Design of Brisbane Paralympic centre of excellence features bizarre spiral ... trends now
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Brisbane's Paralympic Centre of Excellence has raised eyebrows after Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk unveiled a design that prominently features a spiral staircase which will be inaccessible to wheelchair users.
The centre, to be built ahead of the city's hosting of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, will include a wheelchair and prosthetics workshop as well as dedicated testing facilities and international standard sport venues.
But the centre at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus bizarrely includes a steep, spiral staircase.
However the University say the centre and the adjoining Health and Recreation Centre, where the staircase is, will both be fully accessible.
Brisbane's Paralympic Centre of Excellence has raised eyebrows after proposing a design for a spiral staircase which will be inaccessible to wheelchair users, photos show
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the centre on Wednesday, and said support was an example of the legacy hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is all about.
'A Paralympic Centre of excellence inspires
