Master of Architecture Part II (MArch)
Lincoln School of Architecture and the Built Environment
Year 5 students visited the building site between the Sarah Swift building and the railway line. This gave them the opportunity to observe typical construction details of a steel structural system with pre-cast concrete stairs, commonly used in multi-storey buildings and in student projects.
The Mayor of Lincoln Councillor Keith Weaver officially opened GROUNDLAB, a new community hub housed in an unmissable, bright orange, shipping container placed in Sincil Bank, Lincoln.
GROUNDLAB is an exciting new creative design studio, developed for the Sincil Bank community by the University of Lincoln in collaboration with the city of Lincoln Council. MArch and BArch studio groups have their studio sessions in the cosy container, which will act as a community drop-in design hub for residents. Academics will work with the local community and other stakeholders on a range of projects, to provide opportunities for residents to engage in creative activities, exchanges ideas and work towards the improvement of the public realm in Sincil Bank.
Trevor Elvin is the academic leading the project, which is already attracting a lot of interest and support. The activity of the GROUNDLAB can be followed on the hub’s website:
https://www.groundlab.co.uk/