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Nurturing the Next Generation of Architects in Leeds – QPS

Nurturing the Next Generation of Architects in Leeds – QPS

Bowman Riley is facilitating a project for Leeds Beckett University undergraduate architecture students as part of our involvement in the Leeds Chamber of Commerce’s Property Forum and QPS.

Coin Briggs, an Associate Architect, in our Leeds office has played an active role in the Property Forum’s specialist sub-group, QPS (Quality Places and Spaces) for the past 18 months.   This specialist sub-group of the Property Forum is a partnership in the city bringing together professionals across the property industry with Leeds City Council and Leeds BID to focuses on the quality of Leeds’ public realm.

The latest project is to guide, mentor and inspire Leeds Beckett University’s second and third-year students on the BA Architecture Degree to rise to the challenge of presenting a scheme to improve an under-used area of the city centre.

Kicking off the project with an initial meeting and workshop in our Leeds office, 18 students arrived to hear how the Quality Places and Spaces group influences and works towards re-invigorating the under-used and under-valued spaces in and around the city.  We then participated in a workshop with the students to consider areas that could benefit from their ideas, research and proposals.

The Quality Places and Spaces group will participate in the review process throughout the academic year with second-year students presenting a scheme in December and third-year students continuing through into 2019.

Leeds Beckett University

Leeds Chamber of Commerce

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