We invited renowned Melbourne photographer Sarah Pannell on site to capture the scale and progress of one of Melbourne's most significant cultural infrastructure projects. 

Construction site with pilings and steel frames coming up from concrete, large scale scaffolding holding up walls.
Massive temporary beams support the walls as excavation is done behind the Theatres Building, Arts Centre Melbourne.
Flat construction site in Melbourne Arts Precinct with diggers and cranes working on the site.
Piling on the site of the new gallery The Fox: NGV Contemporary.
View of concrete deck and exposed silver service pipes behind Arts Centre building construction site.
Services have been relocated above ground to allow for excavation works, and will be put back underground as part of future works.
Scaffolding and a construction site setup behind the Arts Centre spire.
A large concrete deck will form the foundation of the future 18,0000 sqm urban garden, Laak Boorndap.
Construction site with pilings and steel frames coming up from concrete, large scale scaffolding holding up walls.
The expansion of the Theatres Building basement will make way for new and expanded facilities, increasing Art Centre Melbourne’s capacity to present world-class performances.
Construction site at the Melbourne Arts Precinct with a piling vehicle and diggers working on the site, the Arts Centre spire is in the background.
Despite the major works underway, performances at Arts Centre Melbourne continue – the show must go on!
Vertical view of building works with a digger at the Melbourne Arts Precinct construction site behind Arts Centre.
Excavators, diggers and cranes of all sizes are being used to do works in a very confined area.

All images by Sarah Pannell.

Follow @artsprecinctmelbourne on Instagram and Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation (MAP Co) on LinkedIn for more project updates on the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation.

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