FEATURE
TEESIDE UNIVERSITY
STARS ALIGN
FOR TEESSIDE
UNIVERSITY
AS ORION BUILDING IS COMPLETED
TEESSIDE University’s
£30 million campus
redevelopment
continues as the
latest in a series of
designs completed by
Nottingham-based
CPMG architects is
completed.
T
he Middlesbrough
Campus’ Orion
building has been
transformed into a
£6 million, threestorey, glass fronted centre
for state-of-the-art science
and engineering studies. The
building has been equipped
with the latest industry-standard
equipment to provide an
immersive learning experience.
The new facilities include a
i ht sim ati n a rat r et
engine testing room and process
control facility.
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Nick Gregory, director at CPMG
said: “The brief set by the
university outlined a need to
transform the Orion building,
creating a modern extension
suitable for the integration of
state-of-the-art laboratories,
e i e teachin spaces and
student learning spaces,
exhibition zones and laboratory
viewing areas.
“Also crucial to the university’s
plans was the creation of
a clear route through to
the existing heart of the