While available to all students, the new UTS Business School focuses on postgraduate and executive education, as well as bringing researchers together. Importantly, the new suite of custom-designed spaces provides an opportunity to shape the future of teaching and learning.
Teaching, learning and staff spaces
Known as learning.futures, the UTS approach to teaching and learning is being imaginatively reengineered to reflect how students learn and to support a relevant and engaging experience that prepares graduates for a fast- changing global workplace.
Business School students will experience high quality face-to-face teaching in technology- enabled spaces that encourage collaboration, practice-based learning and group-work in some of the spaces below. Note that not all of these spaces are publicly accessible.
Business School students will experience high quality face-to-face teaching in technology- enabled spaces that encourage collaboration, practice-based learning and group-work in some of the spaces below. Note that not all of these spaces are publicly accessible.
Level 3
Seating 120, the collaborative theatre is stepped two rows at a time to allow students in the front row of each step to turn and join the students in the row behind for discussion and group work. The theatre features multi-screen, high-definition projection, touch-screen audio-visuals and microphones along each workbench.
Level 3, Collaborative Theatre
Level 3, Collaborative Theatre
Level 8
Level 8 is home to UTS Business School’s Executive Education Programs. There are 128 seats throughout the floor, ranging from intimate classroom sizes of up to 8 people, to more formal teaching spaces of 46 or more. The larger spaces have flexible furniture so any arrangement – conventional seating or collaborative working groups – can be made. Every classroom has access to an external terrace.
Level 8, Executive Education Seminar Rooms
Level 8, Outdoor terrace
The balcony on level 8 is fitted out with umbrellas, large pot plants and beautiful seating. It is a wonderful space for executive education programs and for staff during lunchtime.
Level 8, staff lounge featuring cloud lighting.
Staff Coffee Hubs
All private levels have a small coffee hub with kitchen facilities. They provide a quiet, relaxed space for staff to connect.
Other spaces
Level 2, Auditorium
The auditorium is the largest space in the building, seating up to 240 people. It will not be used for teaching and learning, but for presentations, ceremonies and conferences. Available as a general space for public lectures and other events, the auditorium is equipped with an advanced audio-visual system and video-conferencing facilities.
Level 2, Auditorium
Level 12, Dean’s Unit
The fit-out of Level 12 of the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building is completed with Frank Gehry’s personally designed desk for the Dean’s office. This chiselled Douglas fir desk was Gehry’s final contribution for the new building and was brought to life by his friend and artistic collaborator, Tomas Ossinski.
Photos by Andrew Worssam and Shane Lo
