The ACT government has signed a contract with Lendlease Building to design and construct the new Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) campus in the Woden town centre.
The announcement was made on 26 May, and Lendlease has selected Gray Puksand as the architect to deliver the design for the new campus, which is set to be completed in 2025.
The 22,500-square-metre Woden campus will house a suite of new facilities, including smart classrooms, a youth foyer, a new public transport interchange and training spaces.
The youth foyer will provide accommodation for 20 at-risk young people while they undertake study or training at the institute. Federal Labor pledged $10 million towards the initiative during the election campaign.
Delivered as part of the ACT’s jobs and recovery plan, the $300-million project will create around 520 jobs and help bolster Canberra’s reputation as the knowledge capital of the nation.
The new campus will include “digitally-enabled learning spaces, activated common areas and integrated green spaces.”
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Gray Puksand
The technology institute received formal approval for the Woden campus in August 2020 and construction is earmarked to begin later this year. City services minister Chris Steel said the project will deliver modern and inviting educational facilities for CIT’s 6,500 students as well as open green spaces for the public.
Steel said Lendlease had a long history in Woden town centre and that he was “confident” in its expertise to deliver a sustainable and modern campus with “digitally-enabled learning spaces, activated common areas and integrated green spaces.”
He also stated that targets had been set for the project to attract more women into construction roles and to encourage participation of Indigenous enterprises.
“This project is reshaping the future of the town centre and I encourage the community to have their say now and in future stages of the project’s design.”
Source: Architecture - architectureau
