Our campus
Our campus is at Greenwich Peninsula next door to the world’s most popular entertainment venue The O2. In London’s most exciting new community, with its sweeping river frontage, parks and elegant squares, new shops, cafes, bars and restaurants, and spectacular views across the River Thames to Canary Wharf.
Easy to get to by Tube, river and road, we are a vital new destination, well connected to our neighbours, the rest of London, the UK and the world. Physically, digitally and socially.
Inspiring collaboration
Designed by Foreign Office Architects, our building simulates the environment and working practices of creative professionals. Our interior space has been designed to encourage interaction between disciplines. There are open spaces and quiet corners, social spaces, technology hubs, design studios and production suites. All linked through virtual environments and digital technologies to connect us to each other and the rest of the world.
A hive of digital technology
We have an integrated cabled network system, and free Wi-Fi and high-speed internet access throughout. The range of spaces on campus includes:
The Big Space
600 square metre space for lectures, exhibitions, showcases and conferences, housing the latest digital audio, projection and presentation facilities, with seating for 400.
TV studios, Sound and Media Control Galleries
A large, six-channel HD TV studio, a four-channel studio, two four-channel linked large atria, HD Virtual studio, Dolby Surround Sound Studio.
All supported by 60 Final Cut and Avid work stations, high-end grading suite, Dolby Mastering studio, Ingest and record system, digital asset management systems, automated playout system supporting IPTV channels, mobile delivery and DDT.
The Lab
Our research and development space, the home of our incubation businesses and the space for delivering training and CPD. Also the heart of where business meets research through collaboration with our postgraduate students who span broadcast engineering, interaction, post-production, architecture and environments, animation and gaming, the moving image, fashion and immersive technologies.
Prototyping space
Two floors housing the latest technologies for 2D and 3D printing and fabrication enabling students and professionals to run off a working 3D prototype of a new product or innovation in less than a day.
Green from the roof down
We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint. Green technologies have been built into the fabric of our building to prove that sustainability is no barrier to world-class, innovative design. The form of the building has been kept as compact as possible, to combine a highly flexible design with maximum environmental performance.
We’ve used environmentally friendly construction materials such as FSC timber and re-used aggregates. And with a green roof, solar hot water and biomass boiler, the building achieves BREEAM Excellent status. We continue to expand our use of renewable energies, improve waste and recycling, and reduce our water consumption.
Space to relax and recharge
Our location next to The O2 couldn’t be better for the huge range of restaurants and bars on offer, and we benefit from a wide range of staff and student discounts. The local area is also well served with a supermarket, pub and cafes. For those wanting to stay closer to home, our deli area on the ground floor will provide students, staff and visitors with a range of light bites and refreshments. There is also vending for drinks, confectionary, sandwiches and fruit throughout the building.
