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Hindmarsh to construct flagship university building

An artist's impression of the new $100 million building for the Faculty of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
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Monday, 14 July 2008

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has engaged leading ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n building contractor to construct the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s largest ever building project, a new nine-level $100 million facility to be located on its North Terrace Campus.

The state-of-the-art building will house teaching and research facilities for students and staff in the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s , and will cater for significant growth in students in the Faculty.

Work to construct the building begins immediately following the formal signing of the contract by the Vice-Chancellor and President of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, , and Hindmarsh Director . Hindmarsh was selected following a nationwide tender process managed by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

"This $100 million building is the largest construction project in the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s , which is the most significant in the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s history. More than $400 million is being invested in state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities on the North Terrace, Waite and Roseworthy campuses over the next four years," Professor McWha says.

"The facility will also enable students to utilise teaching and research resources that are among the best of their kind anywhere in the world. The benefits to students extend beyond just the learning environment, with the building offering more and better opportunities to develop social networks outside of their own areas of study," he says.

The new building will be constructed on the lower level of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s North Terrace Campus. It will provide more than 11,000 square metres of space over nine stories and includes purpose-built teaching, learning, research, and other student and staff facilities.

"This building is an integral component of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s North Terrace Development Strategy, so it was essential we found the right company to undertake the work," Professor McWha says.

The building has been designed to enable it to be used as a teaching tool with innovative features such as high environmental sustainability and building performance monitoring equipment.

"The building has significant Environmental Sustainable Design (ESD) aspirations and the proposed development is in keeping with the intent of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s Strategic Plan and the planning strategy of metropolitan Adelaide," says , Executive Dean of the Faculty.

"This new, environmentally sustainable building will enable the Faculty to continue to increase its intake of students into the disciplines that underpin the State and national economies and provide the graduates who will be instrumental in the delivery of key state and national priorities," Professor Dowd says.

The building is expected to be completed by mid 2010.

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