Australian Tropical Forest Institute In North Queensland, Australia

Located in northern Queensland, Australia, were Australian Tropical Forest Institute, created by Woodhead. The joint venture of tropical forests is recognized as an international center for research on tropical landscapes and facilitate trade and sustainable development of biodiversity contained in tropical forests. The building has a very important place on campus and architects have used the topography to find third of the building and all areas of plant material in a natural depression. Mixtures of the architecture of the range of existing campus buildings.

The ATFI facilitates a synergistic partnership between government and commercial organizations, including conference facilities, offices, laboratories and a PC2 laboratory quarantine. Atrium is a key business area for impromptu meetings and the occasional exchange of information. Orientation reduces solar heat in the exterior walls of the air temperate and offers wind and light. Other important considerations were the location of Joseph Banks Herbarium collection and the need for protection against intruders, hurricanes and floods.