These were arranged in varying orientations in a three wide by four deep pattern, with one inner module left empty as a full-height interior courtyard covered by a glass roof. In order to create a large building that hid its bulk, so as not to intrude on views of the world heritage site, the centre was designed around twelve modular "houses", each measuring 15 m × 18 m (49 ft × 59 ft). The glass skylight over this courtyard incorporates thin photovoltaic films, generating renewable energy. FaulknerBrown, the principal architects on the project, conducted research on the impact of spatial design on learning at leading international business schools, resulting in the spatial model of the teaching and learning centre as a structures around a central (enclosed) courtyard. The centre is thus not a facility designed for any particular faculty or department but instead is intended a 'melting pot' for ideas. The concept for the teaching and learning centre is of a shared space, reflecting a collaborative approach to learning that was integrated into Durham University's 2017–2027 masterplan. It overlooks Durham Cathedral, a World Heritage Site, and is just outside the Durham City Conservation Area. The Teaching and Learning Centre was built on a former sports field owned by the university between Vincent Harris's neoclassical St Mary's College and the Edwardian Arts and Crafts-style Bow School, directly opposite Daniel Liebeskind's deconstructivist Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, on the university's Lower Mountjoy campus on the other side of South Road. It was designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects and constructed at a cost of £25 million by Galliford Try with engineering by Buro Happold. It was officially opened on 9 December 2019, having been in use since the start of the 2019/20 academic year in September. The building won a RIBA National Award for its architecture and was highly commended in the Civic Trust Awards. It is intended to blend into the Durham area, including views of the Durham Castle and Cathedral world heritage site, with a design that breaks up the bulk of the building. The Lower Mountjoy Teaching and Learning Centre ( TLC) is an educational building of Durham University in Durham, England. Civic Trust Awards: Highly Commended 2021.
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