The Brisbane Pan Project is an ongoing series of photographic panoramas of areas of interest in and around greater Brisbane (Queensland, Australia) by Carl N Gray.

Below you will find a series of precincts.  Each precinct contains a number of panoramas from a specific locale, each of which is able to be viewed in a number of formats.

Carlngray.com.au / The Brisbane Pan Project can shoot panoramas of your suggested locale and present them here on our site, at no charge!   You can then direct visitors to the pages here, or you may license the images for use on your own website, brochures, ads etc.  Sister-sites for some other Australian cities are coming soon.

So, if you have a locale or venue in brisbane that you would like to see here, then please email us at panorama@carlngray.com.au.    The panoramic format is ideal for the online and print promotion of hotels, clubs, restaurants, venues, and tourist attractions generally...

  CoCA Centre of Contemporary Arts (updated, 9 panoramas )

The Centre of Contemporary Arts, or CoCA as it is generally known, is the new jewel in the crown of Cairns' already sparkling arts community.  CoCA is actually the result of the collaboration of two arts organisations - KickArts, and Just Us Theatre Ensemble (JUTE).  This now-complete series features nine panoramas and links to a complete Virtual Tour of the Centre.

  Qld Conservatorium Griffith University: Series 2 ( 9 panoramas )

Following on from an earlier series on the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (see below), this series features in addition to the 600+ seat Conservatorium Theatre; Orchestral and Recital Halls; as well as state of the art Music Technology Recording Studios and Laboratories.

  Logan Entertainment Centre ( updated, 10 panoramas )

Logan City, just south of Brisbane, now boasts the impressive new Logan Entertainment Centre.  In addition to conference and meeting rooms, the centre includes a very flexible auditorium space which can seat up to 1,500 attendees.  This series depicts the centre's auditorium in 'floor seating' mode, plus typical meeting rooms and circulation spaces.

  William McCormack Place, Cairns ( 6 panoramas )

William McCormack Place is the first commercial building to achieve the maximum possible 5 Star rating under the Australian Building Greenhouse Rating system - making it among the most energy-efficient in Australia.

This series of panoramas depicts the building's exterior and interior spaces, as well as the building's heart, the main plant room which uses a massive thermal wheel, chilled water storage, and heat exchangers.

  Spectacle Garden, Roma Street Parkland ( 18 panoramas )

The Spectacle Garden, in the heart of Roma Street Parkland (a large public garden / park on the Western edge of the Brisbane central business district) is a horticultural garden and botanic showpiece, open from dawn until dusk.  This series of panoramas depicts essentially the entire Spectacle Garden, and will form the basis of an upcoming detailed horticultural 'virtual tour' created by the Queensland Department of Public Works.

  Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University ( 6 panoramas )

The Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, features a 615-seat theatre, featuring a massive movable sound shell, to allow the venue to function both as a Concert Hall and as a Theatre.  It is this theatre that takes the focus of this series of panoramas.

  Dynalite / Smartscape Home Automation  ( 6 panoramas )

Dynalite and their specialist 'home automation' division Smartscape, maintain a feature home which is regularly 'upgraded' with new products and technologies from the range.  This series of panoramas forms the basis of Dynalite's updated virtual tour, which showcases both the lighting and audio-visual control facilities of the system.

  111 george street conference rooms  ( 7 panoramas )

the queensland government's conference facility at 111 george street, brisbane city, has recently been refurbished and upgraded, enhancing options for inner-city training sessions and seminars.  the facility features and auditorium, three meeting rooms, and a spacious lobby; to cater for anywhere from 4 to 200 attendees.

  rockhampton research house  ( 20 panoramas )

the central queensland city of rockhampton plays host to the queensland government's research house project, which tests and demonstrates technologies for environmentally sustainable construction, appliances, and fittings in a real-world environment.  this series depicts each room of the house, and its exteriors, and will form the basis of an interactive virtual tour.

  rochedale rovers soccer club  ( 12 panoramas )

the rochedale rovers soccer club is located in the underwood park recreational reserve in rochedale, a southern suburb of brisbane.  the clubhouse facility, also known as 'club rochedale', offers gaming and dining, as well as hosting regular club matches.  this series of panoramas has formed the basis of a virtual tour on the rovers' website.

  roma street parkland - bridges & walkways  ( 10 panoramas )

the parkland's 16-hectare roma street parkland is connected by a series of bridges, boardwalks, and paved walkways.  the site's three main bridges - fern gully bridge - allee bridge - and albert street bridge - are architectural features in their own right.  this series of images (the third of four series) focuses on the site's many bridges, walkways, and connecting areas.

  roma street parkland - activity areas  ( 10 panoramas )

the 16-hectare roma street parkland is the world's largest sub-tropical garden located in a city centre, but it also plays host to many public and private functions - festivals, weddings, and barbecues and such.  this series of images (the second of four series) focuses on the various activity areas throughout the site.

  roma street parkland - subtropical gardens  ( 10 panoramas )

the 16-hectare roma street parkland is the world's largest sub-tropical garden located in a city centre, and is made up of five main precincts, each with its own character and purpose.  this, the first of four series of images from the parkland, focuses on the many botanical and horticultural gardens located throughout the site.

  dynalite home automation  ( 7 panoramas )

in a revision of an earlier project, dynalite lighting control commissioned a virtual tour of a residential installation to display their lighting control / home automation systems' capabilities.  dynalite's systems use lighting "scenes" allowing the user to press just one button to move to a new lighting mode in any room.

  qpac concert hall and studios  ( 4 panoramas )

the queensland performing arts centre (qpac) is the premier performing arts facility in queensland, housing four performance spaces of varying sizes and types, as well as studio and and function room spaces and considerable technical and workshop facilities.  this series of panoramas depicts the concert hall space and also two of the drama studios, which are also used as function rooms.

  qpac city and river views  ( 10 panoramas )

the queensland performing arts centre (qpac) commands one of the best views of the brisbane river and cbd of any of the south bank's buildings.  and from the opposite side of the river, the silhouette of the qpac building is a landmark in itself.

  fitzy's hotel loganholme, and the glen hotel  ( 5 panoramas )

fitzy's hotel at loganholme and the glen hotel at mount gravatt have both recently upgraded their gaming rooms and restaurants.  both gaming rooms are connected to the king's pokies chain of gaming facilities, and offer link jackpots.  the restaurants offer modern australian dining specialising in grilled steaks and seafood.

  return of the goddess / altared goddesses  ( 7 panoramas + stills )

return of the goddess / altared goddesses is a combined exhibition by brisbane photographer rosslyn baynes and brisbane designer kristen jefferies.  this series depicts the exhibition as held in modus studios on doggett street, in may 2001. panoramas are provided of the space as a whole, and still images are provided with detail of each of the altars.  **note that this series does contain some depictions of nudity.

  south-east busway - cultural centre station  ( 2 panoramas )

the south-east busway is a government-funded infrastructure project which provides a dedicated roadway for public transport from brisbane's central business district to the southern suburbs, running alongside the busy south-east freeway.  this series depicts the architecture and lighting of the cultural centre station (the first out of the city centre), including the use of we-ef lighting's "light stick" architectural post fittings.

  design askew (updated april 2001)  ( 5 panoramas plus still images )

design askew is a retail store in brisbane's central business district.   the lower level of the store features an array of funky homewares and fashion accessories, while the upper level houses a gallery of designer furniture & homewares as well as works by local artists.  coinciding with the launch of design askew's new website, this series of panoramas has been updated to include the new-look furniture and art gallery, the ottowomen concept room, and the artwork of cate collopy.

  slq: james hardie library  ( 2 panoramas )

the state library of queensland's third level houses the james hardie library of australian fine arts - donated by james hardie industries limited to the state library as a bicentennial gift to the nation in 1988.   valued at $3 million at the time, it was one of the most significant gifts ever made to an australian library.

  state library of queensland: exteriors  ( 8 panoramas )

the state library of queensland is located at the northern end of the queensland cultural centre precinct, overlooking the city stretch of the brisbane river.   the overall cultural centre precinct is designed as single large complex, in similar monochromatic materials and with hanging gardens throughout.

  queensland performing arts centre  ( 7 panoramas )

located within the queensland cultural centre precinct, the queensland performing arts centre (qpac) houses four performance spaces as well as studio and entertainment spaces.   the complex regularly plays host to a wide range national and international performers and shows ranging from solo acoustic performers to big-production musicals.

  state library of queensland: interiors  ( 6 panoramas )

the state library of queensland is located at the northern end of the queensland cultural centre precinct, overlooking the city stretch of the brisbane river.  it is the most extensive public library in the state, and spans four large levels, with its own theatre, cafe, and gallery space as well as great literary, technology and audio-visual resources.

  cheers tavern, spring hill  ( 5 panoramas )

the old international hotel in brisbane's inner city suburb of spring hill has just been renovated and re-opened as cheers tavern.   cheers offers a bar with a traditional tavern atmosphere as well as intimate dining and a dynamic gaming room.   the tavern's crowning jewel, however, is a brand new micro-brewery, where cheers will be producing its own brand of quality ale.

  the city golf club, toowoomba  ( 5 panoramas )

about 150km west of brisbane is the regional centre of toowoomba.  toowoomba's leading club facility is the newly extended "city golf club."   the club features public and sports bars, sports betting, a bistro, cafe, and gaming room as well as members' and visitors' golfing facilities.

  eclipse night at mount coot-tha  ( 3 panoramas )

on the evening of 16 july 2000, a total lunar eclipse was visible in the skies of australia and most of the south pacific.  this series depicts the busy mount coot-tha lookout at the time, as an experiment in low light / no light digital photography.

  holy cross church, redcliffe  ( 5 panoramas )

the holy cross catholic parish, located at kippa-ring (redcliffe) about 45min north of brisbane, recently acquired a spectacular new home, featuring inspired interiors, a sculptural figure of christ, and mosaic tile feature in the narthex space.

  fitzy's waterford hotel  ( 8 panoramas plus still images )

the old waterford arms hotel has recently been transformed into the new fitzy's waterford hotel.   the refurbished hotel features a new gaming room and bar, new bistro-style restaurant (complete with woodfired pizza oven), and an upgraded sports bar.

  queensland university of technology  ( 9 panoramas )

the kelvin grove campus of the queensland university of technology has recently undergone a landscape and lighting upgrade.  this series of nine images depicts the newly landscaped areas in both the daytime and the evening, as well as some other interesting architecture around the campus.

  the royal childrens' hospital ( 2 panoramas )

as part of the major redevelopment of the royal brisbane hospital, the royal childrens' hospital has just been completed.  this pair of images depicts the lighting of the entry stairs and porte cochere.

  mount coot-tha cemetery - nearing sunset ( 3 panoramas )

brisbane's largest cemetery is located at the base of mount coot-tha, not far from the city centre.  though the cemetery is not necessarily a popular tourist spot, it does hold some lovely views and a look at brisbane's history.  this series includes three spots throughout the cemetery nearing sunset.

  girraween national park - rock structures ( 4 panoramas )

3 hours drive out of brisbane, within the "granite belt" lies girraween national park.   the park features one of the country's most popular campgrounds as well as fantastic rock structures and australia's second-largest monolith.   this series was created during electrical design group's weekend camping trip to the park.

  kangaroo point - city and cliff-face views ( 5 panoramas )

opposite brisbane's central business district, a continuous walkway runs along the riverfront from the cultural centre and southbank around to the kangaroo point cliffs, the story bridge, and the dockside precinct.   this series depicts the stretch of walkway from below the capatin cook bridge to the thornton street ferry terminal.

  anglican church grammar school - courtyards ( 4 panoramas )

located in the suburb of coorparoo, the anglican church grammar school ( "churchie" ) is one of brisbane's oldest and most prestigious boys' schools.  this series depicts the lighting of the recently upgraded courtyards, as designed by brand + slater architects, electrical design group, and jeremy ferrier landscape architects.

  south bank parklands - the grand arbour ( 8 panoramas )

the south bank is situated directly across the brisbane river from the cbd.   the site was redeveloped for the 1988 world exposition, and then again to form these parklands.   this series focuses on the latest addition to the parklands - the grand arbour - a framework for creeper vines that snakes its way across the entire site.