On air with ECU City: engineering the university of the future
How do you build an 11-super level university campus on top of an underground busport and train line? ECU City lead mechanical engineer Nick Randell has the answer.
Students bring samba to the streets of Perth
WAAPA’s Defying Gravity brought the beats to the city streets to celebrate the AFL Grand Final.
Prize for percussionist behind the ‘sound’ of ECU City
WAAPA student Joey Eng has received an award for his work on the soundtrack that featured on ECU City’s vision video.
ECU City designs revealed
ECU and its Perth City Deal partners have unveiled the first designs of the state-of-the-art ECU City.
ECU City appoints new Aboriginal cultural advisers
Recognition and celebration of Noongar people, culture and history will play a key role in the design of the new ECU City Campus with the appointment of leading cultural advisers.
ECU City begins search for contractors
Prior to the commencement of a formal procurement process to appoint early works and main works contractor(s) for the transformational ECU City Campus, ECU will run an industry briefing and a market sounding process to consult with industry.
Major contracts awarded
Edith Cowan University (ECU) has announced that a consortium of leading local, national and international architects will create the design for the $695 million ECU City Campus.
Drums beating in Yagan Square
WAAPA’s award-winning percussion ensemble ‘Defying Gravity’ took to Yagan Square and the streets of Perth, to fill the air with the electrifying sounds of samba-inspired percussion, in a taste of what’s to come when the ECU City Campus opens in 2025.
ECU’s University of the Future team rolls its sleeves up for Reconciliation Week
Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown its commitment to this year’s National Reconciliation Week theme, ‘More than a word. Reconciliation takes action’.
ECU’s WAAPA brings festive sounds to the city
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts music students recently greeted morning commuters in the heart of Perth.
Perth arts and cultural leaders meet to welcome ECU to the city
A number of Perth’s leading arts and culture chiefs have met with Edith Cowan University (ECU) to workshop and explore opportunities, as the university develops plans for its state-of-the-art City Campus.
Sean Henriques to steer ECU City Campus into the future
Edith Cowan University has appointed Sean Henriques as Program Director of the University of the Future Program.
Edith Cowan University announces design tenders for its landmark City Campus
ECU has announced two highly anticipated Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Lead Architect, and Design Engineers, for its transformational City Campus - due to open in 2025 on land adjacent to Yagan Square.
Premier Mark McGowan MP makes music at ECU’s WA Academy of Performing Arts
Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan MP, recently visited WAAPA, joining students from Mount Lawley Senior High school as he announced ‘big plans’ within the State Government’s Perth City Deal.
Edith Cowan University to deliver a new City Campus for Perth
Edith Cowan University (ECU) will create a $695 million Creative Industries, Business and Technology Campus in the centre of Perth, as part of a transformational deal for the university that will also support economic recovery.