Lead Designer/Architect for the re-development of the new Library at De Montfort University

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De Montfort University has an ambition to develop a new library experience estimated at £30M - We are planning an ambitious reimagining that will support a diverse student body and which will facilitate new forms of research and learning. A new library extension and redesign of the current space, including thermal improvements  will help create the conditions for success for our students and faculty, and establish a model for a next generation library. It will offer access to expert services that extend beyond the walls of the library to support student learning and academic success, to support research, digital scholarship and transformations to scholarly communication. Creating a new Library offer will also foster new opportunities to engage with the city, region and its communities by delivering an exciting spectrum of social, cultural and academic engagement activities. Both digital and physical, dynamic and enduring, empowering and inspiring. Lot 1: The scope for the project is still to be determined and could consist of either:a) Refurbishment of the Kimberlin Library, Eric Wood and new build infill to connect the buildings or;b) Refurbishment of the Kimberlin Library and demolition of Eric Wood and larger new building connected to the existing buildings.