A beautiful new home for architects? Decide for yourself

Victoria

Tim Leslie (left) of Open House Melbourne and Tom Kvan, dean of Melbourne Uuniversity's Faculty of Architecture. Photo: Justin McManus

Ever wondered if the citys new architects get the benefit of learning in a beautifully designed building?

Decide for yourself with a visit to Melbourne Universitys architecture students' new school this Sunday as part of the weekends Open House Melbourne event.

Sunday is the first time the public will beable to see the state-of-the-art design school before it is occupied by up to 3000 students in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.

Faculty dean Tom Kvansaid the new building would inspire learning and encourage enquiry the design was driven by this purpose.

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He said its features included zinc louvres that filter sunlight to reduce heat gain while allowing for views from each room, and suspended studios that drop into the buildings atrium.

The new architecture school, which is almost complete, is one of more than 100 buildings in the city providing free access this weekend.

While the architecture school is only open on Sunday, the university will allow access to its Wilson Hall and Grainger Museum at the Parkville campus the entire weekend, between 10am and 4pm.

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A beautiful new home for architects? Decide for yourself