Planning for Expansion and Dissent: The Modern Australian University Campus

Abstract

With the expansion of the suburban metropolis, in Australia the establishment of new places of learning saw attempts to create masterplanned universities that were independent in their geographic re-positioning, relevant to more established and self-sufficient academies. In planning, building and landscaping these new campuses, the sense of social, cultural and political innovation was potent. This saw attempts to physically stamp alternative ideals onto the campus landscape. Buildings and their settings were envisaged as ensembles that could evoke an empathetic response to a popularised vision of Australian identity whilst engendering experimental plans with elements such as native tree-lin..