Sheppard Robson wins sustainable design contract

A Sheppard Robson product story

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Dec 10, 2009

Sheppard Robson has been appointed to design a sustainable campus for Manchester Metropolitan University.

The Hulme community campus scheme by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has been described by Manchester City Council as a major driver in the area's ongoing regeneration.

Sheppard Robson has been appointed to carry out the design for the academic buildings, the energy centre, public square and other public space and the sustainability infrastructure.

The firm has designed a number of existing university buildings including MMU's Geoffrey Manton Building, opened by The Queen in 1996.

Ian Butler, managing partner at Sheppard Robson said: "Sheppard Robson has a unique ethos to ensure that all its projects are sustainable".

"In our practice this is not an added extra but a fundamental part of our everyday design and build process".