Showing posts with label universities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label universities. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Camperdown, University of Sydney, walkway


A view of the main entrance to the Main Building which is part of the Quadrangle Group of buildings on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. This view is towards UTS Tower and the Central Park buildings.
Linked to: Wordless WednesdayMy Corner of the WorldCommunal Global.

Tuesday, 6 February 2024

Camperdown, University of Sydney, Womens College


The Women's College is a residential college on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. The building was designed by John Sulman and Joseph Porter Power and built in 1894 in the Federation Free architectural style. The Williams Wing was built in 1936 and then the Reid Wing was added in 1958. The Langley Wing and the Menzies Common Room were completed in 1969.
Linked to: Senior Salon Pit StopThrough My LensTuesday TreasuresHappy TuesdayTravel TuesdayFloral FridayGarden Affair.

Thursday, 16 March 2023

Ultimo, University of Technology Sydney, Green Genie

 
The Green Genie is located outside the University of Technology Sydney, along Jones Street in the inner city suburb of Ultimo. It is part of UTS Algal Phenomics Facility which can rapidly screen, test, evolve and characterise algae to optimise their potential for developing new products, accelerate production and innovate sustainable biology. The Green Genie fits into a standard six-metre shipping container for direct air carbon capture, wastewater treatment and algae biomass production that at full capacity is expected to capture up to seven tonnes of carbon a year; and provides a scale-solution to create algae-based products including plastics, food and feed.

Saturday, 26 November 2022

Ultimo, University of Technology Sydney, UTS Central

 UTS Central is on the campus of the University of Technology Sydney, on the corner of Broadway and Jones Street, in the inner city suburb of Ultimo. Also known as UTS Building 2, the 17 floors of UTS Central contain the new Blake Library and scholarly Reading Room, student study spaces and a food court that opens onto Alumni Green. It also houses the Faculty of Engineering and IT and the Faculty of Law with trial courts and Moot Court. The building was completed in 2019 with the tower designed by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (FJMT) and the podium designed by Lacoste+Stevenson in association with DJRD. This view is from Alumni Green.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

Friday, 25 November 2022

Ultimo, University of Technology Sydney, UTS Tower

 
UTS Tower is on the campus of the University of Technology Sydney, along Broadway in the inner city suburb of Ultimo. Also known as UTS Building 1, the 27 floors contain many of the administrative units of the university. It was completed in 1979 in the brutalist architectural style from a 1968 plan by Michael Dysart of the NSW Government Architect's Office. This view is from the back entrance which leads to Alumni Green.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Thursday, 24 November 2022

Ultimo, University of Technology Sydney, Alumini Green, sign

 
This sign is located at the entrance to the Alumni Green at the University of Technology Sydney, off Jones Street in the inner city suburb of Ultimo. The Vicki Sara Building stands along one side and UTS Central with the Blake Library is on the other. The portal provides natural light to an underground library storage facility. The Library Retrieval System (LRS) is for lesser-used items from university's physical collection. The books and other items are stored in special bins and retrieved by fast-travelling robotic cranes, which can deliver requests to the library's service desk.

Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Ultimo, University of Technology Sydney, Vicki Sara Building

 
The Vicki Sara Building is on the campus of University of Technology Sydney, located along Thomas Street in the inner city suburb of Ultimo. It was designed by Durbach Block Jaggers in association with BVN Architecture and built in 2015. It was originally called the Faculty of Science and Graduate School of Health Building, but was renamed in recognition of long-serving UTS Chancellor and endocrinologist Vicki Sara. The UTS Tower and UTC Central can be seen behind it.
Linked to: Wordless WednesdayMy Corner of the World.

Friday, 24 June 2022

Ultimo, Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, Vivid Sydney



The Dr Chau Chak Wing Building is a Business School building on the campus of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), between Ultimo Road and The Goods Line, in the inner city suburb of Ultimo.The 12-storey tower was designed by Canadian American architect Frank Gehry and built in 2014. "Frankly, My Dear..." was a light show designed by Sincair Park for the annual Vivid Sydney Festival, which ran from 27 May to 18 June 2022. The dynamic light show illuminates thr windows with colour-changing cove lights and wall grazers which respond to the level of activity in the area, transitioning from frenetic pulsing of saturated colour during busy periods to more subdued and relaxed feelings as the evening winds down.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday

Thursday, 23 June 2022

Ultimo, University of Technology Sydney, sign

 
 This information board is located outside the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, a Business School building on the campus of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), along The Goods Line in the inner city suburb of Ultimo. The inspiring message on the side is "THINK.CHANGE.DO". There are some interesting pieces of street furniture along The Goods Line too.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, All Seasons.

Saturday, 12 March 2022

Camperdown, University of Sydney, New Law School Building

 The New Law School Building is located along Eastern Avenue in the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. It was and designed by architectural firm Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp and completed in 2009. It features a double skin curtain wall, cavity facade system with operable louvres which change according to the position of the sun to regulate the interior temperature.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

Wednesday, 29 July 2020

Camperdown, University of Sydney, New Law School Building

The New Law School Building is located along Eastern Avenue in the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. It was and designed by architectural firm Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp and completed in 2009.

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Camperdown, University of Sydney, Main Building

The Main Building is part of the Quadrangle Group of buildings on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. It was designed by Edmund Blacket and James Barnet and built c.1854 in the Victorian Academic Gothic architectural style. The main entrance and clock is viewed from the opposite end of the Quadrangle.

Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Camperdown, University of Sydney, Individuals

'Individuals' is a sculpture located today outside the New Faculty of Law building at the University of Sydney, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. The bronze sculpture was created by Australian artist Andrew Rogers in 2013 and is made up of 15 sculptures of varying heights up to 3.5 metres. It was first exhibited at the gateway to the United Nations in New York City, in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza and was then donated to the university in 2018.

Thursday, 7 May 2020

Camperdown, University of Sydney, walkway

The Eastern Avenue pedestrian mall is a walkway in the University of Sydney which leads to the City Road entrance of the campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. It looks quite deserted right now during the coronavirus lockdown.

Wednesday, 6 May 2020

Camperdown, University of Sydney, Main Building


The Main Building is part of the Quadrangle Group of buildings on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. It was designed by Edmund Blacket and James Barnet and built c.1854 in the Victorian Academic Gothic architectural style. The main entrance and clock is viewed from the opposite end of the Quadrangle.

Tuesday, 8 October 2019

Camperdown, University of Sydney, Anderson Stuart Building

The entrance to the Anderson Stuart Building, on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. This heritage listed building was originally designed by James Barnet and built in 1884-90 in the Elizabethan Revival architectural style. Walter Liberty Vernon, Government Architect 1909-12 added north west and north east extensions. In 1922 the Professor of Architecture Leslie Wilkinson completed the north facade, inserting a pavilion between the earlier wings. Each addition has been designed to complement the earlier stages of the building. It houses the Faculty of Medicine.

Saturday, 5 January 2019

Camperdown, University of Sydney, The Sibyl Centre

The Sibyl Centre is part of the The Women's College at the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. This multi-purpose development which opened in 2018 features an area for student social activities, meeting rooms and a library.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

Thursday, 3 January 2019

Darlington, drinking fountain and horse trough

The James Spring Drinking Fountain and Horse Trough is located along City Road, in the inner city suburb of Darlington. It was designed by Morrow & De Putron Architects with Art Nouveau detailing. the inscription reads: "This fountain presented to the Municipality of Darlington by James Spring Esquire. 15 years Mayor. January 1910. Morrow & De Putron architects". Set immediately next to the gutter this is its original site, outside the University of Sydney. It is in continuous danger from passing traffic so a protection barrier has been installed.

Wednesday, 2 January 2019

Camperdown, University of Sydney, MacLaurin Hall

MacLaurin Hall is part of the Quadrangle Group of buildings on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. It was designed by Edmund Blacket assisted by Walter Liberty Vernon in the Gothic Revival architectural style and built in 1909 originally as the Fisher Library and the Nicholson Museum. When a new Fisher Library was built in 1965, it became known as MacLaurin Hall after Sir Henry Normand MacLaurin who was Chancellor from 1896 until his death in 1914.

Sunday, 30 September 2018

Chippendale, Blackfriars Public School

The former Blackfriars Public School is located on the corner of Buckland Street and Blackfriars Street, in the inner city suburb of Chippendale. It was designed by George Allen Mansfield and built in 1885 in the the Victorian Free Gothic style. At the time, it was thought that the grand design was due to the government wanting to outshine the St Benedict’s Catholic and St Barnabas’ Anglican schools. It is now part of the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).
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