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University of Technology Sydney - Broadway Building Denton Corker Marshall 2 Sep 2009 Denton Corker Marshall wins design competition for a new Broadway Building for the University of Technology, Sydney Architects Denton Corker Marshall have won the two stage international design competition for a new state-of-the-art Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology building on Broadway for the University of Technology Sydney. The $170 million building, designed to strong environmentally sustainable principles, provides for 12 levels of research laboratories, lecture theatres, seminar rooms, teaching laboratories and academic offices. The building is seen as a singular sculptural object, designed to stand apart from proposed towers by Jean Nouvel and Foster Associates at the Fraser Broadway Development opposite the site. The basic volume of the building is broken or eroded by a ‘crevasse’ giving pedestrian access through the building and connecting with the surrounding locality. The volume of the building is then covered by four tilted and skewed plates – one for each façade. These form a series of triangular openings at the corners which extend to ground level, allowing access, address and visual penetration. The surface of each plate is creased to form a series of ‘gills’, visually reinforcing the sense of plate as skin and creating a semi-transparent screen. Further permeability is established by perforating the skin of each plate. Using the ‘1’s and ‘0s’ of binary code, the alphabetical character string for ‘University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Engineering and information Technology’ is translated and re-worked to create a perforated pattern on the skins. Director John Denton said ‘In approaching the competition brief, we were keen to develop a solution that on the one hand engaged the urban context but also clearly stated ‘This is a university of technology building’’. The design targets a minimum 5-star Green Star rating, with an energy saving strategy expected to deliver a 30% to 45% energy saving over benchmark tertiary educational buildings with similar functional spaces. Vice-Chancellor Professor Ross Milbourne said ‘A key driver for this project was to find a design that articulated UTS’s position at the intersection of creativity and technology. I believe that this building will represent the most significant piece of architecture in Sydney since the Opera House.’ Denton Corker Marshall’s design was selected from 6 architects in a two stage design excellence completion. ‘The jury’s decision was unanimous in the end,’ said Chair of the Assessment Panel Graham Jahn, ‘This proposal met the project’s strategic drivers and its urban design approach will ensure the building becomes a positive landmark.’ University of Technology Sydney Broadway Building images / information from Denton Corker Marshall Denton Corker Marshall Sydney Architecture Australian Architects Sydney Opera House Regent Place Sydney University of Western Sydney School of Medicine Australian Building University Buildings World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe Comments / photos for the University of Technology Sydney Architecture page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk University of Technology Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt			Buildings by this architect: Manchester Law Courts Birmingham Magistrates Court Stonehenge Visitor Facilities Key Links: Sydney Opera House Architecture Studios New Houses