Education

by TDUK|13 September 2220 August 25|Design, Education

The new extension and refurbishment of Emmanuel College Library is a project of considerable subtlety and complexity, with timber used as structure, cladding and internal joinery.

Baden-Powell Outdoor Centre

by TDUK|13 September 2201 October 24|Design, Education

The Baden Powell Outdoor Centre was commissioned by The National Trust and the Brownsea Island Scout and Guide Committee to celebrate the centenary of this first scout camp.

Art and Design Building

by TDUK|13 September 2201 October 24|Design, Education

When Bedales School opened in 1893, it was the first co-educational boarding school, with close links to the Arts and Crafts movement and a philosophy which emphasised the importance of arts, craft and drama in a child's development. It also established an 'outdoor work' approach, with a curriculum including gardening,...

Alfriston School

by TDUK|13 September 2229 July 25|Design, Education

Alfriston school, a secondary-age day and boarding school in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, caters for 120 girls with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities. Its swimming pool building, completed in 2014, was designed by Duggan Morris Architects to be enclosed by a beautiful multi-faceted timber structure. Envisaged as a...

Arcadia Nursery

by TDUK|13 September 2201 October 24|Design, Education

Arcadia Nursery was created to provide early-years education for children of university staff, students and the general public and caters for up to 113 children ranging in age from six weeks to five years. Completed in 2014, the nursery brought together two existing university nurseries, on two separate sites in...

121 St. Clare’s

by TDUK|13 September 2201 October 24|Design, Education

This private sixth-form college, which provides courses in the International Baccalaureate, has approximately 375 students, most of whom are boarders. In 2015, Hodder and Partners added five mass timber buildings arranged around a new quadrangle, and woven between existing mature trees, with a restored Grade-II listed Arts and Crafts house...

Acharacle Primary School

by TDUK|13 September 2201 October 24|Design, Education

Acharacle is a small and remote community on the south-west tip of Loch Shiel, some 40 miles west of Fort William. For many years the village had campaigned for a new primary school and community space to replace the old Victorian buildings, which were becoming difficult and expensive to maintain.

University Design Challenge: Hereford Southside winner announced

by TDUK|27 July 2230 September 22|Education

The winners of the Timber Development UK Hereford Southside University Design Challenge (#TDchallenge22) have been announced following an incredibly competitive nine-month process.

TDUK moves to set skills agenda for timber construction

by TDUK|06 July 2207 September 22|Education

Timber Development UK (TDUK) has signed a strategic partnership with Edinburgh Napier University and the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) to improve knowledge and skills in timber design and construction. The partnership will see Edinburgh Napier University – a leading technical research institute for timber engineering and...