“Property undertook a review of wayfinding signage across the entire campus, which involved consultation and workshops with representatives from various faculties, departments and stakeholders including students,” says Mark Broomfield, Director of Property. “The review found that the building reference system had lost its integrity and was confusing to most, especially for newcomers to campus. We began a soft roll-out of the new addresses, but it’s now time to finalise the change.”

The new address-based building identities are a standard system used across the globe and now replace the old E, W, C, X and F building naming systems, with the aim to make wayfinding on campus more intuitive.

Examples include:

• E7A is now 12 Wally’s Walk.
• E11A is now 19 Eastern Road.
• The BD building is now 4 Research Park Drive.

Building shorthand/abbreviations such as 12WW are provided on the map but should only be used amongst internal stakeholders.

New students starting from Session 1 next week will only see signage and building information in the new format. There will be no reference to the old names in enrolment, timetables and orientation.

Download the new Campus Map and Location Guide for reference.