CONNECTING THE CAMPUS TO THE LAND, COUNTRY,HISTORY, NATURE, COMMUNITY

CAMPUS TO COUNTRY SPATIAL PROMPTS INTERSECTION OF BUILT AND NATURE CONNECTING

THE STRONG LANDSCAPE FEATURES SURROUNDING GARDENS POINT INCLUDE THE TOPOGRAPHICAL FORMATIONS AND LOCAL SPECIES UNIQUE TO THIS AREA. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE ABORIGINAL NARRATIVE, THESE ELEMENTS FORM THE UNDERLYING FOUNDATIONS THAT WILL SHAPE AND IDENTIFY THE CITY CAMPUS, DEFINING ITS EMBEDDED CHARACTER AND AMENITY INTO THE FUTURE. THE FUTURE ABE BUILDING DESIGN DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT ONLY RECOGNISE THE TURRBAL AND YUGARA PEOPLE, BUT ALSO FIND WAYS TO REINFORCE THIS LAND'S PAST AND PRESENT USE AS A PLACE FOR LIVING, LIFE AND COMMUNITY

ABORIGINAL MEANING & RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE, LAND COUNTRY

"THE COUNTRY TELLS A STORY OF HISTORY AND PLACE. THE STORIES OF THE COUNTRY LINK AND FLOW, FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT, CREATING A BLUEPRINT OF HISTORY. QUT AND ABORIGINAL PEOPLE SHARE THE SAME LAND WITH DIFFERENT STORIES, BEING TOLD IN CONJUNCTION TO EACH OTHER, COMING TOGETHER NOW TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE TOGETHER."

1. THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN OF THE NEW ABE BUILDING REFLECT THE DEEP ABORIGINAL PHILOSOPHY THAT 'ALL THINGS ARE CONNECTED', THAT SUBTLE NATURAL LINKAGES ARE PRESENT, WHICH CAN REVEAL MUCH ABOUT CLIMATE AND WEATHER.

ALSO, A WIDE RANGE OF NATIVE PLANT SPACES AND INDIGENOUS VEGETATION OF THE LOCAL AREA ARE PLANTED IN THE COURTYARD WILL ONLY ENHANCE THE WELLBEING AND SITIMULATE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BUILDING USERS (STUDENTS, STAFF,COMMUNITY), BUT ALSO SERVE AS A SITE OF SHELTER AND FOOD FOR LOCAL FAUNA

2. AT THE CENTRE OF OUR INTERSECTION SQUARE IS AN FIRE MEETING SPACE INSPIRED BY BY ABORIGINAL YARNING CIRCLE, ABORIGINAL FESTIVAL ,EVENTS, GATHERING SHOW WILL BE HELD HERE TO LET THE COMMUNITY CELEBRATE AND ENGAGE WITH THIS FACSINATING CULTURE

3. TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY REMBMBER AND REINFORCE THE IDENTITY OF THE LAND OF OUR ABE SITE, AN ABORIGINAL ART GALLERY IS BUILT AT THE GROUND FLOOR WEST SIDE. A ABORIGINAL ART WORKSHOP AND COMMUNITY STUDIO WILL HAVE COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL QUEENSLAND ABORIGINAL ARTISTS, AND SHARE THE ABORIGINAL KNOWLEDGE TO THE SCHOOL AND WIDER COMMUNITY.