Curtin Connect

Before the new Curtin Connect opened at Curtin University in 2017 – taking up residence inside an imposing brutalist building that has been stripped back to reveal its original splendour – students had to visit several offices across the campus to engage with representatives from multiple departments to resolve administrative queries.

Now, several back-of-house departments have been accommodated inside one building and their public face, Curtin Connect, is located next door, thereby streamlining processes for students and staff. Curtin was founded in Perth as a technical institute and was laid out in the 1960s by public works architect Vin Davies. He masterplanned the buildings and sports fields within