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2010

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Graduate furnishes RMIT building with the details
The newly refurbished Emily McPherson Building on RMIT University’s City Campus combines original period features with a sleek and modern interior.
24/11/2010

Greening the knowledge city
RMIT University has retrofitted four buildings as part of the City of Melbourne's 1200 Buildings Program aimed at reducing energy and water use and carbon emissions.
19/11/2010

Emily McPherson Building re-opens
The iconic Emily McPherson Building, on the corner of Russell and Victoria streets in Melbourne, was re-opened by Senator Christopher Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, last Friday.
25/10/2010

A vision for the future of the RMIT Quarter
RMIT University has unveiled its vision for the northern end of Melbourne's CBD, in a stunning animated preview that comes as works begin on the landmark Swanston Academic Building.
22/09/2010

Moving in to Emily Mac
The refurbishment of RMIT University’s Building 13, the historic Emily McPherson building, is now complete.
13/07/2010

Countdown to Emily Mac
The refurbishment of RMIT University’s Building 13, the historic Emily McPherson building, is in its final months and on track for practical completion at the end of June.
09/04/2010

2009

In RMIT News

School opens student lounge
The School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT University has officially opened its new student lounge space.
11/06/2009

RMIT reports strong financial results
RMIT University has further strengthened its financial situation, recording a consolidated surplus of $70.9 million in 2008.
06/05/2009

Greening the RMIT Quarter
A section of Franklin Street could become a tree-lined urban promenade under an RMIT University proposal that would turn the northern end of the CBD into a pedestrian paradise.
03/04/2009

First look at stunning Swanston project
RMIT University has unveiled plans for a landmark $200 million development that is set to transform the northern end of Melbourne’s CBD.
18/03/2009

Design Hub wins planning approval
RMIT University’s $59 million Design Hub has been granted planning approval, with construction set to begin by May.
04/02/2009

2008

In the media

  • Dig frees jail ghost (PDF 124kb 1p)
    Herald Sun, Friday, 26 September, 2008
    The original foundations of the Old Melbourne Gaol have been unearthed, giving a rare insight into the primitive conditions prisoners endured in the 19th century.
  • RMIT to build business school
    Australian Financial Review, Tuesday, 29 July, 2008
    A new home for its business school and a large commercial building will form the heart of a $200 million plus redevelopment of part of RMIT University’s substantial land holdings.
  • RMIT to pamper business students
    The Age, Tuesday, 29 July, 2008, Page 3
    RMIT business students could be treated to such digital delights as a “group debating café”, “text screen arcades” and an interactive grassy knoll when the university’s most expensive academic building opens around 2011.
  • RMIT's eco-friendly campus unveiled
    The Australian, 2 July
    RMIT's new $56 million Design Hub building in Melbourne will incorporate environmentally responsible design with an outer skin of 16,000 sand blasted glass cells, some of which will be photovoltaic solar power collectors to help shade and power the building.
  • Design school promises to shine light on city
    The Age, Wednesday, 2 July
    Just as our skin reacts with the environment around us communicating moods, regulating heat and storing energy - a building planned for RMIT University will use a shimmering jacket of glass cells to join the elements with insensate bricks and mortar.
  • RMIT’s $500m building plan
    The Age, Wednesday, 23 April 2008
    A visitor to Melbourne craving a speedy education on the city’s architectural history could probably not do better than a walking tour of RMIT University’s vast property portfolio, which dominates the central business district along Swanston Street.

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