A couple of Thursdays ago, University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University showcased their ideas for a new structure to home the love locks that used to be placed on Wilford Suspension Bridge. Both universities were given just one day to develop and present their concepts, ready to be exhibited to the client, Severn Trent, and a panel of judges.
We were extremely impressed by the creativity and quality of the ideas produced in such a short timeframe.
The exhibition provided a fantastic opportunity for both universities to come together and share their work. It also attracted coverage from BBC East Midlands, helping to showcase these innovative design ideas to a wider audience.
We look forward to seeing the judging outcome 😊
@ntuadbe@nottinghamtrentuni@severntrent@bbceastmidlands
This is a great cross University event and a great portfolio opportunity!
Outputs from the Design Ideas day will be exhibited in Newton on Thursday 23rd April with a panel of judges including Severn Trent and some of the padlock owners and the event will also be covered in the press and by NTU marketing so lots of exposure and portfolio/CV content!
Register using the QR code.
@ntubarch@ntuadbe@uon_architecture_society
In collaboration with Severn Trent Water and University of Nottingham, Architecture students in Nottingham are being asked for their expertise to design a new installation along the Embankment on the river Trent.
We are hosting the NTU Love Locks Design Ideas Day on Monday 20th April in the Architecture studio! Check your emails for the link to sign up or posters for QR code 👀 (NB: only NTU students may apply to this event)
A fun day where you will work in teams to produce design proposals for a new structure/intervention to house over 2000 Love Locks that were removed from Wilford Suspension bridge last year. Great for your CV and portfolio as an extra curricular activity! This will be a great way to kick start your Term 3 before the final push to the end of the academic year!
@ntubarch@ntuadbe@ntuarchitecturesociety
🌟STUDY VISIT TO MANCHESTER 🌟 Last week Year 2 took a day trip up to Manchester to get inspiration for their CW3 Memories of Home project. It is so important to experience architecture in reality! We visited @whitworthart and @mcrjewishmuseum in the morning - 👏 THANK YOU to all the staff who were so welcoming and generous with their time 👏 The afternoon was spent exploring the city and finding plenty of architectural gems which included the Making Matters exhibition by @themsarch Looking forward to seeing how the projects are informed by the visit! @ntuadbe@ntuarchitecturesociety
🤩 WOW 🤩 Year 2 put on an 🌟OUTSTANDING🌟 Dialogues of Home Exhibition. They produced all the work exhibited which included drawings, models, paintings, installations, diagrams, projections, virtual reality demonstrations, films, maps… …honestly, the quality and range of communication and representation techniques on display goes on! In their Studio Groups, they planned and curated the exhibition for their Dialogues of Home theme, which they seamlessly set up in the morning and set down at the end of the day. There was so much positive energy, enthusiasm and teamwork throughout. Year 2 - WELL DONE - you were 🏔️EPIC🏔️ 👏👏👏 @ntuarchitecturesociety@ntuadbe
👀 COME AND SEE 👀 Year 2 have been working on their 🌟DIALOGUES OF HOME🌟 coursework and will be exhibiting their work on Friday 13 February 2026, 10am-4pm at NTU City Campus, Newton Level 00 & 01. It’s an open exhibition and everyone is welcome! @ntuarchitecturesociety@ntuadbe
Year 3 have been to York and Sheffield for the past two days! A field trip looking at precedents for Design Studio, technical precedents and details; and to gain inspiration for their public buildings they are designing. Field trips are also all about community building for us on BArch at NTU, to boost morale and excite students for the final stages of their degree!
Let’s go final year… Let’s do this 🙌🏻
(And I case you’re wondering, pic 17 is in fact a slug disco.)
@ntuadbe #architecturestudents #ntuarchitecture #barch #ntubarch
🌟AMAZING🌟 end to Term 1 from our YEAR 2 students today 🎉 They had their Final Review for 🏡 The Making of Home 🏡 where they designed creative use and residential development for Leicester’s St George’s Cultural Quarter. This is just a small example of their great work - WELL DONE YEAR 2 👏👏👏 Now time for a well earned break 😅 rest-up, spend plenty of time with family and friends and looking forward to seeing you in 2026 👍 @ntuadbe@ntuarchitecturesociety@leicestercitycouncil
Future Practices Exhibition 2025....well done BArch year 3! Fantastic ideas for the future architecture profession and how to make a difference for the places we live in and the people who inhabit them!
👏👏👏 THANK YOU to Ann-Marie Fallon from @architypeuk for delivering our final TRENT TALK last night! 👏👏👏 It was an honest and inspirational talk on the challenges and opportunities the built environment industry face in delivering beautiful, healthy, and sustainable passivhaus projects in the UK! @ntuarchitecturesociety@iadntu@at.ntu@ntuadbe
🌟 2025 TRENT TALKS - TONIGHT 🌟
We’re looking forward to hearing from Chris Watson @witherfordwatsonmann - winners of the 2025 RIBA Stirling Prize!
WHEN: Tuesday 18 November 2025
TIME: 6.00-7.30pm
WHERE: NTU City Campus Newton LT4 @ntuadbe@ntuarchitecturesociety@at.ntu@iadntu
Inspirational visit to Ripon Chapel at the Theological College in Oxford for NTU BArch year 3 students. A big thank you to the Architect James Foskett from Niall Mclaughlin for talking about the project on site!
