Learning Environments Australasia – Life Membership
Awarded to Philip Idle
Commercial Architects
EIW Architects are actively committed to contributing to positive societal growth worldwide.
We love opportunities that embrace community, celebration, performance, education, work, innovation, and a shared responsibility for the wellbeing of our planet. Developing sustainable environments that inspire and empower people, EIW works with communities through our ‘Building Ideas’ process that focuses on the aspirations and interactions between people and place, designing spaces where people can live, work, play and learn.
Our process encourages
connection and co-creativity
Immerse
We immerse ourselves into understanding your organisation and community through empowering peoples’ voice and authentic listening. This phase can be tailored to include surveys, site audits, focus groups and ‘Building Ideas’ workshops. It is about digging deeper to build ownership based on a human-centric approach and developing a strong sense of place.
Vientiane International School, Laos
Drawing on the regional context and cultural imperatives, we designed learning and community facilities that enhance the curriculum initiatives.
Synthesise
As we synthesise the information and ideas collected through the immersion process, we begin to make connections, understand diversity, explore ideas and establish design principles to feedback, articulating the design brief.
Vientiane International School, Laos
Understanding the VIS values and articulating these through the built form, creates learning environments that matter and become part of the story of VIS.
Ideate
As we develop ideas and offer up ‘what ifs?’, we seek to engage and communicate through the lens of your organisation and community, together discovering aspirational design solutions that don’t just respond to the design brief, but build opportunities to value add to the built and natural environment in sustainable ways.
Winner
2020 LEA Awards
Renovation/
Modernisation
Winner
2022 Kelley Tanner
Innovation Award
Best New Initiative
(in collaboration with Notosh)
Nanjing International School, China
Our human-centered design solution stretches the fabric of the school to move beyond enclosure, control and silos, to an environment of fluidity, inquiry, discovery, inclusion and a diversity of learning modes.
Empower
Communities and organisations must be empowered through engaging with EIW Architects. Our process is tailored to be an enriching, two-way dialogue that builds agency as we share ideas and assist you in communicating with all user groups.
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Matipwili, Tanzania
Create
Our design solutions build capacity, reflecting your values, culture, user needs and developing an outcome that shapes your future. Let’s make a positive impact together! Let’s make the change!
Iona Presentation College, Perth
Making Meaning, where the values, the culture and understanding transform into a physical learning environment
Our projects
EIW’s methodology engages people, embraces human behaviour and authentically discovers what makes each challenge unique. The culture and identity of each client drives exemplary design outcomes and we welcome you on your journey.
Tackling problems together, developing ideas and proposing sustainable solutions.
We provide architectural, interior design and masterplanning services in a way that engages, encourages and inspires our clients. At the heart of our philosophy is recognition that we become part of a planning and design team, working with people in the context of respect and innovation.
Areas of expertise
Education
We collaborate with schools and other educational bodies to create learning environments that engage and inspire.
schools, early learning centres, universities, libraries, performing arts centres, conference centres, information centres
Culture and community
We work closely with governments and religious organisations to design environments that celebrate faith and culture and empower community growth.
cultural spaces, art galleries, churches and chapels, cemeteries, retirement villages, community housing
Recreation
We design recreational facilities that inspire active lifestyles and healthy communities.
sports centres, aquatic centres, fitness centres, outdoor sporting precincts, nature play and playgrounds
Hear from our clients
I have had the pleasure of working with EIW over the past 9 years in a variety of projects and have been more than pleased with the outcome for my schools. There is attention to detail, bright, colourful and inviting learning areas, BUT, much more importantly a willingness to listen to the client and change in order to provide the best out come for the learning of students.
Patricia Rodrigues OAMPrincipal, Court Grammar School
Hear from our clients
Award winning architectural studio who we’ve partnered with on several education and school projects that make a significant impact on the learner experience.
Ewan McIntosh
Hear from our clients
The building seamlessly merges our heritage and tradition, providing the opportunity for meaningful reflection, and a foundation for which future lonians can continue to excel. The intention of the facility was to inspire a desire for lifelong learning to promoting a sense of belonging, collaboration, creativity and innovation. The building has provided both large scale and intimate spaces which allows students and staff to engage in conversation, investigation and creation.
Katy MooreEx Head of Senior School, Iona Presentation College
Hear from our clients
All programmed milestones were met in a timely manner, regular site meetings were held to keep us informed of any delays. There was a very good relationship between EIW and the builders, which ensured that resource management was not an issue on the project.
Jean ToplissBusiness Manager, Holy Cross College
The EIW Framework
Our services
From feasibility studies to master plans; from sustainable architecture to interior design/decoration — we provide expert architectural services that build collaborative design solutions.
ARCHITECTURE
We design future-ready structures that empower community, education, innovation, and sustainability.
- CONCEPT DESIGN
- DESIGN BRIEFS
- DOCUMENTATION AND CONTRACT ADMIN
MASTER PLANNING
We work closely with communities to create masterplans that shape the future as it unfolds.
- FEASIBILITY STUDIES
- SITE PLANS
- DEVELOPMENT PLANS
INTERIOR DESIGN
Our interior design/decoration unlocks the full potential of your development, creating highly adaptable and harmonious spaces.
- STYLE GUIDES
- FITOUTS
- FURNITURE
FEASIBILITY STUDY
Our feasibility studies uncover the full potential of your idea, solidifying your dream and taking it one big step closer to reality.
- SITE EVALUATION
- RISK ANALYSIS
- FINANCIAL MODELLING
Our blog
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International Women’s Day
It is International Women’s Day (March 8)! A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and girls.
Interview – Coffee Break with Coco Reynolds
Owner of Marz Designs
Training for the next Bond film…
Just joking! Tony, Lesly, Meg and Firas bravely took the plunge and we couldn’t be prouder.