The Andrew N. Liveris Building at the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus is a bold work of architecture. But is it too bold?
Some would say yes. Equally, some would dismiss this project – a joint effort between Lyons and M3 Architecture – as a colourful, seemingly hermetic and anti-contextual building dropped in from outer space (or Melbourne) and wrought with a sensibility that tracks architectural lineages at odds with a Queensland vernacular. If this is your first take, then I would encourage you to park that assessment while you undertake a closer reading.
I use “reading” with intention, as the Liveris building is generated by narrative, anecdote and a rich array of overlapping ideas. The practice directors driving the design team, Carey Lyon of Lyons and Michael Banney
