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Swanston Academic Building
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The Swanston Academic building is an RMIT building designed by the architecture firm Lyons and is located on Swanston Street in Melbourne across from Peter Corrigan designed building 8 and ARM's Storey Hall. Construction began in September 2010 and was completed in September 2012. The budget for the SAB was $200,000,000. The new building contains 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) of floor space, is 11 storeys high (including basement) and provides 6 large lecture theatres for students.[1] The colourful building is intended to reflect the cities surroundings in the façade. “The idea is to wear the ‘cloak’ of the city”. (Carey Lyon)[2]
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Swanston Academic Building | |
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RMIT Building 80 | |
![]() SAB on Swanston Street, with RMIT Building 81 (The Oxford Scholar Pub) in the foreground | |
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General information | |
Type | Education |
Architectural style | Postmodern |
Address | 445 Swanston Street |
Town or city | Melbourne, Victoria |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 37.808193°S 144.962955°E / -37.808193; 144.962955 |
Completed | 2012 |
Cost | $200 million |
Owner | RMIT |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 11 |
Floor area | 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 8 |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Lyons Architects |
Main contractor | Multiplex |
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