New Campus Glasgow Ltd has finalised the shortlist of 5
architect-led design teams who will develop a £300 million
integrated campus over 2 sites for the 50,000 students and 2,000
staff of Glasgow's 4 city centre colleges - Central, Metropolitan,
Nautical and Stow.
Still in the running - and down from a long-list of almost 50
teams who submitted pre-qualification questionnaires- are the
following (for details see 'notes to editors'):
Archial (formerly SMC Group)
Atkins (with Michael Laird Partnership)
BDP
Hopkins (with Bennetts)
RMJM (with Frank Gehry)
"The response has been tremendous and this made the
shortlisting process extremely difficult." said Peter Jennett,
Property Strategy Director. "We have a rare and privileged
opportunity: to deliver landmark developments at such important
sites in the heart of the City. We are thrilled to be taking
the project forward into this important next phase".
The brief for the successful team will be for a design that
delivers on a number of fronts:
Impact: create buildings on a scale and style that inspire,
enhance profile, and make a positive contribution to Glasgow's
urban landscape
Cost: whole life value for money, good use of space,
efficient
Functional: easy to access, easy to navigate, fit for
purpose
Flexible: future proofed - able to grow, contract and adapt
Sustainable: environmentally, socially and economically
Deliverable: buildable and managed in a manner that
protects 'business as usual'during the development
period.
"The co-location project will see existing college
buildings demolished, sold on or refurbished," said Iain Marley,
Programme Director. "Landmark new buildings will emerge on
existing college sites: City Campus on north Cathedral Street -
current home of Central and Metropolitan's old 'Food Tech'
building; and Riverside Campus on Thistle Street and the Clyde -
current home of Glasgow College of Nautical Studies."
The 4 colleges will share premises and services across the two
sites and continue business as usual during the construction period
which will begin in 2011. The successful architect-led design
team is due to begin work in June 2009.