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• Level of Award:

  Award

• Region:

  North East

• Local Authority Area:

  Newcastle upon Tyne

• Owner:

  Northumbria University

• Entrant:

  SLR Consulting Ltd

• Architect:

  SLR Consulting Ltd (Public Realm) & Atkins (City Campus East buildings) - see below

• Developer:

  Northumbria University

• Landscape Designer:

  SLR Consulting Ltd; Landscaping Managment Services Ltd (Landscape Contractor - Ellison Square

• Services Engineer:

  Faber Maunsell (for City Campus East)

• Structural Engineer:

  WSP Consulting Engineers (for City Campus East)

• Contractor:

  Sir Robert McAlpine (Contractor for City Campus East)

• Quantity Surveyor:

  Turner and Townsend

• Primary Use Class:

  D1c Education
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Information about this winner

The scheme comprises a new public realm for two university schools, a new bridge and the redesign of an existing quad to provide a new square. The overall development links the two campuses across the carriageway and railway line which separates them. This well used new route provides an excellent connection for staff, students and the public between the city centre and other areas; it is pleasantly landscaped with some fine sculptures with a gentle gradient. The curved space between the buildings is filled with giant granite pods which provide informal seating, and can also be used as raised podia on which to display work. The university community was involved in much of the design, with the distinctive sculptural screen gates being designed by a student.