Robert Bedner, Director of  Research+Design, who recently won a prestigious Alan King 2009 award, has been assisted by students in the planning of the designs for the new Bandstand.

Serena Scrine, Programme Leader for the Spatial Design Degree at the College said: “Our programmes include principles of spatial organisation, experience with site analysis, meeting the needs of a client brief and developing creative solutions.

“Students gain confidence through these projects; in presentation and developing a visual language of their own with the power to communicate effectively and professionally.

“The students have been very keen and excited to work on this project with Research+Design, it was a fantastic opportunity for them.”

The Friends of Devonport Park won an award of £44,881 in the latest Participatory Budgetary event run by DRC Partnership. This money allocated to them will allow the Friends of Devonport Park to establish the foundations and base for the bandstand.

The base designed by students and Research+Design, who recently won a prestigious Alan King 2009 award, is going to be constructed in Plymouth limestone and be designed to eventually accommodate the main bandstand to be built on top.

Frank Wilson from the Friends of Devonport Park said that, “The base is a project in its own right and will give us a community events space in the park which will be fully functional by the

An exhibition of the student’s designs was held at the College. For more information about courses at the College, visit the website to come to one of our Open Days www.plymouthart.ac.uk.