Project Offices Forum
This Forum brings together Project Offices operating in UK schools of architecture, and those with an interest in setting-up an office. Project Offices connect architectural practice directly with universities. Often sideways-on to the mainstream, they test new forms of practice through their links to teaching and research. They often support live projects and can offer a full range of architectural services.
A second generation of Offices emerged in the 1990s and 2000s, this time in response to university research assessment exercises. A third, contemporary generation of Offices is now producing innovative projects engaging clients, communities, research, students, sites, and novel design processes.
This event surveys the contemporary field, and compares opportunities, challenges, business models and recent work. What do Project Offices do? What are their distinctive contributions to universities and to architectural practice? How are Project Offices currently imagined? And how might they be re-imagined? The Forum aims to lead to an edited book surveying and celebrating the work of Project Offices in UK schools.
Travel and Accommodation
Travelling within the UK, Newcastle is on the East Coast Main Line rail route connecting Edinburgh and London (train operator: LNER). Frequent services also run from Manchester (train operator: TransPennine Express), Birmingham and Bristol (train operator: Cross Country). It is best to book train tickets online with the relevant train operator (the cheapest prices are for standard class advance tickets booked in good time beforehand, although these are non-refundable). There are also National Express and Megabus coaches from various UK cities.
Newcastle has a wide range of good short-stay accommodation. The following hotels are regularly recommended by our university, all of which are within a 20-minute walk of the campus:
Motel One: 15-25 High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW.
https://www.motel-one.com/en/hotels/newcastle/
(For the avoidance of confusion, the word ‘motel’ is used here in a European not an American sense and this is a smart city centre hotel!).
We have secured the below discounted rates with Motel One for forum attendees, simply quote the code: NCLPOF when reserving your accommodation either via phone +44/191/2111 091 or emailing the hotel at: newcastle@motel-one.com
Rate options as below:
- ‘The One’ standard room - £72.50 per night for bed and breakfast
- ‘The One' in Historic Building – £82.50 per night for bed and breakfast
- ‘The Special One’ - £92.50 per night for bed and breakfast
For other hotel/accommodation options, please see below some recommendations, all of which are within a 20–25-minute walk of the University campus:
Maldron Newcastle: 17 Newgate St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5RE.
https://www.maldronhotelnewcastle.com/
Innside by Meliã: Bridge Court, Close, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BE.
https://www.melia.com/en/hotels/united-kingdom/newcastle/innside-newcastle
Holiday Inn Newcastle-Jesmond: Jesmond Rd, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1PR.
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/newcastle-upon-tyne/ncljm/hoteldetail