29 October 2009

Court approves investment in Crawford, Matthew Buildings

The Matthew and Crawford Buildings at the University of Dundee, which house Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, the School of Architecture and the department of Town and Regional Planning, are to be extensively refurbished and remodelled.

The University Court, at its meeting held on the Fife campus on Monday October 26th, approved a capital plan which will transform the buildings over the next five years.

Both the Crawford and Matthew buildings have remained largely unchanged for over 30 years, and in that time teaching and research methodology has changed. The plan to refurbish and remodel the buildings will create a new learning and research landscape for users of the facilities.

£15million over the next five years has been committed to the project through the University’s Estates Strategy. Work will start in 2010 and will be split into phased packages in order to reduce disruption as far as possible.

The plan to refurbish and remodel was the preferred option of the User Group who had carried out extensive consultation regarding the future needs of the departments housed in the buildings.

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