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20TH CONFERENCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AUSTRALASIA - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
connecting in a changing world

                                 29 June - 01 July 2021
                                 Brisbane Convention
                                  & Exhibition Centre

                            20TH CONFERENCE
                            LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
                                       AUSTRALASIA
20TH CONFERENCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AUSTRALASIA - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Sponsors
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                  your support is very
                  much appreciated.       T R A D E D I S P L AY S P O N S O R

                                          CONFERENCE MANAGER

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20TH CONFERENCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AUSTRALASIA - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Message from the
                                                                                                                  Learning Environments
                                                                                                                  Australasia chair
                                                            Introducing our

 INDIGENOUS FABRICS                                                                                                       Welcome to the great re-bound!

                                                                                                                          After an extraordinary year, I am delighted as your incoming Regional Chair
                                                                                                                          to promote our 2021 Regional Conference in Brisbane.

                                                                                                                          Despite the setbacks and uncertainties we know so well, the Queensland
                                                                                                                          Chapter have excelled at the challenge of curating a remarkable conference
                                                                                                                          program around the theme of “Beyond...Connecting in a Changing World”.
                                                                                                                          As a forum for educators, architects, designers, strategists and policy-makers
                                                                                                                          across Australia and New Zealand, Learning Environments Australasia has
                                                                                                                          firmly grasped the opportunity to re-convene as a community within a COVID
                                                                                                                          safe environment and generate the sharing of ideas and stories that we do
                                                                                                                          so well. In recognition of this opportunity, the Brisbane conference will in fact
                                                                                                                          explore connecting in a changing world through the unique lens of several
                                                                                                                          Queensland responses to the pursuit of innovative learning environments
                                                                                                                          within schools and universities. Through an exciting program of keynote
                                                                                                                          speakers, workshops and site tours to some of Australia’s most recent and
                                                                                                                          exciting learning spaces, this conference will illuminate the narratives and
                                                                                                                          experiences of our community through connection and engagement.

                                                                                                                          This is a conference driven by the desire to re-connect in a real and tactile way.
                                                                                                                          As professionals passionate about learning, we are all familiar with the call for
                                                                                                                          our children and young adults to experience learning programs that support
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                                                                                                                          well-being, resilience, coping and adapting. Just one observation from our
                                                                                                                          continuing journey out of a pandemic is the importance of an enabling
                                                                                                                          environment for all these important coping skills to flourish. Our dedicated
                                                                                                                          Queensland Chapter have indeed recognised how this conference can be an
                                                                                                                          important enabling environment for you.

                                                                                                                          So after such a tumultuous period of forced separations, take up this important
                                                                                                                          opportunity to meet safely and exchange your own stories in person or share
                                                                                                                          in the forecasts from leading thinkers nationally and internationally. After
                                                                                                                          such a long pause, come visit and experience some amazing new learning
                                                                                                                          environments that really do give us a refreshing glimpse beyond!
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reproductions from
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                                                                                                                          Marino Rossi | Chair
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Message from the                                                                                                          Post-conference tour
        conference chairs
                                        The theme of the 2021 conference, “beyond. connecting in a                                        The Learning Environments Queensland
                                        changing world” is aimed at re-imagining and recalibrating for a future                           Chapter invites you to join them on the
                                        that has changed irrevocably from one that we faced a year ago.                                   beautiful Gold Coast. The day will include
                                        Together, we would like to explore and celebrate the ways in which a                              site tours to four unique Queensland
                                        global pandemic has sparked great ingenuity, and is a testimony the                               venues and a beautiful lunch at the
                                        indominable human spirit and our need to connect.                                                 Northcliffe Surf Club.

                                        We will reflect on our journey, the challenges and opportunities we have met, how                 Ticket Price: $150.00
                                        we connect, learn and educate in a world that has changed and continues to do so.
                                        beyond. will bring the LEA community together to listen, share, think and network.                Date: Friday 02 July 2021
                                        It is also an opportunity to celebrate the passion, drive and innovation which has
                                        been modelled by many across our membership. The sub themes of the conference                     Time		           Details
                                        reinforce the positive lens through which we view our explorations:
                                                                                                                                          07.45am		        Bus depart from Brisbane
                                        • Explorers - people who explore new or unfamiliar areas                                         		               Convention & Exhibition Centre
                                        • Innovators - people who introduce new methods or ideas                                         09.00am		 Site Visit at Foxwell State
                                        • Navigators - people who show the way to others                                                 		Secondary School

                                                                                                                                          10.00am		        Depart Foxwell State Secondary
                                        In parallel to our theme, it is also our moral imperative to welcome all delegates,
                                        local and from farther afield, to celebrate our amazing state. One of our most powerful           10.30am		        Site Visit at Emmanuel College
                                        influencers is our climate, and our relationship with our greater physical environment.           12.00pm		        Depart Emmanuel College
                                        A learning environment is a collection of people and it is a physical space.
                                                                                                                                          01.00pm		        Lunch at Northcliffe Surf Club

                                        Learning Environments Australasia is a unique association in that it is, by definition,           02.10pm		        Site Tour at The Southport School
                                        and at the core of its ethos, multi-disciplinary. LEA occupies the space at the
                                                                                                                                          03.00pm		        Depart The Southport School
                                        intersection of education and design, and is a dynamic community of professionals
                                        who promote best practice in the learning, design, building and use of spaces,                    03.10pm		        Site Tour (HOTA),
                                        in order to improve learning and teaching outcomes.                                               		               Home of the Arts

                                                                                                                                          04.10pm		        Depart HOTA for Brisbane
                                        We will hear from industry experts and leading researchers, workshop with local
                                        and international guests, and visit some of South East Queensland’s finest examples               06.00pm		        Arrive at the Brisbane Convention
                                        of built education. Our conference will feature keynote presenters in the fields of               		               & Exhibition Centre
                                        creativity, design thinking, spatial and contemporary pedagogy and architectural
                                        design of learning spaces. These thought leaders will bring world’s best practice                 Thanks to our QLD Chapter sponsors:
                                        to our doorstep for discussion and review.

                                        After a challenging year, beyond. is about seeking out the future and leveraging
                                        rich collaboration to strive forward. We will explore the ideas and insights as well as
                                        debate what the future can be in enriching the lives of learners throughout all
                                        facets of education.

                                        We look forward to seeing you in June!

                                        Katerina Dracopoulos           Derek Bartels
                                        Fulton Trotter Architects      Lutheran Education Queensland

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Tuesday                                                                           Day 1 | 29 June

                                                                                           08:00am   Registration
                                                                                           08:30am   Conference Opening to include:
                                                                                                     • Welcome to Country
                                                                                                     • Welcome from Learning Environments Australasia Chair, Marino Rossi

                                                                                           09:00am   Keynote | From Best Practice to Next Practice - Pioneering the world
                                                                                                     beyond the known, Stephanie McConnell
                                                                                           10:00am   Virtual Keynote | Transforming Education by Design Innovative
                                                                                                     Schools for the Creative Age, Prakash Nair

                                                                                           11:00am      Morning Tea with Trade Exhibitors

                                                                                           11:30am   Presentation/Workshop Session A
                                                                                                     WA1 D
                                                                                                          iscover, Explore, Act
                                                                                                         Christina Cho

            Program
                                                                                                     WA2 S
                                                                                                          TEAM
                                                                                                         Hamilton Wilson
                                                                                                     WA3 M
                                                                                                          aking SPACE: Strategies and protocols to activate collaborative environments
                                                                                                         Dion Tuckwell & Fiona Young
                                                                                                     WA4 A
                                                                                                          Voice for our Students
                                                                                                         Matt Moran & Kiri Pearce
                                                                                                     WA5 E
                                                                                                          mbracing Complexity in a Changing World: Finding beauty in the mess
                                                                                                         Anne Knock
                                                                                                     WA6 D
                                                                                                          esign for Learning through Art and Culture
                                                                                                         Terry Deen

                                                                                           12:15pm   Presentation/Workshop Session B
                                                                                                     WB1 V
                                                                                                          oice and choice: Empowering intergenerational design perspectives to create democratic
                                                                                                         learning communities
                                                                                                         Dr Natalie Wright & Debbie Planck
                                                                                                     WB2 A
                                                                                                          ‘Next-Gen’ Smart Campus That’s Super Flexible for Planned Growth
                                                                                                         Michael Copeland
                                                                                                     WB3 O
                                                                                                          ur future in your hands
                                                                                                         Jayne Harrison
                                                                                                     WB4 A
                                                                                                          Recipe for STEAM - Aligning project based learning with STE(A)M spaces.
                                                                                                         Laurence Robinson
                                                                                                     WB5 G
                                                                                                          randschools: An Inter-generational Learning and Living Campus: A New Model for Healthy
                                                                                                         Senior Living and Integrated School Communities
                                                                                                         Mark Trotter, Gert-Jan Pepping & Marissa Lindquist
                                                                                                     WB6 E
                                                                                                          mpowering educators in reimagining learning environments and culture
                                                                                                         Derek Bartels & Kimberley Powell
                                                                                                     WB7 L
                                                                                                          essons from Remote Learning
                                                                                                         Kellee Firth

                                                                                           1:00pm       Lunch with Trade Exhibitors

                                        Information pertaining to the program, speakers,   2:00pm    Day 1 Site Tours
                                        site tours and workshop sessions is subject to
                                        change. For the most up to date conference
                                                                                           5:30pm    Day 1 Concludes
                                        information please visit our website.                        Welcome Reception at the Queensland Art Gallery
                                                                                           6:00pm
                                                                                           8:00pm    Evening Concludes
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Wednesday                                                                                        Day 2 | 30 June
                                                                                                                                           Thursday                                                                  Day 3 | 01 July

        08:00am              Registration                                                                                                    09:00am                Registration
        08:30am              LEA General Members Meeting                                                                                     09:30am                Conference Welcome Day 3
        09:00am              2019 Life Members Presentation                                                                                  09:40am                Virtual Keynote | Navigating Ambiguity: Becoming Comfortable
                                                                                                                                                                    being Uncomfortable, Ariel Raz
        09:15am              Virtual Keynote | Post pandemic? Bring it on!, Stephen Heppell
                                                                                                                                             10:40am                Mayfield Presentation
        10:15am              Keynote | Campus to Country, Kevin O’Brien

                                                                                                                                             11:00am                   Morning Tea with Trade Exhibitors
        11:15am                  Morning Tea with Trade Exhibitors

                                                                                                                                             11:40am                Keynote | Matthew Ames
        11:45pm              Presentation/Workshop Session C
                             WC1 Enhancing student led learning and differentiation in co-taught, dynamic learning spaces                  12:40pm                 Announcement of 2022 Conference & Conference Awards Draw
                                  Kate Alexander, Greg O’Neill & Stephen Rouhliadeff
                             WC2 ArchiEd - Architecture Education                                                                            1:00pm                Conference Concludes
                                  Anthea Perkas
                             WC3 Teaching and Learning during a pandemic
                                  Michaela Coe
                             WC4 Wyalla Secondary College - A New Paradigm for Regional Education
                                 Marino Rossi, Adam Hannon & Zoe King
                             WC5 Learning without Boundaries: Creating a Blueprint for designing Connected Learning in a
                                  Changing World
                                  Dr Janet Buchan
                             WC6 All Hallows’ School - Transforming a Campus Through Adaptive Re-use
                                  Katerina Dracopoulos & John Pembroke

        12:30pm              Presentation/Workshop Session D
                             WD1 Beyond Sorry and Survival- Designing for First Nations Peoples to thrive in mainstream learning
                                  environments today, tomorrow, forever
                                  Amanda Robinson, Jillian West & Leanne Rose-Munro                                                  LESS CARBON IN
                                                                                                                                     THE ATMOSPHERE.
                             WD2 Education in the Round
                                  Jane McGarry
                             WD3 Beyond Fragmentation

                                                                                                                                     MORE BEAUTY ON
                                  Peter Charles Lippman
                             WD4 Open plan learning environments: Flexibility for all, some or none?
                                  Greg Barry, Dr Lisa O’Keeffee & Dr Kate Thompson

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                             WD6 The Power of Collaboration in Learning: How UAP team up with Blaklash Creative to deliver
                                  positive experiences and interventions celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture
                                  Ineke Dane,Troy Casey and Amanda Hayman

          1:15pm                 Lunch with Trade Exhibitors                                                                         The Embodied Beauty™ collection is designed
                                                                                                                                     to help restore the health of the planet and lower
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          7:00pm             Conference Dinner at the W Brisbane                                                                     Together, we can build a healthier planet.
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20TH CONFERENCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AUSTRALASIA - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Nigel
                                                                                                                                             MC

                                                                                                    ‘Nigel’ is a multi-talented performer and truly one of Australia’s unique and best value for money entertainers.
                                                                                                    It’s Nigel’s amazing ability to use his memory that really sets him apart. This unique combination of business
                                                                                                    savvy, comedy, memory and interactive magic, must be seen in action to be believed. It’s sure to leave your

           Meet our
                                                                                                    audience intrigued and entertained.

                                                                                                    Over the years Nigel has competed in a wide range of competitions, as well as taking out the close up
                                                                                                    “MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR”. Nigel is an entertainer who enjoys enthralling people with his magic in close
                                                                                                    up situations as well as performing his stage show.

           speakers                                                                                Stephanie McConnell
                                                                                                   Principal, Lindfield Learning Village

                                                                                                   KEYNOTE

             The Learning Environment Australasia annual conference                                Stephanie has shaped her vision for the future of education in NSW as a
                                                                                                   teacher and leader in a variety of school contexts over 30 years. Her passion
             involves leading education, design and/or developmental                               is to shift the “default position” of education from a 19th century model to
                                                                                                   one which not only meets but excels in meeting the needs of the young people of today as
             thinkers as keynote speakers. These speakers stimulate                                they stride into a future which requires them to be agile, flexible and adaptable learners.

             idea generation and information sharing amongst                                       As Principal of the new Lindfield Learning Village on Sydney’s North Shore, she is currently leading a school

             delegates to provide some of the most memorable parts                                 with a unique learning model reflective of current global educational research. Lindfield Learning Village is
                                                                                                   considered a flagship school for NSW Public education and Stephanie supports her staff to work in the space

             of the conference program.                                                            between ‘best practice’ and ‘next practice’.

                                                                                                   A passionate collaborator, her mission as an educator is in the relentless pursuit of the individual. Stephanie
                                                                                                   aims to support every learner in the pursuit of their own pathway towards true success – one which allows
                                                                                                   them to thrive and become a positive change in our world.

                                                                                                   From Best Practice to Next Practice - Pioneering the world beyond the known
                                                                                                   One of the greatest challenges in bringing about embedded systemic change in education lies in building the
                                                                                                   culture and mindset to create the conditions for next practice. How might we become better explorers of best
                                                                                                   practice, innovators of next practice and navigators of the unknown? How do we embed the ability to look
                                                                                                   beyond the familiar and avoid getting stuck in the default position that we have been conditioned for?

                                                                                                   These are the questions that we are grappling with at Lindfield Learning Village. Through the use of
                                                                                                   human-centred design thinking and a large dose of bravery and tenacity Stephanie will share how the team
                                                Information pertaining to the program, speakers,   at Lindfield Learning Village are exploring new ways to create an adaptive culture of optimism in a rapidly
                                                                                                   changing world.
                                                site tours and workshop sessions is subject to
                                                change. For the most up to date conference
                                                information please visit our website.

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Prof. Stephen Heppell
                                                                                                                                                                         CEO Heppell.net & The Felipe Segovia Chair
                                                                                                                                                                         of Learning Innovation at UCJC Madrid

                                                                                                                                                                         VIRTUAL KEYNOTE

                                                                                                                                 Stephen’s “eyes on the horizon, feet on the ground” approach, coupled with a vast portfolio of effective large
                                                                                                                                 scale projects over three decades, have established him internationally as a widely and fondly recognized
                                                                                                                                 leader in the fields of learning, new media and technology. A school teacher for more than a decade, and
                                                                                                                                 a professor since 1989, Stephen has worked, and is working, with learner led projects, with governments
                                                                                                                                 around the world, with international agencies, with schools and communities, with his PhD students and with
                                                                                                                                 many influential trusts and organizations.

                                                                                                                                 Post pandemic? Bring it on!
                                                                                                                                 Probably, we have underestimated the recent pandemic that generated so much related chaos. Home

                 Prakash Nair
                                                                                                                                 working has dispersed the traffic jams but meanwhile, home baking is booming. Technology that was
                                                                                                                                 relying on face recognition has been binned by prevalent mask wearing. Some shocking inequity has been
                                                                                                                                 revealed. Much of what has been changed will endure - major employers are already shutting their expensive
                                                                                                                                 headquarters; Zoomed family Christmases seem to have passed more calmly than usual (!). Change is
                 President & CEO, Education
                                                                                                                                 everywhere and if change is opportunity then education potentially has a golden age of opportunity ahead
                 Design International                                                                                            with some very different futures. Let’s explore together what those futures might be like.

                 VIRTUAL KEYNOTE

                 Prakash is a futurist, a visionary architect and the Founding President & CEO
                 of Education Design International (EDI) with consultations in 52 countries on six continents.
                 He is the recipient of many international awards including the A4LE James D. MacConnell Award.
                                                                                                                                Kevin O’Brien
                 He is the author of three books including Learning by Design: Live | Play | Engage | Create, The Language of
                 School Design, and Blueprint for Tomorrow: Redesigning Schools for Student-Centered Learning published
                                                                                                                                Principal, BVN

                                                                                                                                KEYNOTE
                 by Harvard Education Press.

                 Prakash served as an instructor for the Harvard edX Leaders of Learning course led by world-renowned
                 educator Dr. Richard Elmore. This course has over 220,000 registrants worldwide. Prior to founding Education
                                                                                                                                Kevin is a descendent of the Kaurereg and Meriam people of Far North Queensland,
                 Design International, Prakash worked for 10 years as Director of Operations for a multibillion-dollar school
                                                                                                                                and a Brisbane based architect. In 2017 he was appointed Professor of Creative Practice at the
                 construction program for New York City – the largest school construction program in the world.
                                                                                                                                School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney, and in 2018 he joined BVN as a Principal.

                 Transforming Education by Design Innovative Schools for the Creative Age
                                                                                                                                Campus to Country
                 The learning that happens in most schools is pre-determined by a design best suited for an industrial,
                                                                                                                                Positioning Strategy is a spatial framework that seeks to inform future development at QUT’s Kelvin Grove and
                 mass-production model. In short, “school hardware” severely limits the “educational software” it can run.
                                                                                                                                Gardens Point campuses by engaging with Turrbal and Yugara peoples’ Country. The framework emanates from
                 The unintended consequence of traditional school design is that curriculum and pedagogy are not based on
                                                                                                                                a deep understanding of the Aboriginal concept of belonging to Country (a spiritual connection to place) and
                 what today’s complex world demands, but driven by the learning a typical classroom-based school will allow.
                                                                                                                                demonstrates how this can adjust an urban environment derived from colonial origins. Prompts, Tracks, Typologies
                                                                                                                                and Palettes are the key elements of this framework. Prompts details the relationships between geology,
                 This presentation will go beyond strategies to modify obsolete school buildings. It will also show how the
                                                                                                                                hydrology, flora and fauna to better understand how the Turrbal and Yugara peoples are connected to this Country
                 obsolete physical shape of schools points to a far more troubling reality that education itself has become
                                                                                                                                over thousands of years. This work establishes Country as the origin for the design of the future campuses.
                 obsolete. Thus, by reshaping schools to represent true Learning Buildings (dynamic spaces that can adapt
                 rapidly to a variety of learning modalities), we will also have an opportunity to physically manifest new,
                                                                                                                                Where infrastructure is the logic of the current campuses, Tracks is the logic of Country and underpins the
                 relevant and more powerful philosophies of learning.
                                                                                                                                new pedestrian movements through both campuses to enable spatial opportunities for multiple experiences
                                                                                                                                of Country. Four Typologies – insertions, incisions, buildings & public art - describe the spatial qualities of
                 Showcasing several international school design case studies featuring both new buildings and renovations,
                                                                                                                                these interventions and enable catalytic projects to synthesise experiences of Country within the campuses’
                 this presentation will provide specific and immediately usable ideas to transform learning, the learning
                                                                                                                                development. The Palette outlines a selection of endemic colours, materials and flora that are drawn from the
                 environment for all students and, by extension, education itself.
                                                                                                                                Country of the campuses.

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Ariel Raz
                                                                                                                                      Workshop

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DAY ONE
                 Head of Learning Collaborations,

                                                                                                                                      Session A
                 Stanford d.school K12 Lab

                 VIRTUAL KEYNOTE

                 Ariel Raz builds designs learning experiences that inspire educators to engage in creative work. He currently        T U E S D AY                    29 JUNE 2021
                 works as Head of Learning Collaborations at Stanford University’s d.school and holds the title of lecturer at
                 the School of Engineering. In the past he wore a number of hats in the realm of education, from college tutor
                 to Teach for America classroom teacher to school founder at KIPP Bloom, a middle school in the Chicago
                 Southside. Ariel holds a BA in Film & Rhetoric from UC Berkeley and an MA in Learning, Design & Technology
                 from Stanford University.                                                                                                 11:45am – 12:30pm
                 Navigating Ambiguity: Becoming Comfortable being Uncomfortable
                                                                                                                                           You will need to select one workshop to attend from the below options:
                 In a year of unparalleled challenges, educators around the world have navigated immense uncertainty. Yet
                 now, with an end in sight, a world ready to open, not to mention parents aching for normalcy, what can we
                 learn from the ways educators have explored, navigated and even innovated through the winds of change?
                 And what further changes might we anticipate, prepare and rehearse for as we find ourselves living in a new          WA1 Discover, Explore, Act                                    For the design of the new Grammar School $50m
                 era? This keynote will offer dimensions for thinking about culture in schools and discuss ways we can reimagine                                                                    STEAM building, a theoretical framework was
                 ourselves as educator futurists, equipped to steer school communities towards preferred futures.                     Christina Cho, Cox Architecture
                                                                                                                                                                                                    established from the outset. How can we make
                                                                                                                                                                                                    the spaces for the various disciplines more flexible
                                                                                                                                      Creating a legacy for subtropical vertical design, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                    pedagogically and how can make them more
                                                                                                                                      future focussed, values driven teaching in Queensland.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    interconnected? How can we provide the curriculum
                                                                                                                                                                                                    support network more accessible and how can enable
                                                                                                                                      Fortitude Valley State Secondary College (FVSSC) is
                                                                                                                                                                                                    productive spaces to extend learning beyond the
                                                                                                                                      the first vertical school designed for the Queensland
                                                                                                                                                                                                    classroom? The presentation will look at both the
                                                                                                                                      Government, and the first inner city Brisbane school to

                                                          Matthew Ames
                                                                                                                                                                                                    process and planning of this new building which
                                                                                                                                      be built in over 60 years.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    will complete by 2022.

                                                                                                                                      The unique and dynamic building forms identifies the
                                                          KEYNOTE                                                                     school’s presence in the city. It plays a critical role in    WA3 Making SPACE: Strategies
                                                                                                                                      establishing a benchmark for vertical learning in an          and protocols to activate
                                                                                                                                      urban and subtropical setting and makes a positive
                                                                                                                                                                                                    collaborative environments
                                                                                                                                      contribution to the public realm. The design capitalises
                 Matthew Ames was 39 years old when what started as a sore throat resulted in the loss of all four of his limbs.      on its inner-city location to create spaces which can         Dion Tuckwell, Monash University and Fiona
                 He had contracted a streptococcal infection resulting in toxic shock and was never expected to survive.              be reconceptualised and activated in flexible ways            Young, Hayball Architects
                 Matthew suffered kidney failure, a detached retina, and permanent hearing loss in addition to the loss of his        to foster student and staff engagement and develop
                 arms and legs. He was in a coma for three weeks, and spent almost two months in intensive care. Matthew              partnerships within the local community.                      Emerging research shows higher numbers of
                 came home in the first half of 2013, and is a continuing outpatient at the Mater Private Rehabilitation Centre                                                                     affordances are perceived by both teachers and
                 in Brisbane. Now years later, Matthew has beaten the odds, spurred on by the fact that he is the father of four                                                                    architects in Innovative Learning Environments (ILEs)
                 young children, and husband of a very dedicated wife determined to grow old with him.                                WA2 STEAM                                                     than may be found in traditional classrooms. However,
                                                                                                                                      Hamilton Wilson, Wilson Architects                            researchers note that offering ILEs alone will not
                 Matthew has made a recovery that has amazed everyone who has shared his journey, powered by a positive
                                                                                                                                                                                                    bring about significant changes to teacher practice in
                 attitude and focus on what he can do, rather than what he can’t. He has started to share his stories with
                                                                                                                                      According to World Economic Forum, by 2020 there              schools. Supporting teachers to take advantage of the
                 others in the hope that it inspires self-reflection, motivation to be positive about circumstances that arise, and
                                                                                                                                      will be less of a demand in the workplace for physical        affordances of learning spaces that offer ‘variety and
                 new attitudes toward disability. His family’s story has been captured in his book, ‘Will to Live’. Matthew has
                                                                                                                                      abilities than there will be for, say, cognitive abilities,   choice’ through multiple activity settings is important
                 been a Queensland state finalist in the 2013 Australian Father of the Year awards, and the recipient of the
                 2013 Queensland Pride of Australia (Courage) Award. Matthew has recently completed a series of surgeries             which includes this thing called ‘creativity’. We can also    in eliciting pedagogical change.
                 associated with a procedure called osseointegration that will enable prosthetics to directly attach to his bones.    read that many formerly purely technical occupations          A shift in focus from what action possibilities should be
                 He will be the first person in the world to have this done on all four limbs. Much of Matthew’s time is currently    are expected to show a new demand for creative and            afforded through the designs of new learning spaces,
                 spent focusing on rehabilitation. Prior to his illness, Matthew was an executive in the energy and resources         interpersonal skills.                                         to how teachers can best take advantage of ILEs to
                 sector, an industry in which he had worked for almost 20 years as an environmental engineer and safety                                                                             support deep learning has brought the need to find
                 professional. His most recent position was as Group Manager, Health Safety & Environment at Origin Energy.                                                                         ways of encouraging teachers to think critically about
                                                                                                                                      How can schools make students better prepared for
                                                                                                                                      the 21st workforce?                                           the relationships between pedagogy and space.

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20TH CONFERENCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AUSTRALASIA - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Workshop

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           DAY ONE
        These workshops explore the methods used during            Schools are facing unique opportunities to innovate.
        studies conducted with teachers at two secondary           But where do you start? Complexity works in a
        schools - both seeking to transition into ILEs.            co-created decision-making dynamic. It is empowering

                                                                                                                               Session B
        These studies drew out a deep exploration of               and collaborative, it addresses culture, and it builds
        current practices at each school, with participants        social capital. Successful and sustainable change
        determining strategies which they planned, enacted,        thrives in an environment that deliberately nurtures
        and reflected upon - empowering them in the process        bottom-up, shared and contextualised innovation.
        of change. Data emerging from the study informed           It eschews an environment that is controlling, and
        the development of a set of tools designed to              dependent on reacting to top-down directives.
        navigate the usage of ILEs to support collaborative                                                                    T U E S D AY                 29 JUNE 2021
        and student deep learning.                                 In this workshop participants will discover how
                                                                   complexity works and how it applies to change
                                                                   initiatives. You will work with tools that can be used
        WA4 A Voice for our Students                               in a variety of contexts to innovate and grow the
                                                                                                                                    12:30pm – 01:15pm
        Matt Moran, Bickerton Masters Architecture &               aspirational culture.
        Kiri Pearce, Enkindle Village School                                                                                        You will need to select one workshop to attend from the below options:

        Enkindle are innovators in the way education is
                                                                   WA6 Design for Learning through
        delivered in North Queensland. As a democratic             Art and Culture
        school our learning environments are shaped by our         Terry Dean, QAGOMA                                          WB1 Voice and choice: Empowering                       university enrolment now the University of the
        students and their interests. Their whole experience
                                                                                                                               intergenerational design                               Sunshine Coast (USC) has opened its Moreton Bay
        is formed around them having ownership over their          A workshop designed to invite collaboration
                                                                                                                               perspectives to create democratic                      campus. Only around 20% of young adults in the
        own learning and environment in an authentic and           between educators and designers through a mini-                                                                    region have a degree right now. But that’s tipped
                                                                                                                               learning communities
        genuine way. We see our students as the most               design challenge that riffs off the processes involved                                                             to change dramatically, with some 10,000 students
        important stakeholders in their learning journey and       in designing public engagement and learning                 Natalie Wright, QUT’s School of Architecture           expected by 2030.
        believe that they should therefore form an integral part   environments at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery        and Built Environment & Debbie Planck,
        of the design process for future builds. Our aim is to     of Modern Art.                                              Matthew Flinders Anglican College                      We designed the three-storey Foundation Building to
        give students a voice in the consultative process for                                                                                                                         be built fast to meet demand, accommodating around
        building design. We are innovative in our practices        Harnessing each other’s distinct skill sets, participants   Child participation is one of the core principles of   1500 students immediately and up to 5000 in the first
        and want our buildings to reflect this in an authentic     will work in design teams to rapid prototype a graphic      the United Nations Convention on the Rights of         three years including students of science, engineering,
        and usable way. Our students will relish in having         representation of a cultural phenomenon.                    the Child (UNCRC), which asserts that children and     allied health, education, law and business.
        the opportunity to design spaces that can be used                                                                      young people have the right to freely express their
        flexibly and in a way that is naturally conducive to       A secondary phase of the workshop will see teams            views, with these views being given due weight.        Designed to be super flexible – the building is
        children’s learning.                                       compile and compose accessible content (contextual          It is therefore imcumbent on both architects /         ready for growth and the delivery of new teaching
                                                                   and interpretative information) to be worked into           designers and educators, to not only ensure the        and learning methods. It’s loaded with technology-
                                                                   a design proposal for an large wall display within a        equitable participation of children and adults’ in     enabled collaborative and interactive general learning
        WA5 Embracing Complexity in a                              QAGOMA exhibition.                                          designing environments, but also to create within      spaces for 40, 80 and 160 person cohorts and is
        Changing World: Finding beauty                                                                                         these environments, more democratic communities.       complemented by adaptable hands-on labs.
        in the mess                                                Each design team will receive a distinct brief through      This workshop will explore a signature project run     These include a 120-seat ‘Wet Super Lab’ for
        Anne Knock, Anne Knock Consulting                          which to prepare an elevator pitch:                         at Matthew Finders Anglican College in partnership     sciences, nursing simulation labs, a 120-seat ‘Dry
                                                                                                                               with the QUT Design Lab, and inclusive participatory   Super Lab’, a large-scale flexi-lab and maker space
                                                                   • a summary of targeted culture segments
        These words – unknown, unprecedented, unexpected                                                                       research methods which might facilitate articulation   for engineering as well as specialist robotics,
                                                                   • key links to curriculum                                   of intergenerational perspectives during the design    thermodynamics and advanced manufacturing labs.
        – are the words of complexity. They haven’t merely
        framed recent history, but have always characterised       • the mix of multi-sensory modes of engagement              process to support new relationships between
        periods of significant change and innovation through                                                                   children, educators and architects/designers.          The Foundation Building revolves around the ‘Rise’
                                                                   • accessibility of the design
        the ages. When we embrace complexity, it disrupts                                                                                                                             – the beating heart of student life. It’s a two-storey
        our taken for granted assumptions, it dislocates our       • considerations of COVID safety protocols                                                                         stepped amphitheatre for informal learning, with an
                                                                                                                               WB2 A ‘Next-Gen’ Smart                                 adjacent 24-hour library and concierge-style student
        neat causal-linear solutions and discomforts our
        contentment to help us explore new and innovative
                                                                                                                               Campus That’s Super Flexible for                       services plus student and staff social spaces on
        ways to see the future. It may be tempting, to look                                                                    Planned Growth:                                        the levels above. The Rise is ringed by the primary
        back and long for what was once comfortable and                                                                        Michael Copeland, Hassell                              circulation system that features a diverse choice of
        familiar, rather than step into the messiness and see                                                                                                                         settings, from intimate alcoves to brain-storming walls
        what’s possible in a new future.                                                                                       University of Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay campus       and project spaces.
                                                                                                                               foundation building case study. One of Australia’s
                                                                                                                               fastest growing regions can reverse a trend of low

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WB3 Our future in your hands                                   WB4 A Recipe for STEAM -                                   WB6 Empowering educators in                               Sharing Stories

                                                                       Aligning project based learning                            reimagining learning environments                         Next participants will be invited to share their own
        Jayne Harrison, JDH Architects                                                                                                                                                      stories with others at their table. Then, working
                                                                       with STE(A)M spacess                                       and culture
                                                                                                                                                                                            together they will identify which activities, behaviours
        Unite by their concern for the planet students across          Laurence Robinson, Brand Architects                        Derek Bartels, Lutheran Education Queensland              and practices they wish to hold onto. For example,
        the globe strike from school to demand politicians                                                                        & Kimberley Powell, Learning Leader - Innovation          perhaps remote learning helped paved the way for
        take their future seriously and treat climate change           In recent times, it seems that many STE(A)M learning       Lutheran Education Vic, NSW and TAS                       a flipped classroom model coupled and a greater
        as what it is: A crisis. With billions of dollars been spent   spaces have been developed with more emphasis                                                                        emphasis on practical activities at school or university.
        on new and refurbished schools across Australia how            given to technology to be accommodated, rather             This Workshop including Hands-On will empower
        are we are designers and educators responding to               than understanding the learning intentions and             participants to “engage with an internationally           Imagining the Future
        our these demands?                                             opportunities. Based on learnings from a recent            awarded tool for collaboratively designing and            Finally, participants will map-out and sketch their ideas
                                                                       design review of the ten Tech Schools in Victoria,         re-imagining learning environments based on               for the kinds of physical and virtual environments that
        A school building is arguably the largest and most             this workshop will explore an effective spatial model      how children learn, while transforming the shared         might be needed to facilitate the activities, behaviours
        visible physical artifact of school sustainability, and        to allow educators and designers to better connect         pedagogical practice through a playful, creative          and practices they want to promote.
        as such serves as a measure of our commitment to               project-based learning in the STEAM subjects to the        method that mimics great project-based learning.”
        protecting the environment for our children. It is             spaces they are accommodated in.We will aim to show        Kimberley Powell and Derek Bartels are Australia’s
        for all of us – whether we are architects, policy              that the best practice model for the development of        Country Lead Ambassadors for HundrED an
        makers, teachers or parents – to pay more than just            STE(A)M spaces is one based on an understanding of         international NFP based in Finland who’s mission
        lip service in creating sustainable school environments        the particular opportunities within the local community    is to Enable all children to Thrive no Matter their
        for our children.                                              context and that while there is no single “right answer”   Circumstance through impactful innovations.
                                                                       to creating STE(A)M learning spaces, there are some        One such Innovation is the Learning Space Design
        This presentation will take a deep dive into Why What          essential ingredients that designers can use as a          Lab by Autens (Denmark) which has won awards and
        and How of Sustainable School design.                          starting point for design.                                 recognition by being selected in the HundrED Global
                                                                                                                                  Collection 2021. Creator Lene Jensby Lange from
        • The current stats in regards to Australia emissions
                                                                                                                                  Autens who is the current European Chair of Learning
        • What schools emit in operation, and what building           WB5 Grandschools: An                                       Environments will also be shown in a brief recording.
           schools does to the environment                             Inter-generational Learning & Living
        • What are the mandatory functional standards and             Campus: A New Model for Healthy
           what guidelines exist?                                      Senior Living and Integrated                               WA7 Lessons from Remote Learning
        • And how are we fairing in relation to sustainable           School Communities                                         Dr Kellee Firth, Architectus
           school design with the rest of the world?                   Mark Trotter, Fulton Trotter Architects, Gert-Jan
                                                                                                                                  This hands-on, collaborative workshop for educators,
        • Do these guidelines enable or inhibit design of a built
                                                                       Pepping, Australian Catholic University & Marissa
                                                                                                                                  leaders and designers will explore which of the lessons
           environment as an enabler for 21st century learning?        Lindquist, Queensland University of Technology
                                                                                                                                  they learned in 2020, during periods of remote
        • We will de mystify some of the contradictory aspects                                                                   learning and socially distanced education, are worth
                                                                       Grandschools is a new concept that was initiated by the
           existing design guidance & the different tools                                                                         sharing, and how they might influence the design of
                                                                       simple proposition for a new campus that integrates
           available & where they sit on the Sustainability curve                                                                 physical and virtual learning environments in future.
                                                                       both senior living and secondary education in a physical
        • Discuss what is driving change and offer a step by          environment that promotes intergenerational inclusivity,
                                                                                                                                  Setting the Scene
           step approach for schools and there design team             active living and learning, to the psychological health
                                                                                                                                  To set the scene, I will share collected stories told
           including Biophilic Design & Passive House Design           and wellbeing of both youth and elderly. Research is
                                                                                                                                  by students and educators about their education
                                                                       currently underway through a five-year project that
        • Share global case studies of success                                                                                    experiences in the last 12 months. These include
                                                                       is funded by the Australian Government that aims
                                                                                                                                  novel strategies for being simultaneously engaged
                                                                       to examine youth social enterprise employment,
                                                                                                                                  in two separate activities (or seeming to be); existing
                                                                       intergenerational cooperative programs, and inclusive
                                                                                                                                  school facilities that are incidentally COVID-safe; and
                                                                       campus design.The vulnerability of our seniors, through
                                                                                                                                  how being apart prompts us to make the most of
                                                                       economic and planning approaches and policies
                                                                                                                                  being together.
                                                                       over several decades has been put into sharp light
                                                                       by the tragic circumstances of the COVID -19 Global
                                                                       pandemic that has seen elderly communities isolated
                                                                       from society. This workshop sets out the context and
                                                                       issues that the project will address, outlines the types
                                                                       of research that will be undertaken, and speculates how
                                                                       the model will be implemented. We aim to engage
                                                                       the audience in the identification of impediments and
                                                                       advantages of the proposal and to discover “case
                                                                       study” projects which may already exist across Australia
                                                                       and New Zealand.
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Workshop
                                                                                                                                   WC4 Wyalla Secondary College - A

                                                                                                                         DAY TWO
                                                                                                                                                                                               encompassing those ‘Spaces on the Edges’ such
                                                                                                                                   New Paradigm for Regional Education                         as field learning spaces, workplace learning and
                                                                                                                                                                                               everywhere in-between. The Spectrum informs learning
                                                                                                                                   Marino Rossi, Thomson Rossi, Adam Hannon &
                                                                                                                                                                                               space design, learning technology and pedagogy

        Session C
                                                                                                                                   Zoe King, COX Architecture                                  by mapping to the Six Dimensions of the Learning
                                                                                                                                                                                               Environment Framework. While Frameworks and
                                                                                                                                   Currently under construction, and opening for the           models are valuable for strategic and creative thinking,
                                                                                                                                   2022 school year, the new Whyalla Secondary College         they also need to be practical and used by teachers in
                                                                                                                                   provides a $100M transformation and benchmark               curriculum mapping. This is addressed by applying the
                                                                                                                                   learning environment for secondary years learning           Unit planner for Connected Learning. This workshop
        W E D N E S D AY                         30 JUNE 2021                                                                      in one of South Australia’s most important regional         is relevant for educators, designers, architects and
                                                                                                                                   cities. 385km north of Adelaide, where the outback          master planners with a particular focus on secondary
                                                                                                                                   meets the sea, Whyalla has a storied history as a           and tertiary education environments. The collaborative
                                                                                                                                   ‘Steel City’ and is currently embracing a resurgence        workshop will give participants the opportunity to
                                                                                                                                   with both steel manufacturing and new renewable             creatively apply the tools to their own practice through
              12:00pm – 12:45pm                                                                                                    energy industries contributing to the social and            a range of scenarios.
              You will need to select one workshop to attend from the below options:                                               economic vibrance of the town. Set within a harsh
                                                                                                                                   climate, but with spectacular landscapes and natural
                                                                                                                                   resources, Whyalla is at the heart of Barngala country,     WC6 All Hallows’ School - Transforming
                                                                                                                                   whose people have been integral to the development          a Campus Through Adaptive Re-use
                                                                                                                                   of the design.Cox Architecture and Thomson Rossi
        WC1 Enhancing student led learning                           WC3 Teaching and Learning                                     Architects have, with community, educator and student
                                                                                                                                                                                               Katerina Dracopoulos, Fulton Trotter Architects,
        and differentiation in co-taught,                            during a pandemic                                             involvement, collaborated in an extensive process
                                                                                                                                                                                               John Pembroke, All Hallows School
        dynamic learning spaces                                      Michaela Coe, WMK Architecture                                to re-invent the potential of regional education
                                                                                                                                                                                               Currently under construction for the 2022 school
        Kate Alexander, Villanova College                                                                                          through an innovative multi-level design that creates
                                                                                                                                                                                               year, the Potter Building Adaptive Reuse Project is
                                                                     It takes a global pandemic to remind Australians ofour        an unprecedented connection to this unique South
                                                                                                                                                                                               a large-scale 5 storey refurbishment of the former
        Join us on our journey into co-teaching and                  unique relationship to the outdoors. As a nation, we          Australian geographic and cultural landscape. This
                                                                                                                                                                                               library in the heart of a State Heritage listed site in
        differentiation in flexible learning spaces at an all-boys   maintain a connection to the exterior that sets the           workshop will explore our journey so far across all three
                                                                                                                                                                                               Brisbane’s CBD. Bound by site constraints and an
        school. Beginning with the lessons learnt in designing       standard globally; with intimate family gatherings on the     themes; Explorers, Innovators and Navigators, charting
                                                                                                                                                                                               ambitious programme, the decision was made early in
        and constructing a new multi-story building for              lawn or the beach permeating our favourite childhood          our extensive engagement with the 3 existing schools
                                                                                                                                                                                               the consultation process between All Hallows’ School
        our Year 5, 6 and 12 students, which then led to             memories. These drive and define our identity. Schools        to join and re-emerge as one, with a narrative on how
                                                                                                                                                                                               and Fulton Trotter Architects to transform the existing
        refurbishing a 50 year old building into three dynamic       are direct contributors to this framework. Teaching           we successfully engaged all aspects of a diverse and
                                                                                                                                                                                               building rather than demolish and build new.
        learning spaces for our Year 7 students.                     environments across the globe are ever-evolving and           complex regional centre community.
                                                                                                                                                                                               The former (although well-loved) Potter Library
                                                                     competitive. Measures of success are a hot topic
                                                                                                                                                                                               occupied only one storey of a four storey 1970’s
                                                                     and often a precursor for change. Up until recently,
        WC2 ArchiEd - Architecture Education                         academic results were the marker by which schools             WC5 Learning without                                        building, sandwiched between an undercroft and

        Anthea Perkas, ArchiEd Co Founder + Chair                    were assessed. As we reposition ourselves to counter a        Boundaries: Creating a Blueprint                            2 storeys of science labs. Additional floor area was

                                                                     post-pandemic world however, success by students has          for designing Connected Learning                            added, and the entire building given over to Library
                                                                                                                                                                                               and associated functions such as a senior study centre,
        ArchiEd is a volunteer run initiative from the SA            often been external to the classroom. Open learning           in a Changing World
                                                                                                                                                                                               student IT support services, maker spaces, staff areas,
        chapter of the AIA (Australian Institute of Architects)      - or the practice of learning outside - is not a new          Dr Janet Buchan, Queensland Tertiary                        a variety of teaching and collaboration spaces, offices
        that endeavours connect Architects and Schools.              concept. As we enter the next decade, we are seeing           Admissions Centre                                           and a new roof top functions area.
        It is essentially a sharing and support platform to          a continual shift towards collaboration, with flexible
                                                                                                                                                                                               All new floor area is constructed using a cross
        give Architects wanting to present in schools the            environments (both physical and digital) continuing           How permeable is your curriculum and how permeable          laminated timber (CLT) floor structure supported by a
        resources and training to make it an easy and                to emerge that pertain towards the workplace and              are your learning spaces, now that learning can no          steel frame instead of a traditional concrete structure.
        enjoyable experience, and educators a pathway to             the home. In many ways COVID-19 really challenges             longer be confined to a classroom? This workshop will       This was driven by the structural advantages gained in
        finding those architects, workshop ideas and other           these architectures. But the point of difference for          introduce participants to new tools that can be used        minimizing the overall weight of the building, and the
        supportive content.                                          the next generation of students will be how schools           as a Blueprint for Design to explore the reimagining        significant positive environmental impacts of the use
                                                                     adapt and diversify. New measures may revolve around          and redesign of learning environments to support            of CLT. The new Potter Building is the first education
        This workshop is about teaching the core                     connections to self, connections to others and to the         connected learning experiences in our changing world.       building in Queensland to use CLT in this manner.
        fundamentals of ArchiEd, showing the success the             outdoors - To more informal, playful learning practice.       The new Learning Space Spectrum is a practical tool         This presentation will describe the journey towards the
        program has had and how rewarding it can be for              This topic explores the drivers behind some of the            that can be used to map where the learning happens.         alignment and coordination of countless moving and
        the school faculty, the architects and most importantly      emerging learning spaces across Australia with the            In connected learning environments boundaries               often conflicting parts, the pedagogical aspirations of
        the students. Join Architect Anthea Perkas to share          view of inspiring immediate opportunities for learning        are blurred. Learning spaces range from formal to           a new learning environment, and the logistical design
        with you her experiences with ArchiEd.                       in 2021. Architectural precedents are to be presented         informal spaces from the structured classroom to            and delivery parameters of a dense inner city site. The
                                                                     for discussion, with interactive engagement with              virtual environments. The Spectrum provides a way of        workshop will examine the strategic and collaborative
                                                                     delegates to define opportunities for pedagogic change        extending the boundaries of the learning experience         process of accommodating evolving modes of learning
                                                                     in teaching for primary school educators.                     from schools or tertiary institutions to home, while        within an established campus.

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DAY THREE
        Workshop                                                                                                                                                                               WD6 The Power of Collaboration in
                                                                                                                                    approach for creating ILEs may be fragmented.
                                                                                                                                    This workshop will present current research and            Learning: How UAP team up with
                                                                                                                                    explore this process of designing a dynamic place
                                                                                                                                                                                               Blaklash Creative to deliver positive

        Session D
                                                                                                                                    for learning (DPL). Participants will:
                                                                                                                                                                                               experiences and interventions
                                                                                                                                    1. Examining the affordances and constraints in the       celebrating Aboriginal and Torres
                                                                                                                                        creation of contemporary physical and virtual DPLs.    Strait Islander culture
                                                                                                                                    2. Explore the activities, like cooperative group work,   Ineke Dane, Senior Curator at UAP, Troy Casey
                                                                                                                                        that might take place in a DPL.                        and Amanda Hayman, Blaklash Creative
        W E D N E S D AY                        0 1 J U LY 2 0 2 1                                                                  3. Consider crafted and curated features in the
                                                                                                                                        physical environment that support learning for         Successful public art can re-brand cities,
                                                                                                                                        today and tomorrow.                                    communicate a populace’s culture, and connect
                                                                                                                                                                                               people to a place. Aboriginal and Torres Strait
                                                                                                                                                                                               Islander arts are a rich contribution to the world’s
              12:45pm – 01:30pm                                                                                                     WD4 Open plan learning                                     culture and are essential to Australia’s diverse
              You will need to select one workshop to attend from the below options:                                                environments: Flexibility for all,                         contemporary culture and national identity. This
                                                                                                                                    some or none?                                              workshop will outline the benefits of embedding First
                                                                                                                                    Greg Barry , WSP, Dr Lisa O’Keeffe, UniSA &                Nations thinking from start to finish. It will discuss
                                                                                                                                                                                               how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are
                                                                                                                                    Professor Kate Thompson, Queensland
        WD1 Beyond Sorry and Survival -                            The clustered group learning landscapes challenge                University of Technology
                                                                                                                                                                                               intrinsic storytellers and have a deep understanding
                                                                                                                                                                                               of existing narratives within a landscape. Their
        Designing for First Nations                                traditional teaching methods and encourage
                                                                                                                                                                                               cultures are living forces with their own strengths and
        Peoples to thrive in mainstream                            interaction and curiosity and collaboration for all              There is a growing interest at all levels of education
                                                                   users. Each cluster accommodates up to four classes.                                                                        influences and are sources of pride for all Australians.
        learning environments today,                                                                                                in how contemporary learning spaces can support
                                                                                                                                                                                               This session looks at how UAP collaborates with
                                                                   The open plan spaces are designed to allow for
        tomorrow, forever                                          inter connection and cross-pollination of learning at
                                                                                                                                    the adoption of innovative pedagogical practices.
                                                                                                                                                                                               Blaklash Creative and how the fusion of their creative
                                                                                                                                    As a result, school leadership teams and educational
        Amanda Robinson, Marshall Day Acoustics,                   different levels. The scale and planning of the rooms                                                                       vision increases projects’ ability to educate, entertain,
                                                                                                                                    policy makers are requesting research-based examples
        Leanne Rose-Munro, Learning Space Consultancy              create distinct activity nodes that support different                                                                       challenge, reflect, and build connections.
                                                                                                                                    of best practice as well as guidance to plan and
                                                                   learning modes creating flexibility within the classroom         create effective, efficient flexible learning spaces.
        We have an opportunity for our education system to         and pedagogy.                                                    An important feature of contemporary learning
        adapt to allow Torres Strait Islanders and aboriginal
                                                                                                                                    spaces is to support the seamless transition between
        students to thrive, rather than the imposition of          The workshop will discuss themes of innovation and               instructional and inquiry modes. Scholarly and
        Western education techniques. But how?                     exploration in the design of the unique learning                 professional responses to these requests to date have
                                                                   landscapes which are evident throughout the entirety             largely focussed on the physical barriers to flexible
        This presentation brings together all three subthemes      of this new school environment.                                  activity. However, the evidence shows that greater
        of the conference to examine the current challenges
                                                                                                                                    attention must also be given to the socio-spatial
        in integration, the use of collaboration and leadership
        thinking to drive change, and practical examples of        WD3 Beyond Fragmentation                                         implications of the spaces used for teaching and
                                                                                                                                    learning. Key stakeholders must, therefore, consider
        programs which have been initiated and adopted to          Peter Lippman, Places Created for Learning                       not only the physical but also the cognitive and social
        address the current shortfall in suitable programs for
                                                                                                                                    activity of the student (Leonard, Fitzgerald, Bacon
        mainstream education and cultural practices. We hope       What does it mean to design an Innovative Learning               & Munnerley, 2017). In this presentation we outline
        to provide some key takeaways that can be embedded         Environment (ILE)? For the designer, this may simply             a case study of recently completed contemporary
        into mainstream curriculum.                                be crafting a new building that is grounded and                  open plan/flexible learning environment. We discuss
                                                                   generally grounded in best practice. For the teacher,            the key decisions made by the school to maximise
                                                                   this may be developing and incorporating new
        WD2 Education in the Round                                 pedagogies into their practice. While these practices
                                                                                                                                    the potential of their new learning space. We then
                                                                                                                                    present a multidisciplinary (acoustical, architectural
        Jane McGarry, Conrad Gargett                               are separate, they do intertwine—during the design               and educational) assessment of the design and
                                                                   phase of the project and when teachers and students              implementation and use of the new learning space.
        Conrad Gargett designed a new school for 1000              inhabit the school building. Once members of the                 The initial findings indicate that in-use modifications
        students in Sydney’s inner northern suburb of Ryde.        learning community inhabit the building, we begin                made to the original designs in each case reduced
        Smalls Road Public School is a unique learning             to learn about the design—what is working? As                    noise-induced distraction, provided a greater level of
        environment for this new K-6 school. With innovative       well as what is not working? When it is not working              flexibility within each learning space and resulted in
        learning environments and student’s well-being at the      well, we need to examine the vision for the design               subjectively better teacher and learning outcomes.
        core of the design principals, the ring-like form of the   of the building, understand the ideologies for how
        school encloses a richly planted landscaped courtyard      it has been curated, and explore how the physical
        designed to provide safety, respite and engagement         environment has become incongruent with the
        for students and teachers alike.                           pedagogy of the place. Nonetheless, the current

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TOUR 1                       NEW STEM BUILDINGS

                                                                                            BRISBANE GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SCIENCE
                                                                                            AND LEARNING CENTRE
                                                                                            Architect: m3architecture

                                                                                            Delivered amidst the turmoil of 2020, this project is a dedication to the importance of
                                                                                            engaging young female minds in the sciences. It incorporates ‘teachable moments in science’,
                                                                                            most notably the funnel-like diagram of the curvature of space time (also that of a black hole),
                                                                                            a concept largely attributed to Einstein, used to organise the centre of the building and draw
                                                                                            people up into the sciences. This, and other ‘teachable moments’, offer a daily reminder of
                                                                                            scientific phenomena. Whilst the inside is based on principles of curvature we cannot perceive,
                                                                                            the outside is an illusion of curvature that doesn’t exist. The inside, formed around a perfect
                                                                                            circle, when projected onto the perfect square plan of the façade creates the illusion of a
                                                                                            curved surface. The building contributes to the school, conceived as a small city in its own
                                                                                            right, and to the city in conversation with other significant nearby institutions.

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                                                                                                                                         Q U E E N S L A N D A C A D E M Y F O R S C I E N C E M AT H E M AT I C S
                                                                                                                                         AND TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                                                                         Architect: Hayball

                                                                                                                                         The new Science Learning Centre and General learning facilities at the Queensland Academy
                                                                                                                                         of Science Maths and Technology has encouraged opportunities for dynamic, collaborative
                                                                                                                                         learning. The school being an accredited International Baccalaureate school required a new
                                                                                                                                         thinking to the traditional Qld Department of Education Secondary School Learning spaces.
                                                                                                                                         The new Science Learning Centre facility includes provision of a resource facility, robotics and
                                                                                                                                         science laboratories, general learning, staff and senior Student collaboration hubs as well as
                                                                                                                                         general staff and administration facilities. Opportunities for future flexibility and adaptability of
                                                                                                                                         the learning spaces were sought, supporting alternative modalities of learning defined by the
                                                                                                                                         Schools pedagogical approach.

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                                                                                                                         & INDIGENOUS SCHOOL

                                                                                            J O H N PA U L C O L L E G E E A R LY L E A R N I N G C E N T R E
                                                                                            Architect: Deicke Richards

                                                                                            John Paul College Kindergarten’s new extension delightfully articulates the college’s Reggio
                                                                                            Emilia approach to learning and teaching within an Australian context. The kindy’s art- and
                                                                                            nature-based program emphasises hands-on learning that engages all of a child’s senses.
                                                                                            Architects, Deicke Richards, led the design of a legible floorplan and integrated outdoor areas
                                         Information pertaining to the program, speakers,   that support diverse experiences with climate, form, light, colour, materials and texture, smell
                                         site tours and workshop sessions is subject to     and sound. Two rooms with thoughtfully layered interiors open onto a generous verandah that
                                         change. For the most up to date conference         flows into a ‘green heart’. The presence of ‘Ateliers’ reference our vernacular architecture and
                                         information please visit our website.              offer creative respite from other activities.

                                                                                            Project partners: Deicke Richards (Architects/Interior Design/Principal Consultant); Bligh
26   Learning Environments Australasia                                                      Tanner (Structural Engineering); Aspect Studios (Landscape)                                                 Connecting in a Changing World           27
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