Events/ 25 September 2024

 

Republic London Study Tour

This event has now taken place.

Venue: Common Room, Export Building

Republic is the largest co-location campus in the UK – housing eight universities and 15,000 students. This study tour will give insight into how the campus has been developed – looking at its retrofit journey, innovative use of mass timber, the creation of internal balconies and inspiring water gardens. Tours of the building will then offer a chance to explore some of the challenges of a complex site – such as delivering impactful student experience and assisting universities to deliver their civic missions. The event will finish with a Q&A plus drinks and light refreshments overlooking the Thames. 

Draft Programme:

15:30 Arrival and refreshments

16:00 Introduction to the Building: Dickon Hayward, Architect, Material Works & Robert Wolstenholme, Founder and CEO, Trilogy Real Estate LLP

16:30 Tours of the Building – choose one of the interest groups:

  • A retrofit journey – Dickon Hayward, Material Works
  • Places that support universities to thrive – Robert Wolstenholme, Trilogy Real Estate LLP
  • The challenges of managing a co-location campus – Eleanor Newton, Workman & Milena Obradovic, Trilogy Campus Limited

17:30 Panel Discussion Session chaired by Dominic Morgan, Executive Director, ING Media

18:30 Drinks and light refreshments overlooking the Thames

20:00 Close

University Design Forum extend their thanks to the host and sponsor, Republic London.

Resources

The event report can be viewed here.