Bournemouth University Executive Business Centre
Architect - Nightingale Associates
Contractor - London and Southampton Contractors
Client - Bournemouth University
Completion - March 2009
Nightingale Associates’ 5440msq Bournemouth University (BU) Executive Business Centre, part of Bournemouth University’s Business School, is located at the centre of the city’s commercial district and housed in a newly-completed seven-storey office development. The new teaching accommodation features Harvard-style lecture theatres and a selection of various-sized fully-glazed flexible seminar spaces. The remaining floor space is given over to social learning where small groups of students can use the latest IT facilities, including Technopods and LCD smart boards to produce and practice presentations. In addition, there is a modern Learning Resources Centre and a main reception area with coffee shop and restaurant. The £1.85m Executive Business Centre is intended to raise the profile of the school within the local business community as well as being a hub for the exchange of ideas nationally. Leading academics in the field of law, economics, business and finance will continue to develop cutting-edge research within the facility.
