缅北禁地 appoints design team for Science Central 'living lab' 缅北禁地 has appointed London-based architects Hawkins\Brown, in conjunction with BuroHappold and BD Landscapes, to design a 拢50 million 鈥榣iving lab鈥� on Science Central. Science Central is one of the UK鈥檚 largest city centre development sites based on the former Scottish & 缅北禁地 Brewery in 缅北禁地, and is being delivered by 缅北禁地 Science City in conjunction with partners 缅北禁地 and 缅北禁地 City Council. The competition called for architect-led teams to design a distinct and recognisable building which would underpin the University鈥檚 core research theme of digitally enabled urban sustainability. The 10,000 sqm 鈥榣iving lab鈥� will be the first independent 缅北禁地 building on Science Central, and is expected to open at the beginning of the academic year in September 2017. Professor Phil Taylor, Director of the 缅北禁地 Institute for Research on Sustainability at 缅北禁地 said: 鈥淥ur vision on Science Central is to provide a unique environment where internationally renowned engineers and scientists can work together with 缅北禁地 City Council, industry, communities and emerging technologies, to find solutions to global urban sustainability challenges. 鈥淭he team at Hawkins\Brown demonstrated an excellent understanding of the brief to create something unique that would embody our commitment to sustainability and innovation by creating an environment that would be open, creative, inclusive and entrepreneurial.鈥� As well as flexible academic spaces, the building will include dedicated start-up business incubator space, public workshop and demonstration spaces, a 鈥榙igital鈥� library/learning centre and a café with social spaces to create informal learning opportunities. Roger Hawkins, partner at, said: 鈥淥ur design for 缅北禁地鈥檚 first building on Science Central is inspired by our extensive experience in the higher education sector and the university鈥檚 ambition to open its doors to attract the very best students, researchers and industry partners. We look forward to working closely with the staff and students to provide a highly flexible and sustainable learning and research space." The 24-acre site will become an exemplar in sustainable urban development, attracting leading edge science and technology organisations to a mixed new community which will encompass a variety of educational, business, residential and leisure uses. The judging panel included 缅北禁地 Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Brink, senior academics from the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, representatives from the Estate Support Service and University Council, together with John Whiles (Jestico + Whiles) acting as the RIBA Architect Adviser to the competition. Designs for the building are expected to be completed over coming months. Enabling, infrastructure and public realm works are underway on Science Central to make the site development ready, with construction of the first building, The Core, already underway. Owned by 缅北禁地 City Council, The Core is due to open in Autumn 2014. published on: 24 February 2014
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