Suncorp Metway Plaza, Commercial skyscraper in Brisbane, Australia
Suncorp Metway Plaza is a 26-story office building located at the corner of Albert and Turbot Streets in Brisbane. The structure features geometric patterns and solid concrete surfaces typical of its construction period.
Designed by Conrad & Gargett, the building opened in 1971 as the SGIO Building and Theatre, and was Brisbane's tallest until 1973. Its theatre later housed the Queensland Theatre Company before being demolished. A 2018/2019 demolition proposal for the tower had not begun as of 2020.
The name Suncorp Plaza replaced the earlier SGIO Building and Theatre, and the theatre wing once housed the Queensland Theatre Company before its demolition. The office tower's main tenant was Suncorp until the company moved to Brisbane Square. Look up to see the 10-metre digital clock carrying the Suncorp logo.
The tower stands at the corner of Albert and Turbot Streets, opposite the Brisbane Dental Hospital on the Turbot Street side. The entrance is on that intersection, so the building is easy to pick out when walking up Albert Street.
The clock is 10 metres tall, not wide, and carries the Suncorp logo; it is the highest clock in Australia. It occupies the roof spot where a rotating restaurant once operated. The theatre that formed part of the original SGIO complex, home of the Queensland Theatre Company, has already been demolished.
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