AGT Southern Crop Breeding Centre, Roseworthy, South Australia Work Building, Australian Modern Architecture Images
AGT Southern Crop Breeding Centre in Roseworthy
6 Jun 2022
Architecture: Ashley Halliday Architects
Location: Roseworthy, South Australia

Photos: Sam Noonan
AGT Southern Crop Breeding Centre, Australia
The Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) Southern Crop Breeding Centre is a specialist primary industry research facility. It is one of the largest, most advanced and well-equipped crop breeding centres in the world.

A hot-bed of technology, talent innovation and scientific breakthroughs AGT’s dedicated team use new mechanical solutions, robotics, computer science, GPS, tissue culture, and the latest biological theory on a daily basis. Excited by the process of seeing scientific concepts transformed into real solutions, the AGT Centre is more than a landmark, image or icon, it is the product of dialogue between scientists, farmers, business people, the regional community.
How does the design encourage this dialogue"

The Architectural response is something different, innovative and unexpected. Likened to a merger between a cellar door, rural head office and research laboratory. The company?s unique teamwork model, its rural workplace culture and the desire for a relaxed yet professional work environment, created opportunities for architectural moments of discovery, surprise, joy, and tranquility – creating an attractive workplace and a memora...