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Release 11 May
2009
Australian Technical College Sunshine Wins Worldwide
Architecture Award
A recently completed technical college in
Sunshine Victoria has won the inaugural worldwide
architecture award for educational buildings.
Students (left) Aran
Williams and Adrian Holden with Spowers Associate
Jenni Webster; Andrew Williamson, Principal, Australian
Technical College Sunshine and Nigel Fitton, Design
Director Spowers (standing).
Australian Technical College Sunshine, designed
by Melbourne based international Architects Spowers
was designed as a purpose built school to accommodate
up to 350 students studying year 11 and 12 with
an emphasis on trade based subjects including automotive,
construction and engineering
Nigel Fitton, Design Director of Spowers said the
Australian Technical College Sunshine incorporates
best practice passive design principles.
"The building is
naturally ventilated with no air-conditioning and
incorporates an underground earth canal to bring
tempered air into the building. The abundance of natural
light through roof skylights minimises the need for
artificial light.
"Student participation in the building's construction
process was encouraged, with subcontractors taking
on school apprenticeship students and interior furnishing
projects being incorporated into the curriculum."
One of
the innovative ways of utilising
space.
The winning
of the World Architecture Award for the Australian
Technical College Sunshine follows a series of major
awards for the design and rebuilding of the Williamstown
High School designed by Spowers.
The project
won several awards, including the 2008 Premier's
Sustainability Award for Public Buildings, the 2008
Australian Interior Design Award for Sustainable
Buildings and the 2007 Best Secondary School & Best
Overall School Design in the Victorian School Design
Awards.
Left: Jenni Webster, Associate Spowers
Architects; Nigel Fitton, Design Director, Spowers Architects
and Andrew Williamson, Principal,
Australian Technical College Sunshine.
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