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College of Extraordinary Experiences offers hands-on training in the art of immersive design
by Tom Anstey | 16 Oct 2016
Lesna in Poland, is set to welcome a “first-of-its-kind” immersive learning experience and conference next month, dubbed by its creators “The College of Extraordinary Experiences”. Taking place between 10 and 13 November, the event brings together some of the most high-profile experience designers in the world to share with delegates how to stage engaging, memorable and extraordinary experiences, using the grand setting of Lesna’s Czocha Castle as the backdrop. “The
Moody Nolan and AECOM work on Temple University football stadium
by Matthew Campelli | 01 Apr 2016
Moody Nolan – experts in collegiate sport architecture – have been chosen to lead the design for a mixed-use on-campus football stadium for Temple University in Philadelphia. The stadio which was founded by president and chief executive Curtis J Moody has worked on more than 100 university projects, including sports facilities for DePaul, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, the University of Chicago and Vanderbilt. Working in collaboration with AECOM, Moody
£11m to improve sport and arts facilities at Sunderland College
by Aoife Dowling | 15 Mar 2013
Sunderland College is to undertake a multi-million pound project to improve sports and arts facilities that includes a new three-storey sports centre. The project, which will be developed by Bam Construction, will see the demolition of several buildings at the college's Bede Campus to make way for the new sports centre and a new visual and performing arts building. The 1,205 sq m (12,970sq ft) sports centre will include a
New EUR50m leisure complex opens at University College Dublin
by Pete Hayman | 02 Jul 2012
Image: UCD's new 50m swimming pool is now open A 10-lane, Olympic-sized swimming pool is among the facilities at a new EUR50m (£40m) leisure complex at University College Dublin (UCD) - one of Ireland's largest universities. The 11,000sq m (118,403sq ft) UCD Student Centre has been funded by past and present students, with Dublin-based architects Fitzgerald Kavanagh and Partners behind the design. PJ Walls was the main contractor. Located at
ISG to deliver new sustainable sports centre for King's College London
by Pete Hayman | 20 Jun 2012
Image: Plans include a first floor viewing gallery ISG has been awarded a contract for the construction of a new £3.5m "highly sustainable" facility at King's College London's (KCL) Honor Oak Park sports ground. The BREEAM Excellent-rated development has been designed by Loates-Taylor Shannon Architects and Designers and incorporates a two-storey brick and block work building. On the ground floor of the centre will be 10 changing rooms to be
Mansfield college expansion approved
by Pete Hayman | 22 Nov 2011
Vision West Notts (VWN) has received the green light to progress with the development of a new £11m complex at its Derby Road campus in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Forming part of the institution's £24m redevelopment, the building will comprise 4,000sq m (43,056sq ft) of teaching and learning space with a health spa and a fine-dining restaurant. Hair and beauty salons are also proposed as part of the facility, which will cater
£20m facility for College Ystrad Mynach
by Pete Hayman | 18 Nov 2011
The College Ystrad Mynach has revealed plans for the development of a new £20m leisure and teaching centre, which is to be made available to students and the local community. Bristol-based architects AWW are behind the design of the new facility, which will replace the South Wales college's existing S block - currently used for general education studies. A full-size sports hall; an eight-lane, 25m swimming pool; a learner pool;
New facility opens at Wellington college
by Pete Hayman | 09 Nov 2011
A dual-use indoor sports complex, which has been designed by Athfield Architects, has been officially unveiled at Scots College in Wellington, New Zealand. The institution worked in partnership with Cricket Wellington to ensure its Covered Sports Centre meets international standards for cricket, including four sprung practice lanes. Software to monitor bowling speed has also been installed, while retractable nets will enable the 800sq m (8,611sq ft) TigerTurf surface to be
Welsh college announces new gallery name
by Pete Hayman | 11 Apr 2011
Cardiff's Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) has announced that its new exhibition gallery - part of a £22.5m development - is to be called the Linbury Gallery. It comes after Lord and Lady Sainsbury of Preston Candover contributed £250,000 through the Linbury Trust as part of the RWCMD's fundraising campaign for the project. The RWCMD has already unveiled the new exhibition space, which is housing the Society
Whitstable college adds gym
by Tom Walker | 04 Mar 2011
The Community College, Whitstable, has opened a £162,500 fitness suite equipped by Life Fitness as part of its upgrade under the Building Schools for the Future programme. The redevelopment, designed and carried out by Createability in partnership with Zynk Design, included linking the main school building with its sports centre and using the' link' area, which was previously an open air plant room, as a gym. Use of the school's
Work starts on £22.5m college scheme
by Pete Hayman | 18 Sep 2009
Work has started on the construction of a new £22.5m arts training and performance complex for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) in Cardiff. Willmott Dixon has been appointed to lead the development of the new facility, which has been designed by Hamiltons architects and is set to feature a 450-seat concert hall and a 160-seat courtyard theatre. An exhibition gallery and drama rehearsal studios will also
LSC approves college building scheme
by Pete Hayman | 15 Sep 2009
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has approved plans for construction schemes at 12 further education institutions across the UK as part of a drive to improve college facilities. Developments at Hartlepool College of Further Education (HCFE); Tresham College of Further and Higher Education in Corby and Bournville College in Birmingham have all received the green light from the LSC. A new £51.6m complex designed by architects Bond Bryan will
Leisure centre for technical college
by Helen Patenall | 20 May 2009
Metrix Consortium's proposals for a £12bn defence technical college at the former RAF airbase in St Athan, South Wales, incorporate a new community leisure centre. Plans submitted to the Vale of Glamorgan Council on 12 May outline a sports centre comprising 12 sports courts plus two squash courts; an eight-lane, floodlit athletics track; 12 outdoor sports for rugby, hockey, football and cricket; and a fitness suite with cardiovascular equipment and
Cardiff arts college launches fundraising drive
by Pete Hayman | 05 Nov 2008
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) has launched a fundraising appeal to help finance a new £22.5m arts training and performance complex in Cardiff. Cardiff Council approved planning permission for the scheme in September, and the college is now seeking to raise £3.5m from donors with 80 per cent of the project's funding already in place, including a £10m contribution from the Welsh Assembly Government. Plans for
New facility for Trinity College
by Tom Walker | 08 May 2008
Trinity College has opened its new 30m euro (£24m) sports centre in Dublin. The centre features a 25m, six-lane swimming pool with a moveable fl oor, two sports halls and a 19m climbing wall. Open to students, staff and the local community, the facility also boasts a health and fitness area, an aerobic and dance studio, a sauna, steamroom and treatment rooms for physiotherapy. Funding for the centre came from
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