NEW CASTLE TOUR

NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY
City Campus East



The buildings, were designed by Atkins and built by Sir Robert McAlpine. City Campus East features a host of innovative design concepts including solar collectors on the roof to produce hot water, rain harvesters to collect water for flushing toilets. Computerised heating and lighting sensors to ensure power is only used when rooms are occupied and the general design of the buildings, including the light-well in the Newcastle Business School and School of Law building, allows as much natural light in as possible.
I stumble across this building during my self guided tour of Newcastle. Very contemporary well designed spaces and structures. Certainly the best university campus i have seen. It must be great to be a student here, and i am sure, they all pass exams with flying colours, if the psychology behind well designed spaces is positive.