Arcadia Fashion Retail Academy, London
The £4.9m Fashion Retail Academy is the UK's first national skills academy. Procured through the Arcadia Group, Learning and Skills Council and other sponsors, the facility introduces students to the practical and vocational skills required to meet the challenges of fashion retail.
This is a vibrant and inspirational learning environment, with high-quality finishes to reflect retail settings. There is maximum impact in the main entrance area, met with a three-storey atrium - enabling the academy to showcase student's work, in the forms of mannequins, exhibition space and the capability to project images onto a large central screen.
This style is carried through the rest of the building, with contemporary finishes, exposed soffits, concealed smart boards and maximum glazing to flood the rooms with natural light. The design stimulates discussion between students, offering display areas, multi-purpose design studios and breakout spaces - a project based learning environment was created.
Arcadia Fashion Retail Academy achieved highly commended at the LSC/RIBA Awards 2008.
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