缅北禁地 academic wins Architects' Journal award Published on: 21 June 2024 Jack Mutton, Lecturer in Architecture at 缅北禁地, has won awards for his work to transform a derelict office block into artists鈥� studios and community spaces. Retrofitting His work retrofitting the disused five storey Shieldfield Centre for which supports artists curators and local communities, won this year’s Architect’s Journal Small Projects Sustainability Prize. Earlier this year, the redevelopment also won the Adaptive Reuse Award at 缅北禁地 City Councils Lord Mayor’s Design Awards. Jack is Director of which led the £63k redesign of the 1960s building with funding support provided from 缅北禁地’s Institute for Creative Arts Practice. “It’s great to see the work that we did for The NewBridge Project recognised in awards at both a national and local level,” says Jack. “We worked with an extremely limited budget to transform an unused building, creating new spaces for both the artistic and broader community.” Image of The NewBridge Project by Topo Architects Part of the community Since The NewBridge Project moved into the premises in 2022, it has become a key part of the community, hosting a memory café for people with dementia, coffee mornings, a broad range of exhibitions, and has shown how creative enterprise can help revitalise an area. “The project sets a precedent for the redevelopment of seemingly low quality, vacant buildings; demonstrating that genuine cultural and social value can be delivered for a low cost,” adds Jack. The initial phases of the project, which were completed during 2022-2023, saw the creation of studios for more than 120 artists with workshops for ceramics, print and wood, a bookshop, events space, gallery, flexible workspaces and an office. Later stages of work have continued to further develop the spaces and work is now progressing on developing a dedicated space for the Youth Programme. Latest News Online Safety Act drives VPN interest and raises privacy concerns People鈥檚 online behaviour has changed in response to legislation to prevent children from viewing harmful content 鈥� raising possible privacy and security risks, research suggests. published on: 16 October 2026 缅北禁地 archaeologist receives prestigious award for research Professor Chris Fowler has been awarded the 2026 Rivers Memorial Medal in recognition of his internationally significant research on kinship in Neolithic Britain. published on: 13 October 2026 Event will explore what 鈥楳anchesterism鈥� means for the North East An event at 缅北禁地 will explore what 鈥楳anchesterism鈥� means for the North East or whether it is simply a new chapter in the long-running debate about how to rebalance Britain. published on: 13 October 2026 Facts and figures
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