Venue

The 2016 Media Architecture Biennale will take place across three locations: The main events will take place at the brand new cultural precinct The Concourse in Chatswood - designed by multi-award winning Australian architects fjmt. Other locations include The Michael Crouch Innovation Centre (MCIC) at the University of New South Wales and the Starship Cruise at Darling Harbour. The MAB16 exhibitions will take place across Chatswood, Circular Quay and the Botanical Gardens.


UNSW Michael Crouch Innovation Centre (MCIC)

Workshops, the Workshop Keynote, and the Doctoral Consortium will be held at the Michael Crouch Innovation Centre (MCIC), located at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Kensington campus.

For more information about Workshops visit the Workshops page.


The Concourse

The Digital Publics and Smart Cities & Urban Innovation symposia, and the Opening Ceremony and Keynote, will take be held at the Concourse Civic Pavilion. The City Leader Forum will be held at the Mayor’s Chamber at the Willoughby City Council. The Conference and Keynotes will be held at the Concourse Theatre.


Darling Harbour

The Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony will be held on the Starship Cruise, leaving from Darling Harbour, King Street Wharf 4.

The Concourse

The Concourse
409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood NSW 2067
Australia

Michael Crouch Innovation Centre

Michael Crouch Innovation Centre
The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052
Australia

Starship Cruise

Starship Cruise
King Street Wharf, Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Departs from Wharf 4

Willoughby City Council

Willoughby City Council
31 Victor St, Chatswood NSW 2067
Australia

Getting to Chatswood

The Concourse is located in the heart of Chatswood on Sydney’s North Shore. It can be reached in 15 minutes from the Sydney CBD and 30 minutes from the airport by car.

The Concourse is a two-minute walk from the Chatswood Interchange, which incorporates both train and bus terminals. From the Chatswood Interchange, walk down Chatswood Mall and onto Victoria Avenue, east of the station.

Parking & public transport map

Download and print a map with The Concourse location, parking and public transport information.

By car

The Concourse is equipped with an onsite car park for 400 vehicles located on the basement level of the venue adding to the existing 15,000 car spaces in Chatswood. The car park entrance is on Ferguson Lane via Archer Street. Accessible parking spaces are available in The Concourse car park and in nearby Endeavour and Spring Streets.

Onsite car park info
Alternative parking info

By train

Chatswood train station is located at the Chatswood Interchange and is frequently serviced by Sydney Trains – T1 North Shore and Northern Line.

For train timetables visit Sydney Trains.

By bus

Chatswood’s main bus terminal can be found at the Chatswood Interchange, just two minutes walk from The Concourse. For further bus information, download a detailed Chatswood bus network map here.

For train timetables visit Sydney Trains.

By taxi

There is a taxi rank outside The Concourse on Victoria Avenue. The busiest taxi rank is located on Railway Street on the west side of the Chatswood Interchange.

For more information on visiting The Concourse, please check http://theconcourse.com.au

For more information on visiting Chatswood, go to www.visitchatswood.com.au