Swanston Academic Building
| Swanston Academic Building | |
|---|---|
RMIT Building 80 | |
SAB on Swanston Street, with RMIT Building 81 (The Oxford Scholar Pub) in the foreground | |
| General information | |
| Type | Education |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Address | 445 Swanston Street |
| Town or city | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°48′29″S 144°57′47″E / 37.808193°S 144.962955°E |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Cost | $200 million |
| Owner | RMIT |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Floor area | 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 8 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Lyons Architects |
| Main contractor | Multiplex |
The Swanston Academic building is an RMIT building designed by the architecture firm Lyons and is located on Swanston Street in Melbourne across from Peter Corrigan designed building 8 and ARM's Storey Hall. Construction began in September 2010 and was completed in September 2012. The budget for the SAB was $200,000,000. The new building contains 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) of floor space, is 11 storeys high (including basement) and provides 6 large lecture theatres for students. The colourful building is intended to reflect the cities surroundings in the façade. “The idea is to wear the ‘cloak’ of the city”. (Carey Lyon)