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Located next to the UTS Tower and opposite Central Park on Broadway, UTS Central is a striking, 17-storey, glass-encased building that has redefined the southern gateway to Sydney’s CBD. It adds to the architectural diversity of the UTS campus, joining iconic buildings including the Frank Gehry-designed Dr Chau Chak Wing Building.

The glass-encased UTS Central building at twilight, from Alumni Green

UTS Central (Building 2)

UTS Central is a vibrant student hub and faculty space at the heart of our city campus. It's home to the new UTS Library and scholarly Reading Room, a wealth of student study spaces, and an inviting, publicly accessible food court that opens onto Alumni Green.

Our Faculty of Law has also made its new home in the upper floors of UTS Central, with state-of-the-art trial courts and Moot Court, as well as purpose-built student study areas.

Upbeat electronic music plays throughout

Importantly for our growing university, UTS Central adds to the array of learning, teaching and research facilities on campus, with the Hive Superlab, three large high-tech collaborative classrooms and much-needed research spaces for the Faculty of Engineering and IT.

Find out more about the unique design features and what's inside. 

UTS Central was the final significant capital development project delivered as part of the billion-dollar-plus UTS City Campus Master Plan. Work commenced in mid-November 2016 with the demolition of the former Building 2. Construction got underway in early 2017 and the building opened in August 2019.

Building snapshot

  • 17 floors (including plant) made up of two underground floors, a five-level podium and 10-level tower
  • Location: Corner of Broadway and Jones Street, Ultimo
  • Architect, UTS Central: FJMT
  • Architect, original Broadway Podium design: Lacoste + Stevenson with DJRD
  • Main works contractor: Richard Crookes Constructions
  • Sustainability rating: Targeting a 5 Star Green Star Design and As-Built rating certified by the Green Building Council of Australia

For media inquiries or general queries email ourchangingcampus@uts.edu.au.

A large, high-ceilinged room with curved walls covered in white bookshelves filled with colourful books, with traditional wooden desks and large windows to outside.

The UTS Reading Room inside UTS Central

Awards

  • 2020/21 World Architecture Festival: Shortlist, Higher Education and Research - completed buildings
  • 2020/21 Inside Festival Awards: Finalist, Education category
  • 2021 Architizer Awards: Higher Education & Research Facilities Jury Winner 
  • 2021  Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Awards: Interior Design Award Winner
  • 2021 NSW Architecture Awards: Shortlisted for Educational Architecture and Sustainable Architecture
  • 2021   Australian Library Design Awards: Best Academic Library
  • 2020 Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Awards: Best Tall Building Under 100 Metres (Award of Excellence) 
  • 2020 Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Awards: Interior Space Award (Award of Excellence)
  • 2019 Australian Glass and Window Association National Design Awards: Overall Award Winner 
  • 2019 Australian Glass and Window Association National Design Awards : NSW Glass and Glazing Commercial (over $50,000) Award
     

Latest news

March 2021: Take it as read – UTS Library is a winner

March 2020: A view to the future: UTS Law in UTS Central

January 2020: UTS Central scores 5 Star sustainability rating

December 2019: UTS Library finds its place in the heart of campus

December 2019: Why the UTS plastic-free food court matters

December 2019: Architecturally speaking: UTS Central and the Tower

September 2019: Building 2 reimagined for education excellence

September 2019: Building accessibility into UTS Central

August 2019: UTS Central opens: what you said, saw … and ate!

August 2019: Plastic off the menu at UTS Central

August 2019: UTS Central from go to wow

August 2019: Tree change terrace a top spot at UTS Central

August 2019: 5 reasons you'll love our new large collaborative classrooms

August 2019: Hello, new UTS Central food court

August 2019: An Open House at UTS Central

July 2019: Can’t believe it’s not plastic – a guide to PLA

June 2019: Your guide to the UTS Central food court

June 2019: Finding a future on the UTS Central work site

June 2019: Your guide to what's inside UTS Central

May 2019: Students get hands-on at UTS Central

April 2019: UTS Central: What's in it for students?

February 2019: What does 2019 have in store for UTS Central?

January 2019: Step inside UTS Central (3D video animation) 

December 2018: UTS Central by the numbers

November 2018: On top of the world at UTS Central

October 2018: Tradition meets the 21st century in UTS Central’s Reading Room 

August 2018: Introducing the UTS Central Food Court

June 2018: A glass act: why the UTS Central façade will be a showstopper 

June 2018: 10 Coolest Features of UTS Central (aka Building 2)

May 2018: A bird's eye view of UTS Central

March 2018: Building 2 interior takes a giant step forward

December 2017: Building 2 by the numbers 

September 2017: Five things you need to know about Building 2's construction 

July 2017: Faculty of Law to make a new home in Building 2

June 2017: Get the inside story on Building 2    

May 2017: Look out, trucks about – entering the Building 2 work site from Broadway

April 2017: Onwards and upwards for Building 2 as demolition comes to an end

March 2017: Students guide to Building 2: What’s happening and what does it mean for you?

February 2017: UTS Central: Demolition on course for March completion

December 2016: Building 2 changes before our eyes as demolition continues

November 2016: Building 2 to go out with a bang as heavy demolition begins

October 2016: D-Day (that's Demolition Day!) is fast approaching for Building 2

June 2016: Building 2 to close ahead of its transformation

May 2016: Distinctive design for new Building 2 revealed

April 2016: Building 2 transformation to revitalise the heart of campus

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and the Boorooberongal People of the Dharug Nation upon whose ancestral lands our campuses now stand. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands. 

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