Education Buildings Journal
Why The Estate is About so Much More Than Buildings
I often say that the role of a university building is simply to keep people warm and dry whilst enabling our amazing staff and students to do their world-changing work. This may be true though it is also worth considering that thoughtfully designed, developed educational buildings can do so much more.
The campus can make a signifi cant contribution to the university and the wider local community. To do this we need to understand the environment that we are creating whilst being clear with what we would like that environment to do. Through place-making we can create stimulating environments for students, staff and local communities. We can create environments which can bring diverse communities together to work, live and play and which can support physical and mental well-being.
At the University of Glasgow we are focused on making sure our campus supports the ambition of the university and enhances the experience of the students. We have a beautiful and historic campus, known for the iconic Gilbert Scott Building. However, we have recently entered a period of major capital development delivering a number of new buildings. The University will invest £1 billion, deliver 100,000 square metres of new buildings and improve the existing estate - all by 2023.
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The opportunity for a major capital programme has arisen from the purchase of a 14.5 acre site which is immediately contiguous to the main campus in Glasgow’s
Ann Allen
Executive Director of Estates and Commercial Services, University of Glasgow
West End. The University recognised that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. A clear understanding has been developed which states that any investment had to support the University’s ambitions whilst contributing to the overall campus masterplan. Each project must introduce innovation in how we undertake research or pedagogy and create stimulating, inspiring and engaging space for staff and students.
The fi rst step on this journey was to create a development framework, the principles of which were then translated into a masterplan. Emphasis was put on place-making and creating a cohesive
The iconic Gilbert Scott Building
The new Learning and Teaching Hub designed by a team lead by HLM architects will open in 2019 providing students with new style teaching and learning spaces
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