Posts Tagged: Education
Renovating Dublin City’s University
KI Europe helps the world’s leading organisations create happy, healthy, high performing working and learning environments for their people. KI has recently got involved in providing furniture to Dublin City’s University. Located in the heart of Dublin City University’s Glasnevin Campus is the state-of-the-art Student Centre. The new 5,500sqm facility cost €15m and was fully… Read More >
Walters & Cohen Architects Complete School in Africa
Walters & Cohen Architects has completed work on a new ESTEAM Centre at Somerset College, South Africa. The College is a co-educational independent school, located on a beautiful estate in the Winelands of the Western Cape. Somerset College commissioned the practice to undertake a masterplan and develop their concept for a cross-curricular learning space. The… Read More >
KI chairs for new Queen Elizabeth Music School
King’s Bruton, an historic co-educational secondary school in Somerset, England has marked its quincentenary with the opening of a state-of-the-art music school, of which BCFA member KI was involved in. Officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen on 28 March 2019, the new building is located at the very heart of the Bruton Conservation Area,… Read More >
Flexible desks for flexible settings: TC Office
From the smallest studio to the largest call centre, TC Office have created a Bench configured to meet every need. Design Insider spoke with Alex Worswick, Brand and Marketing Manager, who discussed the company and product portfolio that is suitable for most offices. TC Bench sell exclusively through their network of dealers who cover a range… Read More >
Amtico Colour Anchor makes a splash
Leading flooring manufacturer and BCFA member Amtico has launched Colour Anchor – a stunning new palette of carpet tiles that provides designers and specifiers with a wider range of possibilities for commercial interiors. Consisting of 15 different shades, from neutrals to brights, the versatile tiles are the perfect accompaniment to Amtico’s existing carpet collection, while offering more… Read More >
Ege’s Suzhou Bozhong Seiko Robot R&D Center: Carpets with visions
Located in a Chinese high-tech industry park, Sozhou Bozhong Seiko Robot R&D Center aims to reach the highest level not only in its products, but in its interior design as well. Ege was selected, a BCFA member, to create astounding carpets for the establishment – including a 360 degree carpet! Sozhou Bozhong operates in various… Read More >
KI’s MyWay®: durable, flexible, valuable.
Ideal for a variety of college and university waiting, lounge, and study areas, MyWay® is robust, comfortable and versatile, created to meet the unique requirements of learning spaces of the future. First launched in 2013 by KI, a BCFA member, MyWay® has been very popular with colleges, universities and workplaces across North America. “By introducing… Read More >
Boss: Four rooms of a learning environment
Learning is an activity that is hardwired into us, which is what Boss understands well. Universities are no longer just about teaching, learning and researching, but for living and working. Offices are no longer just about the nine to five, they are about developing employees through training and retaining skilled workers. Boss, who is a member of… Read More >
The ultra-modern campus at the University of West Scotland
British manufacturer and BCFA member, Knightsbridge has supplied furniture for the University of West Scotland’s (UWS) brand new ultra-modern Lanarkshire campus. £110m was invested to create a truly innovative, dynamic and collaborative campus. Designed in house with a focus on style, durability and versatility, the Knightsbridge collections are perfect for the education sector with a… Read More >
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Exploring projects that are inspired by outdoor spaces, we find an commercial project at a university in Sweden that has a “lawn” made entirely from carpet tiles… Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden recently teamed up with startup incubator Chalmers Ventures and office hotel Stena Center to launch a new meeting venue on campus. Intended… Read More >
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET appoints BW: Workplace Experts
The English National Ballet has a long, distinguished history. Today, English National Ballet is renowned for taking world-class ballet to the widest possible audience and has gained new acclaim as it introduces innovative new works to the Company’s repertoire while continuing to honour and reinvigorate traditional ballet. BW has been appointed to manage the fit-out… Read More >
University of Copenhagen: Acoustics matter
The University of Copenhagen’s in-house designer embraced the opportunity to bring in acoustic properties for the renovation of the Library. It’s a well-known fact that well-being and productiveness are paramount when designing a space that is meant for work, learning and reading. So when in-house designer, Peter Schjøtt Andersen wanted to soften the noise levels in… Read More >
Pioneering school Library receives planning permission, Woods Bagot
Acclaimed international architecture practice Woods Bagot has secured planning permission from Wiltshire Council for a new library building on behalf of St Mary’s School in Calne. St Mary’s Calne, an independent all girls’ boarding school founded in 1873, occupies a 25-acre site in the town and the new library will be located at the heart… Read More >