Today's education and science facilities need to be technology-enabled to ensure that effective learning, teaching and research can be delivered through the application of new digital technologies. With technology comes greater opportunity for collaboration and knowledge-sharing through project-based learning, leading to tomorrow's academic and scientific breakthroughs.
GHD believes that we have the right skills and experience to assist in better understanding the implications that these technologies have on existing assets and infrastructure and to help our clients develop effective implementation strategies and plans for its integration.
A fundamental theme of innovation is the process of solving old problems in new ways, and solving 'new' problems - a theme with strong ties to research and education. Resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are two new challenges that are increasingly entrenching the role of sustainability in the problem-solving and innovation equation. GHD's engineering design and environmentally sustainable design (ESD) consultancy works together with our clients to express and embed solutions to these challenges into the built form of our education and science projects.
Below are projects for Education and Science
Adelaide Desalination Plant
The sometimes harsh and often shifting Australian climate has strongly impacted on the reliability of rain water as a source of drinking water in recent years. With a growing economy and population, South Australia faces the challenge of developing and implementing alternative water supplies, especially in times of drought.
Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre
GHDWoodhead designed the Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre (AFFRIC) at Deakin University's Waurn Ponds campus as part of the Geelong Technology Precinct. The $103 million research centre is an exciting collaboration between Deakin University, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM).
Curtin Medical School
Curtin University in Western Australia engaged GHD to assist in the design of the state's third medical school at the university. In establishing the school, Curtin University has committed to providing outstanding learning facilities for delivering leading contemporary education, focusing on Indigenous, primary care and regional health.
Defence School of Signals Residential
The Australian Defence Force appointed GHDWoodhead to provide design services for a new living in accommodation (L.I.A) facility to support the Defence Force School of Signals.
Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer
The GHDWoodhead-designed Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer (FCIC), incorporating the LIVESTRONG Cancer Research Centre and ACRF Cancer Prevention Unit, is part of the Flinders University campus in Adelaide.
Kauwi Interpretive Centre
The aim of the Kauwi Interpretive Centre is to educate and inspire visitors through the interpretation of narratives about water use and the desalination process. The building describes an ancient landscape, meeting 21st century technology.
North Kellyville Public School
Accommodating 1000 students, North Kellyville Public School adopts innovations in teaching philosophy by providing flexible formal and informal learning spaces. External areas include covered outdoor learning, playing fields, hard and soft landscaping and playgrounds. The project planning also allows for future growth beyond this population.
RMIT Ceramics Laboratory Upgrade
The Ceramics Laboratory facilities in RMIT Building 2 cater for the final production stages of ceramics glazing, firing and finishing activities. This project identifies and resolves the lack of end-to-end process management for effective production sequencing, an attribute of haphazard growth of equipment and storage requirements.
Southern Cross University Building C
The guiding principle for all spaces in the building – be they formal, structured areas or casual informal spaces – was that they are flexible and easy to reconfigure to accommodate different functions and activities.
The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Sited amidst the CSIRO campus at Kensington in Western Australia, the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre is custom designed to house one of the world’s largest supercomputers. GHDWoodhead was responsible for the design of the Pawsey Centre’s external shell and the interior planning and design.
The Royal Women's Hospital
The Royal Women's Hospital, focuses on the provision of medical services specifically for women and newborn babies. Delivered as a Public Private Partnership, the project was required to be efficient, contemporary, innovative and sustainable.
Below are your key contacts for Education and Science
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Grellan Symes
Australian Market Leader - Property & Buildings
