 Atrium of the Charles Perkins Centre | |
| Established | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Mission | |
| Focus | Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity |
| Academic Director | Stephen Simpson |
| Faculty | University of Sydney |
| Adjunct faculty | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital |
Building details | |
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| Etymology | Dr Charles Perkins AO |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Medical research institute and teaching facility |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital health precinct, Camperdown campus, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°53′15″S 151°11′01″E / 33.8875°S 151.1835°E |
| Construction started | 2012 |
| Opened | June 2014 |
| Cost | A$385 million |
| Client | The University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Sydney sandstone, glass, aluminium |
| Floor count | 6 + 4 basement levels |
| Floor area | 49,500 square metres (533,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp with Building Studio |
| Engineer | Cubic Group |
| Structural engineer | Robert Bird Group |
| Civil engineer | Robert Bird Group |
| Main contractor | Brookfield Multiplex |
| Awards and prizes | Shortlisted: World's Best Building award, 2015 (Higher Education and Research) |
| Known for | Full height atrium with spiral staircase |
| Website | sydney.edu.au/perkins |
The Charles Perkins Centre (CPC) is an Australian medical research institute, clinic and education hub that primarily focuses on diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, as well as other related conditions. The centre is affiliated with the University of Sydney and is located within the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital health precinct at the Camperdown campus of the university in Sydney, New South Wales. The centre is named in honour of alumnus Charles Perkins, the first man of Aboriginal descent to graduate from an Australian university. The centre's academic director is Professor Stephen Simpson.
Designed by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp with Building Studio,[1] construction of the 49,500-square-metre (533,000 sq ft), A$385 million centre began in 2012 and was officially opened in June 2014. Completed in the Modernist Australian architectural style, the centre was shortlisted for the World's Best Building award in the Higher Education and Research category at the 2015 World Architecture Festival.[2]
Many professorial chairs at the centre were funded by the A$20.6 million sale of a Picasso painting at Christie's, which was donated to the university in 2010.[3]
- ^ "2015 NSW Architecture Awards shortlist". www.architectureau.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Rosenfield, Karissa (22 June 2015). "Shortlist Announced for World Architecture Festival Awards 2015". ArchDaily. ISSN 0719-8884. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Sale of University's Picasso masterpiece" (Press release). University of Sydney. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2020.