UNSW John Niland Scientia Building
Brief and Design Management [with MGT]. A multi-purpose space used principally for conferences and receptions. Sir John Sulman Medal winner.
... ARINA was absolutely central to the development of a world-class campus design that tenders proved would be about half the cost per student compared with competitor institutions ... They demonstrated a great empathy for the strategic vision being followed by UNSW as well as having a thorough grasp of detail. ...
Mark S Wainwright AM FTSE
Emeritus Professor, University of NSW and Former Vice-chancellor, UNSW
UTas TSBE (Tasmanian School of Business and Economics):
Brief and delivery for the relocation of the whole of the School to a repurposed Centenary building. The Project delivered office accommodation, informal learning space, an HDR suite and collaborative Harvard style lecture theatres.
… The new teaching and learning accommodation, which was created from some very unpromising looking space, has proved extremely popular with students and teaching staff alike…The integrated teaching and learning space is amongst the very best that UTAS has to offer…
Jacinta Young
Executive Director, Commercial Services and Development
University of Tasmania
UTS Science Faculty:
Brief for whole of the Faculty relocation to Building 4 for UTS.
This included the nascent concept for UG superlabs.
... You and your team earned the trust of our staff ... Your ability and willingness to learn from us meant your suggestions and creative solutions were better able to capture our future needs ...
Tony Moon, Emeritus Professor
Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President University of Technology, Sydney Former Dean of Science, UTS
UNSW Asia Changi Campus:
A greenfield site in Singapore was masterplanned by ARINA [with Kerry Hill Architects]
... I found [ARINA] to be expert across all facets of university facility design, from complex laboratories to student recreation facilities ... They combine a deep knowledge of teaching and learning with an understanding of academic research needs. They also have the ability to develop practical solutions which control both capital and operational costs.
Professor Greg Whittred
Dean, University of Auckland Business School
UTS Science Faculty:
Brief for whole of the Faculty relocation to Building 4 for UTS.
This included the nascent concept for UG superlabs.
… Many details had to be incorporated into the design of a multidisciplinary campus that was to house arts, business, science and engineering whilst working to a constrained budget. I found ARINA to be totally professional and expert, with the ability to provide excellent advice during all stages of the project.
Professor Bruce Milthorpe
Dean, Faculty of Science
University of Technology, Sydney