Whatever your aspirations in architecture and built environment, you’ll find the latest technologies to support you in our dedicated laboratories and studios. Throughout your work you will be able to survey, visualise, model and take your ideas out of the Department and into the world around you.
New world-class Studios
Students and staff from Northumbria’s flagship Architecture programmes moved in to their new, purpose-built studios. Located at Northumbria’s City Campus, this project was an ambitious and innovative extension of the University’s historic Sutherland Building.
Modelling Workshop
Get hands-on with modelling your designs using our range of specialist equipment in this open access 9-5 workshop. After an induction, you will be able to use everything from the saws, sanders and drills to the vacuum form, hotwire benders, cutters and spray painting booths to create the perfect finish. Our specialist technicians are on hand at all times to supervise and offer their expertise to help you achieve your vision.
Discover moreRadio Prototyping Room
Bring your design projects to life in our specialist Rapid Prototyping room. Housing over £250,000 worth of equipment, including a variety of computer-controlled 3D printers and flatbed precision laser cutters, you will be able to make parts for your projects and create scale colour prototypes. Our specialist technicians have over 20 years’ expertise, meaning you are excellently supported.
Discover moreBuilding and Construction Materials Lab
Put your materials through their paces using our range of specialist materials testing equipment in our building and construction materials laboratory. With expert technicians on hand to help, you can use everything from our soil test apparatus, laser scanners and surveying equipment, to our house masonry rig, concrete testing apparatus and impact machine.
Discover moreVirtual Reality and Visualisation Studio
This facility enables advanced visualisation teaching, research and consultancy activities and is equipped with an active stereo projection-based system. Polarized glasses enable the viewing of 3D stereo images by groups of up to twenty people. The Studio has state of the art PCs where you can carry out research and visualisation activities.
Discover moreThe Hub
The Hub is a working space with computer stations and large round tables to facilitate individual working and group work. Based in the Sutherland Building, it is ideally located for breaks in lectures and seminars. The Hub provides hard copy reference materials, journals, periodicals, archive of past dissertations, photocopier, A1 plotter, project tables and break out areas. It can be accessed from 7am – 10pm weekdays and from 8am – 5pm on weekends.
Discover moreThe Zone
The Zone is a recently opened 24/7 light and airy open plan area popular with students undertaking group work or individual study. Based in the entrance from Northumberland Road to Ellison Building, it provides individual and group computer work stations with large screens to help students tackle their own work and group assignments comfortably.
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