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Work completed on Loughborough University’s new Design School

Pictured from the left are: Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Chris Linton, Director of Facilities Management Andrew Burgess, Project Manager Ian Woodhouse, Shepherd Construction’s Project Manager Dave Carter and Dean of the Loughborough Design School, Professor Tony Hodgson.

Work has been completed on the University’s striking new £21 million Loughborough Design School.

The 7,760m² building includes innovative teaching and lecture space, workshops, offices, research laboratories, design studios, computer and prototyping suites and areas for display and interaction. It brings together staff from the Department of Design and Technology, the Ergonomics Safety Research Institute (ESRI) and the Department of Ergonomics, who are now all part of the School.

Professor Tony Hodgson, Dean of the Loughborough Design School, said: “The new building provides the perfect home for the School. It will become a significant centre for the design of ‘real world’ products, services and systems and further enhance the University’s position as a world leader in the field of design.”

Colin Sargeant, Shepherd Construction’s Managing Director added: “We’re delighted to have completed the Loughborough Design School and look forward to the new facility providing both the right environment for students and the right image that will promote the University’s strength in design.”

To mark the completion of the project Shepherd Construction presented the University with a glass etching of the building, which will be displayed inside the School.

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