Owen G. Glenn Business School

in association with Archimedia

A centre for learning

An equal inspiration was the university’s ambition to create a new centre for learning and innovation; a welcoming place of knowledge exchange and collaboration for future leaders.

Forms above a podium

Organic and flowing forms are suspended above a solid podium that anchors the building and reinterprets the natural topography of the sloping site. The counterbalancing podium form is joined spatially with the suspended ribbons at the atrium heart of the new complex, interconnecting the shared teaching spaces with the business school’s workplace, learning and social spaces.

Two interconnected spaces

At the centre of the complex are two interconnected spaces that create a sense of collegial and scholarly community. The first is a welcoming forecourt, or open square, that is defined by the gentle curve of the embracing forms. The second is the central atrium that vertically connects all levels of the complex and is the collegial focus. The social hub bridges suspended within this atrium become platforms for informal gathering and exchange; they are busy points of interaction and look out to the beautiful natural landscape of the Domain.

Awards
2008	World Architecture Festival	Completed Buildings: Learning, shortlist

Press
23 Sep 2018	University of Auckland	10 year anniversary of landmark Business School
19 Mar 2017	Arch2O	Business School and Teaching Complex \| FJMT + Archimedia
6 May 2010	ArchDaily	Business School and Teaching Complex / FJMT + Archimedia
28 Mar 2008	Trends	Business Class