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2017 Post Boom Workshop: Experimenting with big ideas

The “Post Boom” Workshop, held on 12 May 2017 by the WA Chapter of Learning Environments Australasia at The Goods Shed art gallery in Claremont, was a follow up hands-on session which further explored...

Published: Thursday 6 July 2017

West Australian members honoured at AIA WA Awards

This year 17 projects were nominated for the WA Institute of Architecture Awards Education category from 13 different firms, most of whom are LEA members. All projects demonstrated engaging learning ...

Published: Thursday 6 July 2017

EXTENDing the Mayfield experience to young professionals

The EXTEND Program is in full swing in South Australia. Twelve young and passionate educators, policy, landscape and design professionals are examining six provocations under the mentorship of SA May...

Published: Monday 26 June 2017

Diverse middle school and university learning environments highlighted in SA tours

The SA Chapter's stimulating schedule of events continued with these two recent site tours. St Peter's College Middle Years An enjoyable tour and presentation of the new Pentreath Middle Years buil...

Published: Monday 26 June 2017

An ILE design for Montessori needs - Caboolture Montessori School QLD

A sunny winter day saw about 20 Queensland chapter members and guests head out of Brisbane to visit Caboolture Montessori School. Located on a 10-acre rural site five minutes north of the Caboolture ...

Published: Sunday 25 June 2017

FINAL DAYS for eXperience Asia registrations

It’s your last chance to register for our 17th annual conference, eXperience Asia, to be held in Singapore, 12-14 July. Registrations close Tuesday 4 July.With the conference just two weeks away, the...

Published: Sunday 25 June 2017

A creative response to forgotten spaces - Claremont College NSW

Recently the NSW Chapter converged on Claremont College in Randwick to explore a refurbishment that concentrated on maximisign the potential of forgotten spaces. We were greeted by their passionate p...

Published: Sunday 25 June 2017

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The Gee-LONG DAY OUT: Exploring multi-faceted innovation

On 22 May 2017, the Victorian Chapter of Learning Environments Australasia (LEA) hosted a tour of three education facilities in the Geelong region. This included projects that have won an LE Victoria ...

Published: Monday 12 June 2017

Inside Australia's first STEM Centre in a public school

An impressive crowd of architects and educators gathered for the latest Learning Environments WA Chapter Site Tour, a sign that STEM Education is of particular focus for many in WA as it is nationally...

Published: Monday 5 June 2017

Re/designing Schooling workshop - Where are we and where are we going?

In a first-of-its-kind event for the Victorian Chapter, an evening of conversation was held for emerging professionals about the future of our education system. "Re/designing Schooling" took its cue...

Published: Sunday 28 May 2017

Collaboration between parents, students, teachers and architects produces the award winning Margaret McRae Centre

The Victorian Chapter's second event of 2017 showcased an award winning facility that exemplifies colloboration from start to finish. Designed by Woods Bagot, the Margaret McRae Centre at Ruyton Gir...

Published: Sunday 28 May 2017

Rolling out a learning environments master plan: QLD's DJ Hanley Learning Centre

The first visit for Learning Environments QLD this year was the D.J.Hanly Learning Centre at St Joseph’s Nudgee College, a leading Catholic boys school in the Edmund Rice Tradition, and the seat of le...

Published: Thursday 25 May 2017

NZ Ministry of Education reports on physical design and student outcomes

The New Zealand Ministry of Education recently released these reports on physical design and student outcomes. You can download the reports by clicking on the titles. The impact of physical design o...

Published: Friday 12 May 2017

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eXperience Asia scholarship opportunity for Victorian emerging educators

The Victorian Chapter of Learning Environments Australasia will sponsor two emerging educators to attend our regional conference, eXperience Asia, in Singapore. Full details and criteria are availab...

Published: Sunday 7 May 2017

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Student voice drives campus transformation at Flinders University of Adelaide

An in-depth student consulation process drove the transformation of the campus at Flinders University of Adelaide. The South Australian Chapter's recent tour of the site discovered the outcomes. Davi...

Published: Friday 5 May 2017