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Win for Creative Arts School

JCU’s School of Creative Arts has taken out the top prize in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2009 North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards.

Designed by BVN Architecture, it is now in the running for the Queensland Architecture Awards to be announced on July 17.

In awarding the prize of Building of the Year, jury director Justin O’Neill said it was a “well tuned creative arts building that offers inspiration and freedom of expression to its users.”

Designed to serve both the student body and the wider Townsville community, the School was officially opened by the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley, on October 8 last year.

The School groups its four primary functions around a central landscaped spine. Pre-cast panels form a walled court that encloses both internal and external spaces. The roof is stepped to accommodate the different scales of teaching, admin and outdoor living.

“These external spaces cater for both intimate and large gatherings, providing a new, arts based meeting zone within the University,” Mr O’Neill said.