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Visitors to The Scott Sutherland Digital Exhibition can immerse themselves in a dynamic virtual exhibition and explore a selection of exciting work from architecture students in years 1 鈥� 3 and 5 鈥� 6. The exhibition has been built by a team of students and lecturers at the school and showcases an imaginative range of work from the past year.

The exhibition highlights 鈥楾he Living Fabric鈥� Masters project which builds upon last year鈥檚 鈥楲iving Edge鈥� proposals to improve Aberdeen鈥檚 beach front. Under the new plans, Aberdeen鈥檚 harbour waterfront area would be transformed.  Industry would be moved to the south harbour development and new spaces, with key views and vistas, created for the public to enjoy the harbour鈥檚 edge. Entertainment, shopping and activities would replace industry and 鈥榞reen routes鈥� would link the city centre, beach and harbour front. A car free zone, dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists, would be built and a new auto tram network created along the route. More affordable housing, centred around a new village of St.Clements would encourage people to live in the city centre.  

The exhibition also includes plans to improve the sustainability of Aberdeen鈥檚 King Street as one of the main routes leading out of the city centre. Under the Stage 5 plans, this congested city centre street, would be transformed into three 15-minute city zones. A better sense of community would be created to improve people鈥檚 well-being. An 鈥楢rtisan鈥� zone, centred, around the arts centre, comedy club and performance venue, The Lemon Tree鈥� would be established.  Another 鈥淯niversity鈥� section, would focus on education including Aberdeen University whilst the 3rd 鈥楻esidential鈥� section, would celebrate the urban character of this north part of the site.  

Head of the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment, Professor David McClean, said: 鈥溾�淭he exhibition has been made possible thanks to the collaboration between students and a small team of lecturers over the summer. Visitors can explore a dynamic collection of imaginative work ranging from work to transform Aberdeen city centre to other projects in Orkney and the Western Isles. 

"As one of the longest established schools of its kind in the UK, The Scott Sutherland School provides an outstanding grounding in architecture. As the work in this exhibition demonstrates, our students develop skills and techniques that equip them well for their future professional lives,  and harness their creativity in the production of progressive ideas and proposals that are of value to the community.鈥� 

Thomas Storm, MSc Advanced architectural design student said:  "I鈥檝e really enjoyed contributing to Scott鈥檚 Digital Exhibition. It鈥檚 been a great experience that's given me a glimpse of the work undertaken throughout the whole year. 

"I have just handed in my MSc thesis and really enjoyed my experience at 红杏视频, including the new friendships I've made even during Covid-19.  Scott鈥檚 really nurtures you as an individual and equips you with both the theoretical and practical skills necessary for a career in architecture.鈥�

Other highlights from the show include designs for a zero-carbon hotel produced by first year students from the Architectural Technology course.   The students create designs which embrace a healthy lifestyle, zero carbon footprint whilst also tackling the challenges of COVID-19.   The group explored wind and solar energy sources and new material including timber, low carbon concrete and even algae in the design of the hotels.  One student proposed a self-sufficient hotel with an urban farm whilst another designed a carbon neutral boutique hotel.

Elsewhere in the exhibition, visitors can explore projects from the Scott Sutherland School鈥檚 Orkney Unit.  Stage 5 architecture students set out plans to build a sustainable green future in the Finstown area of 鈥楳ainland鈥�, the biggest island of the Orkney Islands through a project known as 鈥楶omono鈥�, the ancient name for Orkney and re-imagine horticulture on the island.  Stage 6, final year architecture students explore the sense of community in Kirkwall Centre.  Another group explore Brinkies Brae in Stromness and propose reinstating Udal Law, where the strip of land from the sea to the top of the hill is divided in to five sections, to create a sustainable, community-based way of living.

Another project, the Seaweed Farm, proposes creating a new self-powering platform to cultivate, harvest and produce seaweed products. The project would create a new skilled industry for Stromness. A seaweed hatchery would cultivate seaweed which would be harvested off-shore before being transported to Hamnavoe Bay to dry naturally on a series of floating drying racks.  It could then be transported back and processed at Stromness to produce a range of products including seaweed food, cosmetics, fertiliser and compost. The project would be self-powered using biogas created from biodegradable seaweed and using a water source heat pump.

The exhibition also showcases work from the Outer Hebrides Unit and explores ways of making the island more sustainable and tackles issues such as an aging demographic, housing shortage, economic challenges, climate change and suggests way to generate self-sufficiency and to improve food production and energy.

To find out more about The Scott Sutherland School register for the virtual  on Saturday 18 September and the on-campus open days on 2nd October and 30th November.