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UCLan Student Centre and University Square

by Hawkins\Brown  

Client University of Central Lancashire 

Award RIBA North West Award 2023

UCLan Student Centre and University Square © Adrian Lambert

Designed by Hawkins\Brown, who won the RIBA Design Competition in 2016 to create an innovative and welcoming campus entrance, the new Student Centre and University Square redefine the interaction between the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and the city of Preston, firmly establishing the campus within the city centre.  

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Contractor Bowmer & Kirkland 

Environmental / M&E Engineer BDP 

Environmental / M&E Engineer Castle Building Services 

Structural Engineer  BDP 

Structural Engineer Engenuiti 

Interior Design Hawkins\Brown 

Landscape Architect  Plincke 

Project Management   AECOM 

Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant  AECOM 

CLT Subcontractor B&K Structures 

Acoustic Engineer BDP 

Acoustic Engineer Hoare Lea 

Fire Engineer Tenos 

Access Consultant Turner & Townsend 

Public Art Consultant Atoll 

Public Art – Lighting Jason Bruges Studios

Public Art - Graphic Design Bonnie Craig 

Public Art – Streetscape Halima Cassell 

Public Art – Documentary Jonathan Randall & Tom Diffenthal 

Gross internal area in m2 7310 

UCLan Student Centre and University Square © Adrian Lambert
UCLan Student Centre and University Square © Jack Hobhouse
UCLan Student Centre and University Square © Jack Hobhouse
UCLan Student Centre and University Square © Jack Hobhouse
UCLan Student Centre and University Square © Jack Hobhouse
UCLan Student Centre and University Square © Jack Hobhouse
UCLan Student Centre and University Square © Jack Hobhouse
UCLan Student Centre and University Square © Hawkins-Brown
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