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University of Wolverhampton School of Architecture and the Built Environment

by Associated Architects with Rodney Melville and Partners

Client University of Wolverhampton

Project Architect Jonathan Dawson-Bowman

Award RIBA West Midlands Award 2023, RIBA West Midlands Project Architect of the Year Award 2023 and RIBA West Midlands Client of the Year Award 2023. Shortlisted for the RIBA Reinvention Award 2023

University of Wolverhampton School of Architecture and the Built Environment © Ben McPhee

The Mitchells & Butlers Brewery was once a major employer in the city of Wolverhampton. Following its closure in 1991 and two major fires, the brewery fell into disrepair, becoming a symbol of industrial decline on the edge of the Black Country. In 2015, the building was purchased by Wolverhampton University, who had the vision, courage and commitment to transform this historic relic into a civic building of exemplary architectural design. That vision was realised by Associated Architects, who have created a building that reflects the site's rich heritage whilst boldly pointing towards its future as a catalyst for further brownfield regeneration in the area.  

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

Contractor  ISG 

Environmental / M&E Engineer Couch Perry Wilkes 

Structural Engineer Atkins Global 

Landscape Architect Atkins Global 

Project Management  Rider Levett Bucknall 

Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant  - Faithful + Gould 

Heritage Architects Rodney Melville & Partners 

Precast Concrete Subcontractor FP McCann 

Cladding Subcontractor Britannia Site Solutions 

Specialist Joinery Subcontractor J&P Carpentry and Joinery 

Gross internal area in m2  7,870 

University of Wolverhampton School of Architecture and the Built Environment © Ben McPhee
University of Wolverhampton School of Architecture and the Built Environment © Ben McPhee
University of Wolverhampton School of Architecture and the Built Environment © Ben McPhee
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University of Wolverhampton School of Architecture and the Built Environment © Hufton and Crow
University of Wolverhampton School of Architecture and the Built Environment © Hufton and Crow
University of Wolverhampton School of Architecture and the Built Environment © Hufton and Crow
University of Wolverhampton School of Architecture and the Built Environment © Hufton and Crow
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