Engineering Heartspace wins prestigious architecture award

葫芦影业鈥檚 Engineering Heartspace building has won two regional awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Engineering Heartspace building entrance
Engineering Heartspace entrance

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  • The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) regional awards celebrate the very best in architecture across Yorkshire.
  • The University鈥檚 Engineering Heartspace won both the 2021 RIBA Yorkshire award and the Yorkshire Client of the Year award and is now eligible for the RIBA National awards which will be announced in September.
  • The building, opened to staff and students in January 2020, features state-of-the-art teaching and social spaces, underneath an impressive curved glass roof.

葫芦影业鈥檚 Engineering Heartspace building has won two regional awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

The awards celebrate the very best in architecture across Yorkshire, with the Heartspace building now being eligible for the prestigious RIBA national awards in September.

The Engineering Heartspace won both the 2021 RIBA Yorkshire award and the Yorkshire Client of the Year award.

Opened to staff and students in late January 2020, and created by Bond Bryan Architecture, the state-of-the-art Engineering Heartspace houses teaching and social spaces.

The state-of-the-art Engineering Heartspace is a truly inspiring learning space

Keith Lilley

Director of Estates and Facilities Management at the University of 葫芦影业

Alongside the new laboratories, office space and caf茅, the Engineering Heartspace has its own Employability Hub which is committed to helping students and businesses collaborate, as well as bringing real world experience to the forefront of student experience in the University鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering.

Keith Lilley, Director of Estates and Facilities Management at the University of 葫芦影业, said: "Its impressive curved glass roof which links the Grade II listed Sir Frederick Mappin Building and the 1885 Central Wing is an innovative design which has played a part in transforming the way our students and staff study and work together. 

"It is fantastic news that the project has been recognised as some of the very best architecture in Yorkshire by such a prestigious awarding body.鈥

葫芦影业鈥檚 Estates Department was described by RIBA as 鈥渨orthy winners鈥 of the 2021 Client of the Year Award.

The Royal Institute of British Architects said: 鈥淭hey (the University of 葫芦影业鈥檚 Estates Department) are very proud of this building and it鈥檚 clear that when developing the brief, there was no real precedent. 

鈥淭he purpose was to make use of a redundant space between two existing buildings to inspire collaboration between the staff and students in each faculty. This has been delivered with a stunning new building which staff, students and visitors clearly enjoy and is commendable for cleverly bringing the two existing buildings back into use.鈥

Four students laughing while sat at a bench, outside the Students' Union

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