De Montfort University architecture students propose ash scattering terrain on River Soar
De Montfort University's Leicester School of Architecture has showcased student projects including a crematorium ash scattering terrain on Leicester's River Soar, private and communal living spaces on Wolsey Island, and a brewery fuelled by hop waste. The projects, part of the BA Architecture and MArch courses, address environmental, social, and technological challenges through regenerative design. Key projects include Danly Agboraw's 'Respective Remembrance' ash scattering narrative, Harriet King's 'Whittlesey Reed Revival' using wetland materials, and Mark Shaw's 'Ecotone Breawern' brewery with closed-loop waste systems. The school emphasizes climate literacy, material responsibility, and social engagement.
Key facts
- De Montfort University's Leicester School of Architecture presented student projects in a Dezeen School Show.
- Danly Agboraw designed a crematorium ash scattering terrain along the River Soar in Leicester.
- Mark Shaw proposed a brewery on Frog Island, Leicester, fuelled by hop waste with black soldier fly larvae bioconversion.
- Harriet King's 'Whittlesey Reed Revival' reimagines Fenland reed and thatch industry in Whittlesey's King's Dyke.
- John Europa Ramos designed 'Living in Between' on Leicester's Wolsey Island, blending private and communal spaces.
- Rob Cunnington's 'The Lantern Parade' in Okehampton, Dartmoor, repurposes a former Vitriol and Manure Works.
- The school statement highlights architecture as an ethical, collaborative, and regenerative discipline.
- Projects were supervised by tutors including Sophie Roper Hall, Dan Farshi, Lucy Wilson, Grace Quah, and others.
Entities
Artists
- Danly Agboraw
- Harriet King
- Mark Shaw
- John Europa Ramos
- Rob Cunnington
- Jake Southcombe
- Raven Schneider
- Umar Kahn
- Paige Hurst
- Sabeeha Hussain
- Sophie Roper Hall
- Dan Farshi
- Lucy Wilson
- Grace Quah
- Lucy Pengilley Gibb
- Kyriakos Katsaros
- Ben Cowd
- Tim Barwell
- Alex Mills
- Danielle Fountain
- Ashley Clayton
- James Flynn
Institutions
- De Montfort University
- Leicester School of Architecture
- Dezeen
- BIM in Leicester conferences
- BIM in Series Charity
Locations
- Leicester
- River Soar
- Leicester's Wolsey Island
- Leicester's Frog Island
- Leicester's Lee Circle
- Whittlesey
- King's Dyke
- Okehampton
- Dartmoor National Park
- United Kingdom
Sources
- Dezeen —