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The Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney

A crucible of innovation to inform and reform the health of the world

Designed to foster collaboration the centre can accommodate undergraduate, researchers and higher degree by research students in open-plan offices, shared lab facilities, and informal spaces and small meeting rooms that support organic co-operation and partnerships. The wet and dry lab holds up to eight concurrent classes for teaching and learning including learning pods, computer labs, exercise physiology gym facilities, seminar rooms and an auditorium.

The Abercrombie Building, University of Sydney

Inspiring and enabling the next generation of business leaders

The Abercrombie Building is a key milestone in the journey of becoming one of the world’s leading business schools. It offers 9,100 square meters of flexible teaching\ and learning space, with a focus on cross-disciplinary collaboration, cutting-edge research and interactive learning. But those who use it are quick to point out that "it’s not all about the building", it’s how those who use it collectively design solutions to the economic, social and environmental challenges facing the business world today.