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07/06/2019

£45m Birmingham Teaching Lab Leads The Way At RIBA Awards

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The University of Birmingham's £45 million Collaborative Teaching Laboratory (CTL) has enjoyed huge success at the RIBA West Midlands awards, winning in four separate categories.

The science and engineering hub was named Building of the Year 2019, as well as securing the RIBA West Midlands Award 2019 and the RIBA West Midlands Sustainability Award 2019.

Sheppard Robson also claimed the RIBA West Midlands Project Architect of the Year Award 2019 for its work on the project.

Trevor Payne, director of estates at the University of Birmingham, said: "In a time when there is a wealth of university buildings being delivered, CTL stands out as one that has been transformational to the way STEM subjects can be taught in such environments. This is a university building where the architecture not only supports and improves the delivery of research and science courses, but also facilitates collaboration between departments that previously had operated independently of each other.

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"The Collaborative Teaching Laboratory represents a shift in how our students are taught STEM subjects, and this is an excellent example of how intelligent building design hand-in-hand with academic priorities can create a remarkable building. We are delighted and very proud to have won four awards at this ceremony."

National built environment consultancy Curtins joined Sheppard Robson to celebrate the awards success.

Associate Matt Woodhall, the office lead for Curtins in Birmingham added: "We're incredibly proud to be a part of this fantastic project team. CTL has been one of the most rewarding projects to work on, namely due to the positive working relationship between the design team, the client and the contractor. The whole team was focused on creating an innovative and contemporary teaching space.

"We're thrilled that this recognition by RIBA acknowledges that great architecture is supported by great structural design."

(CM/JG)

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