TONKIN ZULAIKHA GREER

As an icon of ‘new Brutalism’, the strength and purity of Building 1 is respected, but its shortcomings are offset with a new human scale and a genuine ‘breath of fresh air’. Simple direct forms, created out of self-finished durable materials form the basis of the scheme, ensuring a high level of compatibility between new and old. The geometrical basis of the old is extended in plan, but enlivened in elevation by a sense of weightlessness and uplift.

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TONKIN ZULAIKHA GREER, with a professional staff of 25, have over 20 years in practice with significant public commissions and a leading reputation for design and constructional excellence.

The practice has won over 75 major design awards including consecutive International Architecture Awards for the Paddington Reservoir and CarriageWorks.

DESIGN INC

Our proposal for UTS is to extend Broadway into the campus. In the new internal streetscapes we link interactive spaces that support the full spectrum of teaching and learning experiences- delivering, applying, creating, communicating and decision making. We know that successful design integrates people, process, building and environment. Our methodology appreciates concepts of flexibility, growth and innovation that offer spatial choices, social flexibility and virtual links..

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DesignInc are very active in the business of designing, procuring and delivering high quality sustainable architecture. With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, they deliver design concepts that are both innovative and buildable. They are guided by a commitment to quality design that addresses human well being and the continuity of the natural environment.

JOHNSON PILTON WALKER

The design concept is inspired by a vision for the City Campus that is vibrant, connected, identifiable and welcoming. It transforms constraints into opportunities, aligning the physical form of the place with UTS’ vision as a dynamic interface between education, commerce and culture and an integral part of our city.

The location of the entrance capitalises on the legibility of the Building 1 Tower in the broader context of the city. By partially removing the existing podium structure, the Tower is grounded to create an entry to the Campus.

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Johnson Pilton Walker (JPW) is a Sydney based architectural practice working on a range of projects in Australia and internationally.

Through a collaborative and multi-disciplined design approach, the practice seeks to develop highly innovative solutions that create an enduring contribution to place.

HAMES SHARLEY

'Tensegrity' UTS is designed to hang in space, a system of discontinuous steel compression struts held motionless in mid-air by continuous steel threads. The structure relies on tension for its integrity; much like the muscles, sinews and soft tissue of the human body hold the skeleton in place to support the body, or the stays of a sailing boat secure the mast and harness the power of the wind. 'Tensegrity' also provides a metaphor for the multilayered matrices, networks, connections and linkages that are the University. The integrity, strength, power and resilience of the whole comprised of a myriad of interconnected, nodes, pathways and elements working in perfect balance and efficiency.

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Hames Sharley is an award winning practice specialising in architecture, interior design, urban design and planning, and landscape architecture. Established in Adelaide in 1979, the practice currently operates offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Darwin, Adelaide, and Perth.