Hat-trick for architecture students

Carl Harper has been crowned a winner in a national contest run by leading architectural magazine, Building Design Meanwhile, Justin Chu and Jonathan Dennis walked away with both prestigious ‘Hadrian Medals’ at RIBA’s (Royal Institute of British Architects) annual student awards ceremony.

Building Design’s annual competition is recognised as being one of the most important national student awards contests. Using a panel of industry experts to identify the UK’s best Architecture diploma students, five winners were selected from over 2000 entries. The winners have also earned themselves a place on the shortlist for a fullyfunded scholarship with the IE (International Excellence) School of Architecture and Design in Madrid.

Carl, a student on Northumbria University’s Postgraduate Architecture course, was chosen for his innovative project designed to challenge environmental concerns relating to the shipping industry.

Each year, first prize is offered to students in two categories - Part 1 (BA Architecture) and Part 2 (Masters in Architecture).

Part 1 Architecture student, Justin Chu, tackled the subject of tourism in light of the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels, and the possibilities that architecture can bring to Holy Island through sensitive design.

Meanwhile, Jonathan Dennis was recognised in the Part 2 category for his inspiring cultural project, using design and historical narrative to bring performance art into public spaces.

For more information, see www.northumbria.ac.uk/arts and www.northumbria.ac.uk/hces

The Hadrian Medals acknowledge North East students who demonstrate imagination and ingenuity in relation to a brief.

Professor Paul Jones, Director of Architecture at Northumbria University, said: “All our student projects are set within the North East and we feel incredibly lucky to have such a geographically diverse and historically rich context in which to work.

“Carl, Jonathan and Justin are shining examples of the talent that we are proud to nurture, and their work pays homage to some of the exciting possibilities that our region has to offer.”

Northumbria University is currently ranked in the top 20 nationally for its Architecture programme, according to The Complete University Guide, and continues to work with some of the biggest names in the industry, providing exciting career prospects for its students. In the latest National Student Survey, students on Northumbria’s Architecture programme gave it a perfect satisfaction rating of 100%.