Guida Moseley Brown and Massimiliano Fuksas' futuristic designs for the new convention centre are in limbo as the costs of the ambitious project are weighed up.
The idea of flexibility has been addressed via the design’s use of a flower-petal shape, enabling a varied and unrestrained use of the home’s many spaces.
Thorp, former director of architects at Mitchell Giurgola & Thorp and later Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, was honoured in the 2015 Australia Day Honours List.
Despite the challenge, few doubts remain that the 15th anniversary will prove to be one of the most interesting exhibitions the gallery has hosted yet.