Education Architecture

The 2018 IDEA winner for the Institutional category, Monash University Learning and Teaching Building (LTB) was designed by John Wardle Architects (JWA), renowned for its conceptual approach to architecture and design through placemaking, coupled with significant experience in the changing typology of the education sector.

Information and communication technology has significantly impacted student learning and more than ever the need for integrated biological frameworks into education architecture is critical. The Monash University LTB, with a five-star Green Star rating and undertaken in a very tight time-frame, proposes a building conceived as a field of activity; it’s a multi-faculty learning facility that not only serves a significant proportion of the teaching load for undergraduate and postgraduate students on Clayton Campus in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, but also houses Monash College, academic and staff offices for the Faculty of Education and the Office of Learning and Teaching. Monash’s LTB fills a big void in education industry – seating for 4000 students, informal spaces for