Day 1

DAY ONE | WEDNESDAY, 28 MARCH 2012

08:30 Registration and Morning Coffee

 

09:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Andrew Pender, Chair, Council of Educational Facility Planners
Australasia, and Founding Partner and Design Director, pmdl
Architecture + Design, Australia

GLOBAL TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES IN CAMPUS DESIGN AND MASTERPLANNING

09:10 Design Responses for Contemporary Learning

• The importance of a master facilities plan in supporting an educational vision
• Designing age-appropriate facilities
• Creating built opportunities that are both flexible and purposeful

Andrew Pender, Chair, Council of Educational Facility Planners
Australasia, and Founding Partner and Design Director, pmdl
Architecture + Design, Australia

09:50 Trends in Learning Space Design and Collaborative Learning Outcomes

• Changes to pedagogy requiring different approach to physical planning process and institutional strategy
• Best practices in designing spaces for different user groups for maximum collaboration and interaction
• Applying technology in your design to enhance student learning experiences
• Future proofing your educational facility designs

Mark Clements, Principal, Group Education Leader, Woodhead,
Australia

 

10:30 Morning Refreshments and Networking

 

NEW CAMPUS PROJECTS IN ASIA: SHOWCASE I

11:00 Yale-NUS College: Marrying Ivy League Tradition with Tropical Singapore

• Contextualising in the masterplan: Incorporating an Ivy League tradition and architecture with Singapore’s design aesthetic and tropical climate
• Campus design to foster collegiate spirit, student engagement and living and learning communities
• Integration of college design to wider NUS campus and local and regional planning strategies
• Campus within garden: Greening the campus to suit the tropics

Diane Lynn Abbott, Director, Design and Construction Office, Yale – NUS College, National University of Singapore, Singapore

 

11:40 University of Macau Masterplan: Building a New Campus for a New Era

• New university mission: Towards a top-tier university with a full residential college system
• A new breakthrough under ‘one country, two systems’: Underwater tunnel linking Macau and the new campus in Hengqin without border control
• New campus masterplan by master designer: The five design principles/concepts
• Environmental friendliness innovations in the design of the new campus

Professor Simon Shun-Man Ho, Vice Rector (Academic Affairs),
University of Macau, Macau SAR

Dr Alex Lai, Vice Rector (Administration), University of Macau, Macau SAR

 

12:20 Developing Long-Term Strategies for Campus Consolidation and Institutional Growth
As institutions grow to meet the demands of the 21st century, how are academic leaders and school planners mapping out design strategies to meet this longterm institutional growth? How are leaders dealing with conflicting short-term imperatives and what are the key aspects of infrastructure planning and design to enhance the institution’s profile?

Moderator:
Andrew Pender, Chair, Council of Educational Facility Planners
Australasia, and Founding Partner and Design Director, pmdl
Architecture + Design, Australia

Panelists:
Professor Simon Ho, Vice Rector (Academic Affairs), University of Macau, Macau SAR

Professor John Malpas, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Infrastructure), Hong Kong University, Hong Kong SAR

Professor Ian Kerr, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Curtin University Sarawak, Malaysia

Professor Reg Jordan, Provost & Chief Executive Officer, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, Malaysia

 

13:00 Lunch

RETROFITTING AND ADAPTIVE REUSE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS FOR SCHOOLS

14:00 Transforming Hong Kong’s 20-year-old School into a Contemporary Learning Environment for the 21st Century

• Adaptive reuse of and partial rebuilding of existing urban school
• High-rise urban school typology for existing constrained site and context
• Innovative strategies for optimization and creative use of teaching spaces
• Flexibility and adaptability in an urban learning environment

Phan Pit Li, Senior Consultant, MKPL Architects, Singapore

 

THE GREEN CAMPUS: SUSTAINABILITY DESIGNS AND INITIATIVES FOR SCHOOLS

14:40 Linking the Environmental Sustainability Agenda to the University’s Core Business and Bottom Line

• Campus environmental sustainability through infrastructure improvements and the engagement of staff and students
• The next stage of Monash’s campus environmental sustainability program
• Linking the campus operations to the teaching and research programs

Paul Barton, Director, Environmental Sustainability, Monash University, Australia

 

15:20 Afternoon Refreshments and Networking

 

15:50 Low Carbon Approaches for High Performance Schools for the Tropics: Case Studies of Hong Kong Academy and Other Schools

• Variable design responses in tropical climates
• Smart facades and simple operation
• The nexus of light, energy and comfort
• Design process and stakeholder ownership
• Case study examples from Hong Kong and Tropical Australia

Tai Hollingsbee, Principal Engineer, Design, Innovation and Sustainable Buildings, GHD, Australia

 

16:30 Taking Campus Sustainability Beyond Green Certifications
Green-certified buildings can serve as a starting point for sustainable campus development. But how can campus leaders, sustainability directors, and design and planning professionals move towards a broader approach to sustainability?

Moderator:
Mark Clements, Principal, Group Education Leader, Woodhead,
Australia

Panelists:
Diane Lynn Abbott, Director, Design and Construction Office, Yale – NUS College, National University of Singapore

Paul Barton, Director, Environmental Sustainability, Monash
University, Australia

Phan Pit Li, Senior Consultant, MKPL Architects, Singapore

Tai Hollingsbee, Principal Engineer, Design, Innovation and Sustainable Buildings, GHD, Australia

 

17:20 Chairperson’s Summary Remarks

 

17:30 End of Day On

 

Day 2

DAY TWO | THURSDAY, 29 MARCH 2012

08:30 Morning coffee

 

09:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Richard C. Linstrom, Associate Dean, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and Managing Director, UNLV Singapore

NEW CAMPUS PROJECTS IN ASIA: SHOWCASE II

09:10 Hong Kong University’s Centennial Campus Masterplan: Meeting Future Needs and Education Reform

• The need for campus expansion to meet new 3+3+4 academic structure
• Campus planning: The four design concepts
• Green policy and environmental monitoring
• Integrating the new campus with the heritage of existing campus and landscape

Professor John Malpas, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Infrastructure), Hong Kong University, Hong Kong SAR

 

09:50 Education Architecture and The Singapore University of Technology and Design Campus Masterplan

This presentation describes how UNStudio seeks to understand the changing role of architecture and how new design methods and a more complex nature of the architectural project itself have led to the development of new design models, specifically targeting the field of educational environments.

Key words like non-linearity, flexibility, multi-disciplinary education and creative learning become central tenets to such an approach.

The focus of the presentation is on the design strategies for the Singapore University of Technology and Design due to open in 2014. This project is in collaboration with DP Architects, Singapore.

Christian Veddeler, Associate Director/Senior Architect, UNStudio, Netherlands

 

10:30 Morning Refreshments & Networking

 

11:00 Campus Park or University Town: Design Brief Challenge for PetroVietnam University

• Design brief challenge and persuading client to abandon 1960s-style campus park design model for a university town concept
• University town that creates an urban centre for the university and developing suburbs around the 174-hectare site
• Development of faculty colleges with individual identities
• Considering local culture and context in the masterplan
• Low-impact urban design integrated with landscape concepts

Kevin Brewer, Director, Brewer Davidson, New Zealand

 

FINANCING AND FUNDING MODELS FOR CAMPUS FACILITIES

11:40 Funding Options for University Infrastructure for an Offshore Campus in Asia

• Funding and financing: Cash reserves, sale of land, bank borrowings and/or private equity capital?
• Managing capital projects through successful partnerships
• Leading project management of a major capital programme with a partnering approach
• Getting better and sustainable value from the real estate

Ian Kerr, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Curtin University Sarawak, Malaysia

 

12:20 Managing Major Capital Projects with Successful Frameworks and Partnerships

• Governance structures and multiple stakeholders, including users in the design process
• How to implement strong governance structures
• How to manage multiple stakeholders and users
• How to get the right project brief

Colin Rockliff, Director, Campus Infrastructure and Services, The
University of Sydney, Australia

 

13:00 Lunch

 

DESIGNING A CAMPUS IN A BUILT-UP CITY

14:00. SMU City Campus: Design Responses to the Landscape and Urban Setting

• Key architectural design ideas of SMU City Campus – Campus @ the park
• Design responses to Singapore’s landscape and urban setting
• Facilities at the City Campus
• Moving ahead: The next phase of development

Loke Mun Sing, Director, Office of Campus Development, Singapore Management University, Singapore

NEW OFFSHORE CAMPUS MODEL: CAPITAL PLANNING AND SCHOOL DESIGNS FOR EDUCATION CITIES

14:40 Infrastructure Investment and Future Capital Development for Education City Qatar

• The education city model and how it is implemented at Education City Qatar
• Planning, design, construction and maintenance of campus infrastructure and facilities at Education City Qatar
• The challenge of working with different universities
• Status of current physical works and future development

Saad Al Muhannadi, Vice President of Capital Projects and Facilities Management, Qatar Foundation, Qatar

 

15:20 Afternoon Refreshments and Networking

 

15:50 Offshore Campus in an Education City: Insights from Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia

• The education city model as a model for offshore campus establishment
• Why is Newcastle University of Medicine (NUMED) part of EduCity@Iskandar?
• Medical campus design features and integrating the campus with the EduCity@Iskandar masterplan
• Status of physical works and future developments

Professor Reg Jordan, Provost & Chief Executive Officer,
Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, Malaysia

 

16:30 Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

 

16:40 End of Conference

 

Pre-Conference Workshop

Pre-Conference Workshop: 27 March 2012: 9 am – 5 pm

Retrofit and Adaptive Reuse Strategies for Schools

Beyond building new facilities as part of institutional growth, school leadership and designers can work together to apply retrofit or adaptive reuse strategies for existing, abandoned or unused buildings.

Join Tai Hollingsbee and learn how to effectively and efficiently
modernise and adapt existing facilities to meet the needs of a changing pedagogy, new technologies and learning spaces.

What You Will Learn:

• Why retrofit or reuse a building?: Historic value, project time, construction costs and real estate constraints
• The challenges of retrofit and adaptation of existing buildings for school use
• Suitability of building types (e.g. former industrial buildings, old libraries) for adaptation to schools, and case studies
• Integrating sustainability during the retrofit and adaptation process
• The benefits of adaptation and reuse beyond the building itself

About Your Workshop Leader:

Tai Hollingsbee,
Principal,
Sustainability and Performance Design, GHD, Australia

Tai Hollingsbee is a specialist in the design of high performance
buildings that strive towards a zero carbon foot print. As an engineer with expertise in architectural science, he has extensive international experience across a range of landmark projects with the world’s leading architects. He is currently working on the design of an ambitious‘green’ school in Hong Kong. His portfolio of work includes residential and embassy projects in Africa, 'greening' one of the world’s tallest building in Chicago, large commercial developments in the Middle East and China, and art galleries in Europe.

With more than 6,000 staff globally, GHD has a wide ranging portfolio of work that includes clean and renewable energy projects, sustainable built environments and low carbon buildings. GHD, an international technical services consultancy serving the global markets of Water, Energy, Resources, Environment, Property and Buildings.

Post-Conference Workshop

Post-Conference Workshop: 30 March 2012: 9 am – 5 pm

Financing Campus Facilities through Public- Private Partnerships

Increasing demands for capital expansion make partnerships with
private entities an attractive option for financing campus facilities.
Join Norman LaRocque of the Asian Development Bank and identify potential options, structures and risks involved with financing campus facilities through private partnerships.

What You Will Learn:

• Public-private partnerships in today’s context
• Preparing for public-private partnerships on and off campus
• Overview of financing options
• Examples of successful partnerships and pitfalls to avoid

About Your Workshop Leader:

Norman LaRocque,
Senior Education Specialist,
Asian Development Bank, Philippines

Norman LaRocque is a Senior Education Specialist with the Southeast Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), based in Manila. He is a Research Affiliate with the State University of New York at Albany’s Program on Private Higher Education and a member of ADB’s Education Committee. Norman’s research interests focus on publicprivate partnerships in education, the analysis of regulatory frameworks for education, private education and higher education policy.

His publications include Non-state Providers and Public-private Partnerships in Education for the Poor (with Sena Lee, 2011), The Evolving Regulatory Context for Private Education in Emerging Economies (with John Fielden, 2009), ‘Designing a Conducive Environment for Education Contracting’, Chapter 4 in The Role and Impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Education (2009), Public-private Partnerships in Basic Education: An International Review (2008). He has an MA and a BA (Honors) in Economics from the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada.