UQ Ipswich Wins Awards for Design and Heritage

The University of Queensland today received three major awards from the Ipswich City Council which recognise the design and heritage of the new UQ Ipswich campus.

UQ Ipswich (Stage 1) won two Awards for Excellence in Design, including the overall design award, and an excellence award in the Heritage Conservation (Professional) category.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Trevor Grigg said the University of Queensland was extremely pleased that the Ipswich City Council had recognised the exceptional design of UQ Ipswich.

"When the University of Queensland started to design a new Ipswich campus we aimed to develop a world class facility that the people of Ipswich would identify as their own," Professor Grigg said.

"A key element of this design has been the provision of state-of-the-art facilities which blend in with the local area and retain the heritage value of existing buildings.

"This has been a major challenge and everyone involved in the project is extremely pleased with the outcome."

Professor Grigg congratulated UQ Ipswich staff and the architects and engineers from The DEM Group Consortium who completed the design work for UQ Ipswich (Stage 1)

"The University of Queensland and the local community can be very proud of the new campus that has been designed and built at Ipswich," he said.

Contact:
Anthony Havers Ph: (07) 3365 2846 or 0418 187 901
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Trevor Grigg
Ph: (07) 3365 7366