Another campus tour - pretty in pink?

Last week three of us took another look around some of the areas that are associated with IT provision on campus across three buildings. It took us nearly two hours. One of the group was a critical friend who is Fellow in Arts and we asked for an opinion on the spaces - how they could be improved or modified to respond to student criticisms the last time we took a tourist group. I started out thinking that we could do something with student work and/or art display. What I discovered is that the rooms (especially the ones that have just been built or refurbished) are all rather good in terms of colour choice, flooring and general ambience. The main proposals were to highlight the space outside the rooms on the entry and exit points, where sometime students wait between classes or maybe take a break for 5 minutes. Toalso provide a small "oasis" space with calming colour, soft furnishing (for one or two people only) and maybe plants. These changes could be done with feature walls in plain colours and perhaps a temporary transient exhibition. We are going to investigate the photographic exhibition which is on display in the atrium and was commissioned by the University using its own students (with consent) and campus spaces. These are colourful and bright and "people" oriented. I think the most controversial recommendation could be the flourescent pink (matt finish) proposed for the entrance lobby on level 01 - the colour chart arrived today and we are going to get some costings. Watch this space!