SIR LLEW EDWARDS BUILDING BY RICHARD KIRK ARCHITECT

The Sir Llew Edward building is located overlooking the main forecourt of the University of Queensland’s St. Lucia campus and figures prominently in the redevelopment of this important area. It is the first building to be constructed in this prestigious location in 30 years.

The building was designed to respond to its immediate context in several respects. It addresses its largely landscaped setting by opening its interior out towards views over the University forecourt and by capturing an external landscaped courtyard between its two wings. 

Its external form has been carefully modulated to respond to the varying scale and form of adjacent buildings. External materials have been selected to respond directly to the material palette of original University buildings, and given the University’s long term interests as a building owner, for their robustness and self- finished properties.

At peak times over 1,000 students can arrive and depart each hour to and from the building. In response to this, large public and circulation spaces have been provided, the generosity of which is reflective of similar spaces in some of the original University buildings. The building also provides the University with a new building typology that exemplifies significant advances in the inclusion of environmental features.

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