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connecting in a changing world
29 June - 01 July 2021
Brisbane Convention
& Exhibition Centre
20TH CONFERENCE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
AUSTRALASIA
Sponsors
P L AT I N U M S P O N S O R GOLD & AWARDS SPONSOR
S I LV E R S P O N S O R BRONZE SPONSOR
Thank you to our
valued 2021 sponsors, COFFEE CART SPONSOR SITE TOUR SPONSOR
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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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
Connection to Land Coastal Waters
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!
The indigenous The “Connection to Land” and “Coastal Waters” fabrics are available in our full range of On behalf of our remarkable community, I really do look forward to
fabrics are painting soft furnishings. welcoming you in Brisbane.
reproductions from
Aboriginal artist
Marino Rossi | Chair
Steven Bekue.
Bekue.
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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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1:15pm Lunch with Trade Exhibitors The Embodied Beauty™ collection is designed
to help restore the health of the planet and lower
the carbon footprint of your space with style. The
2:15pm Day 2 Site Tours collection features a range of beautiful carpet
tile designs, including our first-ever cradle to gate
5:30pm Day 2 Concludes carbon negative products in three unique styles:
Shishu Stitch, Tokyo Texture, and Zen Stitch.
7:00pm Conference Dinner at the W Brisbane Together, we can build a healthier planet.
11:00pm Evening Concludes interface.com
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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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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
18 Learning Environments Australasia Connecting in a Changing World 19WB3 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.
20 Learning Environments Australasia Connecting in a Changing World 21Workshop
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.
22 Learning Environments Australasia Connecting in a Changing World 23DAY 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
24 Learning Environments Australasia Connecting in a Changing World 25TOUR 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.
Site tours
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.
N E W A N D E X PA N D E D C H I L D C A R E
TOUR 2
& 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 27You can also read
