AEB Auditorium

The AEB Auditorium was conceived as a flagship space for how the didactic pedagogy of the conventional auditorium could be transformed to one built around a performance-based mode. 

Capacity
500 seats

Traditional Custodians of the land
The Turrbal and Jagera people

An Innovative Performance Space

The last thing we wanted was another “black box” that assumed a very dry singular didactic mode (read boring).  The beautiful lake setting presented an opportunity for a living and active backdrop to each presentation through a fully glazed facade.  The use of a high-performance glass facade, carefully oriented to avoid unwanted glare, utilises argon filled double glazed units, and very bright projectors to allow functional presentations in the open mode. It also acknowledged that many presentations were in effect and event.

The number of seats, 500, was critical in allowing facial recognition between presenter and the entire audience, irrespective of seat location. The concrete balcony wings provide an “embrace” to the space and enhance the sense of drama as a performance experience.

Awards Team Publications

RAIA National Sir Zelman Cowen Award	2014	Public Architecture
RAIA National Emil Sodersten Award	2014	Interior Architecture
RAIA National Award	2014	Sustainable Architecture
RAIA State F.D.G Stanley Award	2014	Public Architecture
RAIA State G.H.M Addison Award	2014	Interior Architecture
RAIA State Harry Marks Award	2014	Sustainable Architecture
RAIA John Dalton Award	2014	Building of the Year
RAIA Regional Commendation Award	2014	Interior Architecture
RAIA Regional Commendation	2014	Public Architecture
Australian Timber Design Awards	2014	Excellence in the use of Timber Products – Engineered Timber Products
Australian Timber Design Awards	2014	Excellence in the use of Timber Products – Recycled Timber

Kirk in joint venture with	Hassell
Acoustic Engineer	Arup
Structural & Civil Engineers	Aurecon
Electrical Engineer	Aurecon
Contractor	WSP Group
Photographer	Peter Bennetts and Scott Burrows
Cinematographer	Shuwei Zhang

C3 Magazine	April 2015	Advanced Engineering Building at the university of Queensland
The Official Journal of Airah	November 2015	Ecolibrium
URO Media	2015	From the Ground Up: 20 Stories of a Life in Architecture
Architecture Australia	Nov/Dec 2014	UQ Advanced Engineering Building
The Australian – Wish	November 2014	National Awards of the Australian Institute of Architects 2014
The Australian	November 2014	House haunted by tale of Hanging Rock
Timber Design Awards 2014	2014	UQ Advanced Engineering Building
Architecture Australia	Jan/Feb 2014	Advanced Engineering Building
UQ Contact	2013	Summer
Timber Design International	First Quarter 2013	Without Amplification
UQ News	June 2012	Crowning Glory Hoisted Onto New UQ Engineering Facility
UQ News	July 2010	Smart Design Solutions