Media Release
September 24, 2003
Breaking ground on the Blueprint for UniSA’s Mawson Lakes campus
UniSA Chancellor David Klingberg, former Governor of SA Sir Eric Neal and Mayor of Salisbury Tony Zappia, shared the honours in turning the first sods at the site of the new $34 million upgrade of the Mawson Lakes campus this week.
Chancellor Klingberg said the development was one part of a building program that underpinned UniSA’s long-term commitment to the economic, intellectual and cultural life of South Australia.
"In what is more than a $100 million investment across the University, the Blueprint 2005 capital works program will ensure we can better deliver high quality study and research opportunities for our students in a lively modern environment," he said.
"This is especially important at Mawson Lakes where students will be able to study education and health sciences for the first time offering valuable opportunities to make educational links between the sciences, including maths and IT and teaching and health."
Changes at UniSA’s Mawson Lakes campus will incorporate 17 projects including a new campus building for the Schools of Education and Health Science, and extension to the Sir Eric Neal Library, a new community centre to be known as the Mawson Centre which is being built in partnership with the city of Salisbury, the Department of Education and Children’s services, and the Mawson Lakes Joint Venture between Land Management Corporation and Delfin Lend Lease.
The designs for the Mawson centre and new campus building have been developed by MGT and Russell and Yelland Architects, in association. The Sir Eric Neal Library extension has been designed by Thomson Rossi Architects to provide space to accommodate the Library central services and a relocation of part of the Underdale Library.
Plans for the new Mawson Lakes campus development can be viewed online at http://www.unisa.edu.au/blueprint/mawsonlakes.htm
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