Tour Departs: 16:20 Location: Main Entrance, The Common Room Tour Returns: Approx. 17:30 Location: Main Entrance, The Common Room About: Cooper’s Studios is the home of Ryder Architecture Newcastle. The building was formerly a late 19th-century three-storey showroom for horses, carriages and bicycles, and later car showroom which was scheduled for demolition in 2005. Fortunately, the importance of the building was recognised and it was given Grade II listed status the same year. Tour Lead: Phil Miller Tour Departs: 16:30 Location: Main Entrance, The Common Room Tour Returns: Approx. 17:30 Location: Main Entrance, The Common Room About: Founders Place is a major mixed-use urban development and regeneration project in the heart of Newcastle’s Stephenson Quarter. Its purpose is to transform a historic industrial area comprising long term vacant buildings into a vibrant place to work, live, learn, and socialise while celebrating the city’s engineering heritage. Tour Lead: Sarah Dyer F1: Cooper’s Studios F2: Founders Place Study Tours Friday, 19th IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 15
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