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Architecture & Construction

The Forum was designed by the award-winning architect, Sir Michael Hopkins.

The Forum is conceived as a courtyard surrounded by a three storey, horseshoe-shaped enclosure of load-bearing brickwork, which accommodates the various activities on a series of balconies.  The courtyard roof is supported by bow-string steel trusses forming leaf shaped panels, infilled with acoustically absorbent material or glazing. Light enters into the heart of the building, creating a dynamic public Atrium.

The key sustainable strategy is the use of the building mass as a 'passive' environmental modifier and the introduction of 'active' building engineering systems, only to assist the fabric to recycle ambient energy. 

Its spectacular glazed end wall frames the Gothic church tower of St Peter Mancroft, welcoming the city in, and forming a major public space in the forecourt.

To read more about The Forum's Design and Architecture, click to download a PDF.

You can also visit the offiical Hopkins Architects website for more information on The Forum's design.