Dance-Informed Amphitheatre Among University of Dundee Student Projects
Dezeen's School Shows series highlights 14 projects from the University of Dundee's Interior and Environmental Design BDes (Hons) program at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. The featured works include a dance-inspired amphitheatre, a furniture collection from construction waste, a sleep retreat, a neurodesign high-rise, a cancer patient pod, student housing in a church, and more. The projects will be exhibited at the Art and Design Undergraduate Degree Show 2026 in the Matthew Gallery from 23 to 31 May 2026.
Key facts
- Nicoletta Proto's Cambré is a contemporary amphitheatre in Dundee Botanic Gardens inspired by dance and motion.
- Ben McArthur's Relic is a furniture collection made from Spolia Terrazzo tiles using construction waste aggregate from Leeds.
- Cherie Shek's Dreamscape is a sleep retreat on the River Tay in Newport-on-Tay, Fife, for insomnia and stress relief.
- Filip Lesniewski's Re-Mind reimagines a Dundee high-rise using neurodesign and mycelium-based materials.
- Holly Lonie's Forbes is a residential pod for cancer patients and families adjacent to Maggie's Centres.
- Kayla Adamson's The Assembly transforms a Dundee church into adaptable student housing with a social hub.
- Kyle Petrie's Re-Construct adapts the former Eagle Jute Mills in Dundee for reuse of demolition waste.
- The degree show runs 23–31 May 2026 at the Matthew Gallery, University of Dundee.
Entities
Artists
- Nicoletta Proto
- Ben McArthur
- Cherie Shek
- Filip Lesniewski
- Harry Scott
- Holly Lonie
- Kayla Adamson
- Kyle Petrie
- Maria Kostova
- Matt Perkins
- Tansy Flora Scott
- Thieu Hien Vo
- Wendy Cheng
- Lucas Harvey
Institutions
- University of Dundee
- Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
- Dezeen
- Solus Ceramics
- Maggie's Centres
- Mills Observatory
Locations
- Dundee
- Dundee Botanic Gardens
- Leeds
- Newport-on-Tay
- Fife
- River Tay
- Balgay Hill
- Eagle Jute Mills
- Matthew Gallery
- United Kingdom
Sources
- Dezeen —