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This week saw a milestone moment at Worawa Aboriginal College as we celebrated the sod turn for the new boarding house. This project has been years in the making, shaped through deep collaboration, respect, and shared vision. Standing on Wurundjeri Country, Elder in Residence Dr Lois Peeler performed a smoking ceremony and Principal Tanya Peeler reflected on the College’s continuing journey, before officially breaking ground with the Board Chair Tom Bell. The day was filled with reflection and positivity for the future of Worawa students. A heartfelt thank you to the College leaders, staff, students, collaborators and builders, whose dedication has brought us to this point. We are honoured to walk alongside Worawa on this journey, and can’t wait to see this new chapter come to life. #WorawaAboriginalCollege #FirstNationsVoices #CoDesign #EducationForFutureGenerations #CulturalRespect #SocialValueDesign #BoardingHouse Client: Worawa Aboriginal College Builder: @bowdencorp Building Surveyor: @primebuildingsurveyors Quantity Surveyor: Wilde & Woollard Structural & Civil: Helix Consultants Services: BRT Consulting Photographer: David Callow
Last week marked the official opening of the new gymnasium and learning spaces at Westgarth Primary School, the culmination of a journey that’s included years of advocating, design, delivery and collaboration. On the day we joined the school principal, Jo Wheeler and assistant principal, Caroline Shiels along with special guests, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen, Federal MP Ged Kearney and Local MP Kat Theophanous being proudly led through the spaces by the grade five captains. The day was a celebration of the new facility, the positive addition it brings to the local community and recognising the collective efforts that made this project a reality. Client: @vicschoolbuilding Project Manager: @connectpm Cost Planner: Altus Group Building Surveyor: @philipchun.bc Fire Engineer: JPFire Services Engineer: BRT Consulting Structural & Civil Engineer: @intraxeng Acoustic Engineer: Octave Acoustics Landscape Architects: Landprojects Builder: @bldg.eng Photographs 2 & 4: @diannasnape
It was such a pleasure to attend a fabulous opening yesterday for ‘Harmony Hall’ at North-Eastern Montessori School in St Helena. On a tight budget, this deceptively hard working building achieves a calm synergy with its place. Through efficient spatial planning, careful acoustic treatment, a warm, tactile material palette and strategic moments of joy, ‘Harmony Hall’ certainly lives up to its name. Photo 3 left to right: John Girdlestone (Circon Constructions General Manager), Manoli Galanakis (NE Montessori School Business Manager), Mark Greenwood (Law Architects Senior Associate), Sandy Law (Law Architects Director), Janis Marie Coffey, MAICD (NE Montessori School Principal), Kate Thwaites (Federal Member for Jagajaga) Project Team: Structural & Civil: Helix Consultants Service: @mac.cormacks AV: Reflections Audio Acoustic Engineer: @resonateconsultants ESD Consultant: Blue Bee Sustainable Services Building Surveyor: @primebuildingsurveyors
We are excited to announce the completion of the Xavier Flood Senior Learning Centre at Damascus College. Nestled on a hill at the fringe of the College site, this project is a centre for learning, growth and connection for the senior students, marking a milestone in our ongoing collaboration with @damascuscollege. Client: @damascuscollege Builder: @awnicholsonptyltd Project Team: @creostructuresau, BRT Consulting, @primebuildingsurveyors, Plan Cost Photographer: @diannasnape
Exciting developments are unfolding for the Mt Atkinson community in Melbourne’s west. This greenfield site holds the cornerstone of the expanding suburb, where a new Catholic Primary School and Children’s Hub is coming to life. The Administration and Early Learning Centre, and Learning Building are taking shape as structural steel assembly comes to a close, and roof ‘pop-ups’ emerge, inviting daylight to internal spaces. Existing gum trees hold space for the planned landscape proposal, embedding the buildings in immersive nature play opportunities. Client: @melbournecatholicschools, @macseye_melbourne Project Team: @magellan_projects, @rush.wright.associates, Caleb Engineers, @intraxeng
Law Architects proudly contributed to the new Monash Community Family Cooperative childcare centre, officially opened by Hon. @harrietshingmlc and Monash University Vice-Chancellor Professor Sharon Pickering. The multi-storey design transformed a steep site into a connected outdoor play space across both levels, ensuring all rooms have equal access to nature. A child-friendly central staircase links the levels, supporting motor skill development and independence. Thoughtfully designed nooks and engaging play areas encourage exploration, creativity, and emotional resilience. The project reflects close collaboration with centre staff, carrying forward the indoor-outdoor connection from the previous building into this innovative new space. Client: @monash_uni Builder: @monacohickey Project Manager: @casemeallin Landscape Architects: @oculusstudios Engineering: @wsp_australia Early Learning Consultant: Circularity @swaggerphotographyaustralia
It’s NAIDOC Week—a time to reflect and celebrate. This year marks a significant milestone: 50 years of recognizing and uplifting Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. The 2025 theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy,” honours the remarkable achievements of the past while looking ahead to a vibrant future—shaped by the strength of our young leaders, the foresight of our communities, and the enduring legacy of our ancestors.⁠ https://www.naidoc.org.au/ #NAIDOC2025
“This is what it means to invest in our kids’ futures ...” @kattheomp Westgarth Primary School’s (Clarke Street Campus) recently completed Learning Facilities and Gymnasium. Client : @vicschoolbuilding Project Team : @bldg.eng , BRT, @intraxeng , Land Projects Images : @diannasnape
See you this evening at the 2025 Victorian Architecture Awards Night celebration! Congratulations to all of this year’s shortlisted projects.
Making All Things New. Construction is nearing completion on the second phase of our extension and renovation to St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Box Hill South. The original, heritage listed church by Chancellor & Patrick, was meticulously re-furbished by Law Architects in 2020 in the first phase of the project.  More recently, we have worked to nestle in new offices, meeting rooms, and gathering spaces around the existing building. Through a minimal intervention approach, the project builds on the forms and materiality of the existing church, creating a new whole and reframing connections to the street. Builder: @newpol_construction Project Team: @creostructuresau, @acorconsultants, @michaeltaylorarchitects, Michael Smith & Associates, @philipchun.bc, Ricardo Energy Environment & Planning
What a week! Huge thanks to @le_australasia and all the chapters keeping the energy alive and ideas flowing. We’re heading home inspired — and up for the challenge to keep progressing and evolving the places where learning happens. We’re incredibly proud to have received the LEAD New Building/s or Facility–Small Award for our work on St Kilda Primary School. This win reminds us that bold ideas and thoughtful design matter more than big budgets. Shout out to our fellow Victorian peers — your passion, debates, and generosity in sharing lift us all. And a special nod to Nicole Kirby for her powerful work on the @lea_mayfield2025 — we can’t wait to see what’s next. We’re reflecting on: - Balancing tech and human connection in schools - Designing for every student’s unique needs - How small actions can spark lasting change At Law Architects, we believe great design starts with bold thinking and people-first principles. Let’s keep the conversation going. #LEA #LEAconference #2025Odyssey #LearningEnvironments #educationaldesign #educationalarchitecture #SchoolDesign #AwardWinner #StKildaPrimarySchool #MayfieldProject
Smiles all around as St Kilda Primary School was named Winner of the ‘New Building/s or Facilities – Small’ at the 2025 LEAD Awards. “Genuine collaboration with students, staff and parents has informed flexible learning environment planning at various scales, and joyful, innovative elements such as the threshold garden.” “In summary, this is an intelligent design with learning for every child at its core, providing a sense of joy, and exploration that both students and staff must love. Congratulations to the team for such a thorough process and coherent design resolution.” A huge thank you to everyone involved in the project, and for @le_australasia for hosting the annual LEA Conference in Brisbane. See our Linktree for the full juror citation. Photographer: @derek_swalwell Construction: @lloydgroup, @2construct & Barefoot Projects Project Team: @creostructuresau, BRT Consulting Engineers, @michaeltaylorarchitects, @zmenvironments @fytogreen_australia, @philipchun.bc, @wtpartnership, and Certified Energy #lea #leaconference #2025odyssey #learningenvironments #educationaldesign #educationalarchitecture
Closing moments of the construction of Damascus College’s New Senior Learning Building. Situated on a complex site, with stunning vistas to the bush and greater Ballarat, the three-storey building transforms the educational possibilities, with adaptable and contemporary learning environments. Providing the College with 23 learning spaces abundant in natural light, collaborative and independent study zones and support spaces for the senior students. Builder: @awnicholsonptyltd Project Team: @creostructuresau, BRT Consulting, @primebuildingsurveyors, PlanCost #learningenvironment #innovativelearningspaces #educationaldesign #contemporarylearning
St Kilda Primary School has been shortlisted in the 2025 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards for Educational Architecture! The new ‘Nozomi’ building at St Kilda Primary School is a biophilic, two-storey learning hub, designed to foster joy, curiosity and a strong sense of place. The interactive east façade—featuring a lush green wall, slide, mini playhouses, and a sandpit—creates an engaging environment where learning and play are intertwined. Photographs: @derek_swalwell Construction: Lloyd Group, 2Construct & Barefoot Projects Project Team: Creo Consultants, BRT Consulting Engineers, Michael Taylor Architecture & Heritage, ZM Environments, Fytogreen, Philip Chun, WT Partnership, and Certified Energy
OPENING - Term 1 marked the official opening of @clceltham Aikenhead Centre, the result of a collaboration that began in 2019 with a new masterplan by Law Architects. This dynamic learning hub is designed to inspire critical thinking, creativity and collaboration, offering flexible spaces that support modern educational practices. At the same time, it honours the legacy of Mary Aikenhead and her pioneering spirit of innovation. #melbcon #brtconsultingengineers #acousticcontrol #nataliegray #educationalarchitecture #victorianarchitecture #collaboration #lovewhereyoulearn #masterplanning #learninglandscapes #brick
An exciting new project is emerging at Avila College! Currently in construction, the St Teresa Library and Research Centre forms a pillar at the heart of the college - a central student resource hub for research, study and collaboration, embraced by soft landscaping. #educationalarchitecture #educationdesign #learningspaces #learningenvironments #australianarchitecture #lawarchitects
It often takes some time for the vision for a project to mature, as evidenced by the native landscape around our Chapel at Mannix College. Landscape: @katherinerekaris
Construction is complete on a new Multipurpose Centre at North Eastern Montessori School. This versatile space not only supports the performing arts and sports curriculums, but is an offering for various forms of gathering for the school and community. Builder: Circon Constructions #lawarchitects #educationalarchitecture #learningenvironments #australianarchitecture
Congratulations to @nicolekirby94 for being selected for the Mayfield Project 2025! More information on the Learning Environments website!
We are thrilled to announce that on Wednesday at the Victorian School Design Awards, St Kilda Primary School’s New Learning Building & Refurbishment was awarded the Overall Winner for the category ‘Best School Project- between $5 million and $15 million’. Congratulations to the team and a big thank you to everyone involved in this collaborative project! St Kilda Primary School’s new two-storey learning building called the ‘Nozomi’ building, named after the Japanese word for “hope”, is located on Bunurong Country. It features open-plan learning areas organized into clusters, offering a modern alternative to traditional classrooms more typically associated with the heritage listed Main school building. The new building takes its architectural cues and massing from the heritage building and nearby St Kilda Town Hall incorporating double-height covered deck & a slide, wrapped in extensive green walls. To learn more about this project please see our website https://www.lawarchitects.com.au/st-kilda Photographer: @derek_swalwell #lawarchitects #australianarchitecture #educationalarchitecture #educationdesign #learningspaces #learningenvironments #vsba #victorianschooldesignawards