Part 2 - Great Expectations in Architecture

Sir Peter Cook and Dr Soheil Abedian joined Dr Yael Reisner and Mr Mark Baggueley also from CRAB Studios; along with Professor Tom Hanrahan from the School of Architecture, the PRATT Institute, New York; and Canadian luminary Nat Chard in a two-part discussion about Architecture Education and Architecture and its role in society. This Symposium included the sod turning for Bond University’s $16.2 million Soheil Abedian School of Architecture building, with world renowned architects gathering to turn the soil. Designed by Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham of CRAB Studios in London, who won the international competition in 2010, the building is a natural extension to the rapidly growing Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture. Sir Peter Cook, knighted for his contribution to architecture, took inspiration from Bond University’s original architect Arata Isozaki, as well as the natural surroundings, when designing the building. Features include an internal streetscape that runs the length of the building and ‘scoops’ that provide individual workspaces for students to exhibit and critique their work, as well as dedicated environmental science laboratories