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Adelaide Microscopy opened their new state of the art $4.1 million ‘George Rogers Laboratory’ refurbishment on the 23rd of July, 2015. The facility is named after Emeritus Professor George Rogers AO FAA who is recognised as one of the first transmission electron microscopists in Australia and who, well into his eighties, continues to use the facilities regularly.

The facility includes a new $3.6 million atomic resolution transmission electron microscope that will form a critical part of future research work. The design involved the provision of a tailor made magnetically shielded laboratory to house the microscope which stands at nearly 3.5 metres tall.

“It is the first atomic resolution electron microscope to be installed in South Australia”, said Mr Angus Netting, Director Adelaide Microscopy, “and is the only one with its significant level of capability nationally. It’s a critical piece of research infrastructure that is now available to Australian researchers and to Australian industry nationally. Microscopy allows researchers to view nano-materials literally at the atomic level. That means being able to study material atom by atom to better understand, for example, chemical reactions critical to energy conversion or the structure of nano-crystals used for optical communication or sensing.”

The project, undertaken over the last two years, saw detailed work undertaken by a very collaborative client, design and construction team to ensure a highly successful outcome.

Swanbury Penglase is very pleased to announce several new appointments within its management structure, having recently promoted several staff who have demonstrated long-term and committed service to the firm.

We congratulate Elizabeth Swanbury and Wayne Grivell who now join Stephen Penglase and Andrew Phillips as Directors of the Practice, and Justin Carter, Andrew Klenke and Matthew Raven who are now Associate Directors.

All have been instrumental in many of our more challenging and complex projects and consistent with our practice philosophy, they will continue to maintain hands-on project commitments, delivering an exemplary service to our clients whilst also contributing to the strategic and long-term future of Swanbury Penglase.

We wish them all the best in their future with our firm.

The South Australian Architecture Awards were held at the Entertainment Centre on Friday night. It was a very successful night for Swanbury Penglase picking up four awards and a commendation.

Old Parliament House and the Margaret Ames Centre at Immanuel College were the big winners on the night. Old Parliament House took home an award for Heritage Architecture as well as an award for Public Architecture. The project to rejuvenate South Australia’s only nationally listed heritage building impressed the jury with its restoration of the original building fabric complemented by contemporary additions that will allow the building the provide for all the needs of our parliamentarians into the future.

In the inaugural award for the Education category the Margaret Ames Centre was rewarded for its innovative approach to pedagogy. Earlier in the night it received the award for Interior Architecture. The new senior school has provided Immanuel College with a building that is at the cutting edge of educational spaces. Combing the latest technology with spaces that encourage students to explore independent learning and prepare them for tertiary education or the workforce.

The Glenside Health Facilities also received a commendation in the Interior Architecture category for our work in association with Medical Architecture.

A big thanks to everyone who we collaborated with on these projects, especially our clients, who were able to strive for excellence.

A full list of all the award winners can be found here.