Last week Rock Townsend had our annual office summer party. Last year it was nearly November - we snuck in early this time!
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RT leave their desks....
RT left their desks today for a little lunchtime visit to admire the brickwork at the Tate extension.
Serious discussion ensued!
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Staff Rides #10
We meet Charlotte's new ride...
Read MoreFuture Classrooms and SMART Teaching
Rock Townsend is currently working with the University of Westminster on a five-year programme of ‘Future Classroom’ refurbishments designed to facilitate SMART teaching. The programme started with 25 refurbishments in the summer of 2015 and will continue with a further 42 this summer.
In a recent article in universitybusiness.co.uk Professor Gunter Saunders, Director of Internet and Education Technology Services, and Federica Oradini, Senior Lecturer in e-Learning, both from the University of Westminster, describe the project and how it will support SMART teaching.
The project responds to the fact that the internet and digital technologies, whilst having a transformational impact on many other industries, has not had a significant impact on teaching in universities.
SMART teaching is aimed at making technology part of the physical space to enable students to become active participants in their classroom learning. The environment must be adaptable and enhanced by technology to give students the ‘props’ that let them experiment and learn from each other.
We worked closely with the university and each faculty to develop designs that accommodate and encourage this teaching whilst being appropriate to the context of each subject.
To learn more about the future classrooms project and SMART teaching read the full article here.
Bridgewater Gardens Highly Commended at RICS Awards
Delighted to have picked up a Highly Commended for our Bridgewater Gardens Scheme in Hoddesdon, at the RICS Awards East last night.
Nice work RT team, B3 Living and Hill Group!
Well done to all the winning schemes - others listed here.
Berghaus HQ joint winner at BCO Northern Awards
Really thrilled to hear that our Berghaus HQ project with Pentland Brands picked up joint first place at the BCO's Northern Awards ceremony last night.
“This fantastic result is testament to great team collaboration; having a brilliant client champion, passionate and involved stakeholders, a fab designer and lots and lots of hard work!
And tea.”
Well worth the black tie then Tim!
Well done to the whole team. Full list of winners here.
Hulloo to you Alexandru Nacu - Welcome!
A very big welcome to Alex, who joined us a couple of weeks ago and has been settling in brilliantly. Great to have you Alex.
Wiggley Hidely - Welcome!
A very big welcome to our lovely new recruit Hidely - joining us from Spain.
She has played musical chairs for the past week, taking in different views of our studio each day - but fingers crossed she now has her very own desk and her very own phone! No wiggling out now!
Trout Road West Drayton Starts on Site
Rock Townsend’s 44-unit scheme of homes for affordable rent, with Paradigm Housing and Taylor French, has just started on site.
The brownfield site on Trout Road is at the centre of a wider masterplan to reshape this area of West Drayton into a residential neighbourhood close to the existing High Street and train links. A total of 44 one, two and three bedroom affordable rented apartments are arranged around a raised courtyard and two cores.
The development at Trout Road is one of several affordable housing and shared ownership projects we are currently working on. View more of our residential projects here.
