Landlines evolved from a clear artwork concept, influenced by pragmatic considerations. A screen of laser cut aluminium wraps three sides of an inner-city building, concealing a multi-level carpark and allowing it to be naturally ventilated.

Each of the 549 screen panels measures 1.2m x 3.6m and no two are the same. Together, the warp and weft of the lines map the contours of Cunningham's Gap and Main Range, landscape features which are significant to Brisbane's early settlement history.

"The work brings the distant and often privileged high-rise view into the realm of the city pedestrian, communicating at street level about an important natural landscape beyond."

53 Albert Street had been a carpark for 30 years. Its redevelopment involved retaining nine levels of existing carpark, with commercial floors above. The artwork strategy to screen and ventilate the carpark met local authority requirements and delivered significant cost savings and sustainability gains for the project.