Arts, Play & Discovery: The Children’s Hospital at Westmead – Health Infrastructure


Project: The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Stage 2
Organisation: Health Infrastructure NSW
Place: Sydney
Year: 2022 – Current
Project Type: Current

Header image: Children’s Hospital at Westmead Stage 2 proposal render – Billard Leece Partnership

The redevelopment of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead – Stage 2 has an investment of $619 million from the NSW Government. The project responds to demand for paediatric services for children across NSW and locally. The new Paediatric Services Building will provide expanded critical care and acute healthcare services which will be co-located with the new Emergency Department developed in Stage 1. A multi-storey car park will also be delivered as part of the redevelopment project.

City People is currently engaged as the Arts, Play and Discovery consultant for this project. In collaboration with specialist play advisors  Toy Diplomacy, we are currently developing and implementing a curatorial plan for arts, play and digital integrated into public domain, clinical and non-clinical spaces across the new facilities at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

 

Children’s Hospital at Westmead (Billard Leece Partnership)

 

Objectives

  • Plan and implement extensive stakeholder and community engagement to canvas diverse communities’ aspirations for Arts Play and Discovery options in the new hospital.
  • Develop the Arts Play and Discovery curatorial plan: a program of arts commissions, play and discovery opportunities, partnerships and integrated digital experiences for the new facility.
  • Collaborate with program partners from research and innovation sectors in the Westmead Health and Innovation District.