult-friendly on a hot day too!
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Campus signage for UQ St Lucia on Sir Fred Schonell Drive.
Campus signage for UQ St Lucia on Sir Fred Schonell Drive.
Rusty signage for UQ St Lucia created by Lat27 and Naturform. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Rusty signage for UQ St Lucia created by Lat27 and Naturform. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Campus signage at UQ Gatton. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Campus signage at UQ Gatton. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Three marbles near the Business School at St Lucia was acquired for purely decorative purposes.
Three marbles near the Business School at St Lucia was acquired for purely decorative purposes.
The espaliered UQ outside the Biological Sciences Library at UQ St Lucia. Image: Anjanette Hudson
The espaliered UQ outside the Biological Sciences Library at UQ St Lucia. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Playscape Creations' wooden marker poles at the Educational Playground at UQ St Lucia. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Playscape Creations' wooden marker poles at the Educational Playground at UQ St Lucia. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Playscape Creations' wooden marker poles at the Educational Playground at UQ St Lucia. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Playscape Creations' wooden marker poles at the Educational Playground at UQ St Lucia. Image: Anjanette Hudson
Words and concept: Suzanne Parker
Contributor: Jeremy Crowley
Artwork and design: James North
Photography: Anjanette Hudson
All artworks and artefacts mentioned in this series are located on UQ's St Lucia, Gatton and Herston campuses, and we acknowledge the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the lands on which the University stands. We pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to Country. We recognise their valuable contributions to Australian and global society.
