ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 406
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Fri Nov 21 17:42:56 PST 2008
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The new creative arts building at Brisbane Girls Grammar
School in Brisbane, Queensland, combines two contrasting
halves into a dynamic whole. Public spaces and
circulation are housed in the eastern wing of the
Cherrell Hirst Creative Learning Centre, with its
columns radiating in a distinctive K shape. The
horizontally layered western wing contains flexible
teaching spaces for art, music, drama, and technology.
The two wings meet at a central atrium intended to
foster social interaction and informal learning.
The Hirst Centre received one of the 2008 national
architecture awards from the Australian Institute of
Architects. Other projects receiving top-level awards
include the Beijing Water Cube, a house inspired by the
Klein bottle, and a rail car workshop revamped for the
performing arts. A dog shelter kennel claimed the
highest award for sustainable design, but across the
categories, all top-tier honorees demonstrated degrees
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Educational Drama
Hirst Centre architects m3architecture designed the
building to connect with the existing campus visually
and spatially, providing additional usable open space.
They also incorporated such sustainable features as
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graywater recycling.
The awards jury praised the project as a vital, flexible
learning environment with an "iconic character, surface
treatment and dynamic forms" that contribute to the
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