School of ADBE at NTU

Welcome to the School of Architecture, Design, and the Built Environment at NTU. We make, create, design and build. We’re planners and problem solvers. We draw lines, and we break boundaries. #WeAreADBE #BuiltEnvironment #Sustainability

We are 4,000 students, five departments and one school. We stand halfway between science and the arts; between tradition and disruption. We embrace theoretical rigour, and insist on hands-on experience for all our students. We celebrate design heritage, and we invite innovation. #WeAreADBE #BuiltEnvironment #Sustainability

We’re a nationally renowned stage for talent in making and design. We investigate the physicality of tools and tech, glass and grass, bricks and mortar; we explore the abstract excitement of ideas and creative philosophies. #WeAreADBE #BuiltEnvironment #Sustainability

"This project has been a rare experience for me - a genuine passion project. I’ve fully invested in meaningful research, developing my design and refining the final outcome. Working on something I truly care about has been incredibly rewarding, pushing me to create something I’m proud of." @nottinghamtrentuni BA (Hons) Furniture and Product Design student Tom Handley tell us about his final year project "The Reflect Table": Like what you see? If so, there's still time to book your place at our upcoming Student Showcase and see more of the fantastic work produced by our talented students in architecture and product design... 👇 Student Showcase Celebration Event: 📆 Friday 29 May 2026 🕓 4 pm - 9 pm 📌 Newton Building, City Campus Student Showcase Public Viewing: 📆 Saturday 30 May - Friday 5 June 🕛 Daily opening times vary - check webpage for info 📌 Newton Building, City Campus Visit our website for more info: /study-and-courses/academic-schools/architecture-design-built-environment/adbe-student-showcase #weareadbe #degreeshow #design #designindustries #studentshowcase #product #furniture #interiordesign #architecture #creative

"Being born and raised in Iran, I have always been deeply inspired by Persian architecture and the intricate patterns of Persian carpets. However, for this project, I didn't just want to copy the aesthetics; I wanted to extract the underlying logic of these designs and see how they could offer lessons for contemporary architecture." Find out more about MArch Architecture student Ghazal Mohammadi and her project "AVA" - just one of the many projects that will be featured in our upcoming @nottinghamtrentuni ADBE Student Showcase, celebrating the work of our architecture and product design students. You can book your place at this year's showcase by visiting our website 👇 Student Showcase Celebration Event: 📆 Friday 29 May 2026 🕓 4 pm - 9 pm 📌 Newton Building, City Campus Student Showcase Public Viewing: 📆 Saturday 30 May - Friday 5 June 🕛 Daily opening times vary - check webpage for info 📌 Newton Building, City Campus /study-and-courses/academic-schools/architecture-design-built-environment/adbe-student-showcase #weareadbe #architecture #productdesign #creative #youngcreatives #designindustry #degreeshow

The architecture of Ethan Couldridge's 'Anti-Frequency' imagines a dystopian Britain in the year 2086, diseased by an Orwellian government under extreme dictatorial control. In a digital, post-work society where futility is imposed on everyone from birth. Against this backdrop, emerges a band of rebels - The Refusers - whose goal is to take back of control of happiness, recreation, and reintroduce the arts of sound and music back into the country. As such, Ethan's design draws on opera houses and concert halls, as well as his own love of music and the mid-20th century "golden age" of architecture and interior design. If this post has inspired you, you might want to come and see our upcoming @nottinghamtrentuni - an exhibition of the exciting and incredibly wide-ranging work of our graduating Architecture and Product Design students 👇 Student Showcase Celebration Event: 📆 Friday 29 May 2026 🕓 4 pm - 9 pm 📌 Newton Building, City Campus Student Showcase Public Viewing: 📆 Saturday 30 May - Friday 5 June 🕛 Daily opening times vary - check webpage for info 📌 Newton Building, City Campus Visit our website for more info and to book. Link in bio. #weareadbe

It's nearly time for the Nottingham Trent University ADBE Student Showcase, celebrating the work of our final year students in Product Design and Architecture. From 29 May until 5 June we will be showcasing innovative projects like LINEA by Freya Wilcox. LINEA is a product designed to organise and manage medical lines, catheters, and monitoring leads in hospital settings. For Freya, the inspiration for LINEA was deeply personal. She told us: "In January 2024, my dad suffered a sudden and unexpected cardiac arrest and was placed on life support. Visiting the intensive care unit was an incredibly daunting and overwhelming experience. With the constant rotation of nurses and medical staff, I noticed a significant gap in how information was transferred between the medical team, the patient and the family." Witnessing first-hand the tiring task of untangling the sheer volume of lines attached to patients and how it contributed to the stressful environment, Freya was driven to try and design a tangible and practical solution. Read more about LINEA on our website. And don't forget to book your place at the Showcase to see more work from our talented students. #weareadbe

Share your experiences, inspire your peers and be in with a chance to win vouchers! At NTU, learning is about more than getting a degree – it’s about who you become. Our Live Learn Work approach supports your whole student journey: Learn – develop your academic and technical skills Work – build professional skills and employability Live – grow personally and make the most of student life ADBE Live Learn Work Student Competition We’re inviting all ADBE students to share an experience from their time at NTU that has boosted their confidence, skills, or professional future. This could include: A live project or work-like employer brief you’ve been part of An industry placement (regardless of length) Extra‑curricular activities or competitions Mentoring – either as a mentee or mentor Networking or professional development Stepping out of your comfort zone or learning something new about yourself What’s in it for you? The top 5 entries will each win a £25 Amazon voucher Selected students may be featured in a case study or video All entries will be shared on the ADBE Student Experience NOW learning room Upload your submission to the dropbox in the ADBE Student Experience NOW learning room by 11:59pm on Friday 22 May. #weareadbe

This week students from our @nottinghamtrentuni Architecture courses have been working in teams to come up with designs for a new structure to house over 2000 so-called "Love Locks" which were removed from Wilford Suspension Bridge in Nottingham last year to preserve the structural integrity of the bridge. Though the removal was necessary, the reaction of the general public was such that Severn Trent has invited architecture students at both @uniofnottingham and @nottinghamtrentuni to design concepts for a new public installation at Victoria Embankment to enable people to engage with the locks and enable the tradition to continue. Following a similar event held at University of Nottingham earlier this year, NTU had its design charrette on Monday this week, followed by an exhibition of the entries from both universities held today (23 April) for the benefit of the judging panel. It is intended that the judges will shortlist three designs from the sixteen submissions, with one eventually being built. The exhibition can currently be viewed in NTU's Newton Building on Goldsmith Street (situated by the Coffee Pod). #weareadbe

Join us for an inspiring celebration of the creativity, innovation and vision of our class of 2026, showcasing the projects of our talented #Architecture and #ProductDesign students. Find out more and reserve your place 👇 🌐/c/adbe-student-showcase #weareadbe #design #architecture #interiorarchitecture #architecturaltechnology #degreeshow #nottinghamtrentuniversity #students #creative

Are you passionate about improving the student experience in your school? As a School Officer, you will be a vital part of representing students in your school, making sure that their voices are heard. You'll work closely alongside NTSU and NTU staff and student representatives to advocate for an improved experience, and help shape the student journey for future cohorts. As part of a team of 14 School Officers, you'll have the ability to have an impact across the University, whilst also individually making changes that are specific to your school. This role is only eligible to students who will be undergraduates for the academic year 2026 - 2027. We will be recruiting one UG School Officer per academic school. The role is for a fixed term during the 2026 – 2027 academic year, amounting to approximately 186 hours across this time, to be mainly worked during term time. This will be around 6 hours per week. You will be provided with all the required on-the-job training. You can read the full job description in the Recruitment Pack. When applying, make sure you apply for the role relevant to your Academic School. Interviews will take place w/c 18th May 2026. Apply by: 23:59 on Tuesday 5th May 2026. /position/architecture-comma-design-and-the-built-environment-ug-school-officer

Thanks to all the students, staff and industry guests who took part in the @nottinghamtrentuni School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment interdisplinary Design Charrette this week. Over the course of Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 March our participating students worked in groups on a real-world live project with a brief from the Mosaic Vineyard to design a commercial development in Accra, Ghana. They were tasked with presenting proposals that were financially sustainable, realistic to build, and environmentally responsible, and that could be used flexibly to support the local community and deliver economic growth. The second day culminated with project presentations, judging by the industry panel, and prize-giving. #weareadbe #architecture #productdesign #construction #civilengineering