ABSTRACT
Learning from experiences of the building process and the impacts of new development informs decision-making on future projects. These case studies demonstrate examples of how the approaches described can influence outcomes. This case study describes the Melbourne School of Design (MSD) at the University of Melbourne campus in Parkville, Melbourne, Australia. A replacement building had been an aspiration of the faculty for many years. It had been accommodated primarily in two adjacent structures, a custom-built concrete frame structure from 1964 and a smaller load-bearing brick building erected to support a neoclassical Bank of New South Wales facade built in 1856 that had been relocated from the city in 1936. The case for the Melbourne School of Design building was written to frame the project as a research opportunity for many disciplines, both in the delivery phase and onwards into occupation and use.
