Mine of talent

The design of a new £1.2 million visitor centre being built at Gedling Country Park in Nottinghamshire - the home of a former colliery - has been inspired by Architectural Technology students at Nottingham Trent University.

The second year Architectural Technology students – from the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment - were given a comprehensive brief, issued by Melvin Cryer from Gedling Borough Council and the Friends of Gedling Country Park Group with whom they collaborated closely. 

They considered the requirements of different functional uses, such as low carbon design, relativity to the park’s heritage and history and budgetary constraints.

Vince Conway MCIAT, Senior Lecturer for BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology,said: 'Working with local clients on a real scheme is an invaluable learning experience for the students. Many of the lecturing staff maintained a good relationship with the local authorities from our own time in practice and it is great that this relationship now brings opportunities for student to work on projects, some of those students will work with local authorities in the future.'

Work is expected to be completed in March 2017. For more information please click here.