Architecture Degree Show 2023 Published on: 13 June 2023 The annual celebration of work by students at School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape goes on show Friday 16 June. Imaginative ideas Students have come up with a wide range of imaginative ideas and designs including a community hub in North Shields, a climbing/day-care centre in Queensferry and transforming Wylam Pumping station into an outdoor learning school. Roxana Caplan and Ollie Spur are in the final year of the Master of Architecture programme. Their work addresses society’s disconnection from nature and the anthropogenic effects it has had on our shared world. They said: “Our aim is to explore an alternative design method to create a symbiotic architecture that becomes an interface between humans and their local natural ecologies, learning to design for an integration and mutual flourishing of all forms of life.” Sarah Bushnell’s work focuses on Dawdon Colliery, in County Durham, using the area’s rich coal mining history to propose an ‘alternate form’ of colliery living built around collective geothermal energy production. A design for Dawdon Colliery by Sarah Bushnell Inventive Dr Samuel Austin, Director of Architecture at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ said: “We’re excited to open this year’s degree show, which presents diverse and inspiring work from across our Architecture, Landscape and Urban Design programmes. “Projects engage inventively and sensitively with urgent issues in contemporary society, from how we improve support facilities in communities affected by deindustrialisation, to how we grow new, less impactful construction materials in the face of the climate emergency. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the incredible hard work and dedication of our students — many of whom began their studies during the peak of the pandemic — as well as all academic, practitioner, professional services and technical colleagues who have contributed so much to support students’ endeavours.” The Degree Show opens at 5pm on Friday 16 and runs until 25 June in Âé¶¹´«Ã½’s Architecture and Henry Daysh Buildings and the Farrell Centre. It transfers to the Clerkenwell, London on 30 June. The Degree Shows and accompanying Design Yearbook are sponsored by FaulknerBrowns Architects in Âé¶¹´«Ã½, and Grimshaw Architects in London. Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures