Canadian architect Frank Gehry unveils his latest structrual entity photography © AFP

What does the building a business school is housed in say about the thinking that goes on inside? Not so long ago, business schools were invariably dim corporate boxes, suggesting predictable efficiency. One example still towers above the University of Technology, Sydney. It is a grey, 1970s extrusion set in concrete, which the Australian school originally aimed to replicate seven times with blank spaces in between.

However, this plan was abandoned the same decade and instead, the campus has emerged as a rich architectural landscape woven into the fabric of a rapidly changing neighbourhood.At its heart sits a remarkable new building which seems to collapse any notions of corporate risk-adversity. In fact, the brick walls appear to be melting and folding, imbuing its structure with a sense of movement and possibility.......Continue Reading

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