Queensland
Brisbane
The STEAM Precinct is an integrated multidisciplinary education facility which is not simply a new science building but rather reflects a whole of school approach pedagogically, physically and culturally.
Highly flexible classrooms wrap around a four-story high incubator space with suspended group study Petri dishes pods that give the space its character and reinforce the intended behavior around creative thinking.
The building explores themes from interconnected and extended learning, highly pedagogically flexible teaching spaces and creating environments that invest in student directed/owned independent and collaborative space. The resulting innovation pushes the boundaries of team teaching, multidisciplinary learning and peer support.
For the Brisbane Grammar School, simply updating the current physical and organisational structures would have retained their inherent limitations.
Instead the school has invested in a transformational program that not only creates new facilities but has whole of campus impact. STEAM expresses a way of thinking, a concept that is future and innovation focused and only enabled by the best teaching and learning practices
The innovative design has already profoundly changed the way we educate within this newly designed building in relation to staff collaboration, knowledge sharing, and interconnected learning, fostering a dynamic environment for team teaching and multidisciplinary exploration.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
