Opening in 2024, the Design & Digital Arts building is a new building for the Nottingham School of Art & Design that will help prepare our graduates for success in professional, technical and commercial careers in the growing cultural and creative industries. Book an open day to find out more.
Hear more about the vision for Design & Digital Arts in the video below
A landmark building for the creative industries in Nottingham
Designed by award-winning architects Hawkins\Brown, and delivered by local architects CPMG, the new Design & Digital Arts Building will place Nottingham as a UK hub for film, television, animation, UX design, games design, graphic design and more.
Spaces to create
The new building will provide students with cutting-edge technology and equipment, with creative spaces for interdisciplinary collaboration, social learning and exhibition.
Discover our Design & Digital Arts courses
At the Nottingham School of Art & Design, we encourage our students to explore design in all its guises, from analogue to digital, live performance to animation, no matter how you tell your stories, we provide you with the tools to expand your creativity, learn, and experiment. Find out more about the Design & Digital Arts courses we offer.
An innovative new centre for students
The technologies and workspaces in the new building will be accessible to Nottingham School of Art & Design students, especially those studying graphic design, illustration, motion graphics, UX design, filmmaking, television production, animation, games design and visual effects.
These facilities will support creative skills and help graduates prepare for success in professional, technical and commercial careers in the growing cultural and creative industries.
Facilities
- Collaborative studio spaces – a series of dynamic, interdisciplinary spaces, bringing students together to extend their expertise and practice.
- Virtual production studio – a 9m x 4m LED volume, fitted with the latest industry standard lighting and camera systems, camera tracking and high-end servers, providing students with highly sought after skills for virtual production in the film industry.
- In-camera VFX studio – fitted with a large 90° green screen infinity curve, the latest industry standard lighting and camera systems and live-keying software, giving students access to the latest VFX and virtual production workflows and practices.
- Black box studio – large performance capture studio, fitted with a 360° ladder truss for motion capture workflows. Utilising the latest technology including Xsens Suits, Rokoko Suits, Faceware Facial Capture technology and Move.AI capabilities.
- Future technology suites – creative spaces to facilitate digital transformation from idea generation to implementation, and a place to host artists-in residence and industry partners. Suites include augmented reality, projection mapping and TouchDesigner capabilities, with a range of 3D printers, VR headsets, small scale projection mapping and mixed reality technology for student experimentation and discovery.
- Exhibition spaces
- Sound studio
- Digital Print hub
- Café
Artist's impressions of the facilities
Images courtesy of CPMG Architects
Artist's impressions of the new building
Images courtesy of CPMG Architects
Paving the way for our new building
Watch the demolition of 42 Shakespeare Street
Have a question or enquiry?
Estates and building
For enquiries about the building works, get in touch with our estates and building team.
Press and PR
For press or PR enquiries, please contact our Communications Manager.
Academic
For academic enquiries, get in touch with the Head of Department for Visual Communications.
Ask NTU Form
For all other enquiries, please complete our Ask NTU form
Study with us
Study Art & Design at NTU
We’ve been teaching art and design since 1843, making us one of the UK’s most well-established, renowned and respected creative universities. Browse through the courses we offer, see our facilities and find guidance on your application.
Take a virtual tour
Have a look around our Art & Design facilities in a virtual tour and see our industry-standard facilities, with the equipment, technology and materials you need to take your projects to the next level.