University of South Australia Bradley Building

  • Client
    University of South Australia
  • Architect
    BVN Architecture, Swanbury Penglase
  • Location
    Adelaide, South Australia
  • Status
    Complete
  • Value
    $220 million
  • Delivery Method
    MC
University of South Australia Bradley Building

The Bradley Building is UniSA’s flagship research, teaching and public engagement facility.

It is home to UniSA’s key clinical and health sciences research concentrations, which investigate diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart and cardiovascular disease and a range of related therapies.

A base for research into population health, radiotherapy and genomics, it includes teaching spaces for fields such as pharmacy and other postgraduate programs.

The building also houses UniSA’s futuristic Museum of Discovery, MOD. and the Innovation and Collaboration Centre (ICC).

Iconic 14 Level Design

Beating Heart of SA’s Health & Biomedical Precinct

Museum of Discovery Public Outreach Gallery

LEED Gold Rating

The UniSA Bradley Building – now a major city landmark – is distinct by its huge LED screen on the eastern façade facing toward North Terrace, Parliament House and Adelaide Oval.

The screen comprises three long display panels each 28.8m long and 2.6m wide. This makes it the tallest digital billboard in Australia and the first of its type and scale in Adelaide.

It was installed and switched on for testing in late 2020 and is visible from multiple locations in the CBD including from North Terrace, the Riverbank Footbridge, Adelaide Oval and the new SkyCity Hotel.

The LED screen is an exciting new feature of the city landscape designed to celebrate education, research and culture

The Bradley Building is an iconic 14 level design, located in Adelaide’s Health and Biomedical Precinct, housing a technically advanced health science facility with several core functions. The Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB) comprises specialist research facilities and support spaces, office accommodation and an animal house facility. The Innovation Health Clinics provide specialist clinical spaces, consulting spaces and simulation facilities for Health Sciences. The Science | Creativity | Education Studio (SciCEd) gallery is a major science public outreach initiative involving galleries, studios, retail outlet and café. Additional space is provided for allied commercial tenants, and a significant landscaped Urban Park connects the University of Adelaide’s Integrated Clinical School Building.