{{Short description|Multipurpose venue in Brisbane, Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox venue | name = South Bank Piazza | image = suncorp piazza.jpg | image_caption = Northern side of the piazza. | nickname = | address = South Bank Parklands | location = Brisbane, Australia | coordinates = {{coord|display=inline,title|-27.477027|153.021484|type:landmark_region:AU}} | type = | event = | built = | opened = | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = South Bank Corporation<ref name=southbank>{{cite web|url=http://www.southbankcorporation.com.au/suncorp-piazza |title=Official website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321210502/http://southbankcorporation.com.au/suncorp-piazza |archivedate=2012-03-21 }}</ref> | construction_cost= | former_names = Suncorp Piazza | seating_type = | seating_capacity = 2,158<ref name=southbank /> | website = [http://www.visitsouthbank.com.au/attractions/piazza Official Website] }} The '''South Bank Piazza ''' is a multipurpose venue located in the South Bank Parklands in Brisbane, Australia.<ref name=southbank /> The Courier-Mail was the naming rights sponsor of the venue from 2013,<ref>{{Cite news | edition = 1 - First with the news | pages = 003 | title = Naming deal to revitalise piazza's focus | work = The Courier-Mail | accessdate = 2014-07-31 | date = 2013-01-17 | url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:ACMB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=143DA6D92D8F3540&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=104B74501DCB01D3 }}</ref> prior to which it was known as the Suncorp Piazza and is currently known as the South Bank Piazza. The venue is close to the South Brisbane railway station and the Cultural Centre Busway Station.
==Construction== The amphitheatre is covered by a sound shell (designed by architectural firm Ark Atelier),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.architecture.com.au/awards_search?option=showaward&entryno=2008047605 |title=South Bank Piazza Sound Shell award submission}}</ref> and features a 5x4m suspended screen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.informationcentres.com.au/destinations/brisbane/south-bank/index.html |title=Tourism information site |access-date=10 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001020917/http://www.informationcentres.com.au/destinations/brisbane/south-bank/index.html |archive-date=1 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The amphitheatre seating of the venue has a capacity of 2,158 people, while the floor space (which has an area of 513m<sup>2</sup>) can accommodate either 750 people standing, or 532 people seated in temporary seating.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://venues.brisgig.com/suncorp_piazza//rss2.php |title=Venue specifications }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Events== In 2022, the Piazza was the location for the opening night of the Brisbane Festival.
The Venue will host the 3x3 Basketball in the 2032 Olympic Games.
==See also == *Arts and culture in Brisbane *Popular entertainment in Brisbane
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{{Brisbane landmarks}} {{Olympic venues basketball}} {{2032 Summer Olympic venues}}
Category:Music venues in Australia Category:Culture of Brisbane Category:Tourist attractions in Brisbane Category:Buildings and structures in Brisbane Category:South Brisbane, Queensland Category:Venues of the 2032 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic basketball venues