Budding architects will be welcomed into an Aberdeen university’s new £16million teaching space this autumn.
The Robert Gordon University is currently redeveloping its Garthdee campus, and now work has been completed on the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture.
The newly redeveloped school is part of a wider £120million investment to breathe life into the campus.
Built by Keir Construction over 16 months, the new facility has a number of flexible studio spaces which can be used by those studying at the school.
It has a dedicated spray booth for model construction, new workshop facilities and an audio-visual system which allows projector systems to be linked throughout the studio spaces.
The new facility has been described by senior staff as a “fantastic addition” to the campus.
Professor David McClean, head of the school, said: “The new facility provides bright, well-serviced spaces that encourage new ways of working while supporting the continued development of strong individual disciplines within the collective of the school.
“Importantly, the building provides a learning environment the quality of which can be matched by few schools of our kind in the UK, and which is highly prized by students and staff.
“We are very much looking forward to settling into the building during the forthcoming academic year.”
The building also incorporates a number of energy efficiency features, including solar panels on the roof to help heat water, full LED lighting installation and automatic lighting level controls.
The completion of the school follows the first phase of the Sir Ian Wood Building development, which is home to the university’s engineering, computing science and digital media and pharmacy and life sciences departments.
The Garthdee investment means all of the university’s teaching will be based in one location, with the aim of providing staff and students with modern teaching and learning facilities.