This video produced by Jim Stephenson highlights the College of Aberdeen's Science and Educating Middle by Reiach and Corridor Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Award for Finest Constructing in Scotland.
It’s the fourth video revealed by Dezeen in collaboration with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) to spotlight the shortlist for the 2024 annual award.
Within the video, viewers are launched to the constructing's up to date science services, which comprise laboratories from numerous departments which might be “introduced collectively into one entity”.
Within the video, Professor Peter Edwards from the College of Aberdeen and director of Reiach and Corridor Architects Neil Gillespie spotlight the significance of this growth for the college and its college students.
“There was a recognition throughout the college that our current services for laboratory-based science training have been outdated and in want of great funding, and so there was a possibility throughout the college to have a look at what we wanted for the longer term” , Edwards mentioned.
“The normal mannequin, if you’ll, was that every division had its personal suite of lab areas, instructing areas, and this constructing strikes to a special mannequin the place the exercise is housed relatively than the division,” Gillespie defined.
Lauded by the jury for its “top quality and architectural precision”, the College of Aberdeen's Science and Educating Middle is considered one of two tasks by Reiach and Corridor Architects shortlisted for this 12 months's award, with the Edinburgh studio's Fruitmarket Gallery additionally nominated.
Different tasks competing for the award embody North Gate Social Housing by PagePark Architects, Ardoch by Moxon Architects and The Burrell Assortment by John McAslan + Companions.
The Andrew Doolan Award for Finest Constructing in Scotland is an annual award that has been working since 2002 and highlights Scottish tasks. This 12 months's winner can be introduced on November 22.
Video and photograph courtesy of Jim Stephenson.