QUT Creative Industries Precinct

The Creative Industries Precinct is a new initiative by QUT for the Faculty of Creative Industries assisted by funding from the State Government through the Department of State Development and Arts Queensland.

The new facilities for the Creative Industries Faculty are Phase 1 of a two Phase development that will ultimately provide a major new, and exciting complex that will enhance the newly created Faculty of Creative Industries. The Faculty was launched in July last year and is an amalgamation of the Faculty of the Arts and Academy of the Arts combining the disciplines of acting, dance, communication design, theatre studies, music and visual arts, film and television with media and journalism.

The proposed Phase 1 of the project will also include the Creative Industries Enterprise Centre, which will incorporate a business incubator to facilitate the development of businesses within the Creative Industries sector in Queensland.

In addition to the above components, QUT is incorporating a new theatre for La Boite. This element will have a shared use by QUT in the development of our acting and theatre studies' programs.

The Creative Industries site is an example of the emerging trend within education to develop strong partnerships with relevant industries to foster higher standards within the university curriculum, as well as develop mutually beneficial programs between industry and academia.

Phase 1 of the Creative Industries Precinct will be completed by the end of 2003 at a project cost of $55 million.

Alterations and Refurbishment at Lincoln University

The aim is to provide efficient, effective and economic accommodation for both staff and students. Using the existing assets in buildings and other space and by developing a program for their development and maintenance, these spaces should be able to support and benefit the education of many generations of students to come.

Over the last 2 years, Lincoln University has managed a diverse range of Alteration Refurbishment and Upgrading projects including:

· An upgrade of a Scientific Research Laboratory to Physical Containment level 2 (PC2)
· Extension of a car park and installation of a bus shelter
· Refurbishment of a 78 bed accommodation building
· The upgrade of the fire protection systems throughout various halls of residence
· Converting unused space into teaching rooms

These are mainly refurbishment projects up to a value of $2 million, which need to be completed on time and within budget, and include working with Consultants to upgrade services to meet current standards and specifications, including fire protection, electrical and heating.

This space, originally a residence with 8 rooms and a central corridor, needed to be gutted and set up as two English language teaching rooms. The furniture is in response to the client wanting table space and maximum student numbers in the room. Venetian blinds to the windows allow the room to be used for projection.

25 year old teaching laboratories that will soon be upgraded to PC2 labs for research.
Bench tops are 1200 wide interrupted by a services upstand.

A refurbished PC2 chemistry lab which sets the standard for the lab refurbishment program underway. Features of the new labs are:

• Flat 1400 wide melamine benchtops with metal shelving above.
• Solid ceiling with non dust attracting light fittings
• Tarkett granite flooring
• Mechanical ventilation to code requirement
• Full upgrade to reticulated steam heating system