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VISION 35—HIGHER LEARNING
Architecture as a full spatial
and sensory experience is tertiary
education’s trump card in the age
of online learning.
A vibrant campus culture grounded
in amenity and delight adds
immeasurably to the hard educational
equation. With students able to swiftly
negotiate cyber-space, immersion
in quality and peer interaction
is still paramount.
PROJECT
University of Melbourne
Southern Precinct Building
ARCHITECT
McIldowie Partners
PRINCIPAL GLAZING
Viridian ThermoTechTM Clear
TEXT, IMAGES & VIDEO
Peter and Jenny Hyat
T
rinity College has opened its flagship building for the
Foundation Studies program which assists international
students setting out at the university.
The building provides a pathway for its 300 resident and
150 theology students between Tin Alley and picturesque
college campus.
The building serves complex learning requirements and
is equipped for the task and includes a 300 seat theatre,
drama and music rehearsal spaces, physics laboratory,
archive and art gallery.
The ‘Gateway Building’ is hard on the southern boundary
and closes the quadrangle around the ‘Bulpadock’ which
is the college social heart.